01848 中国飞机租赁 债券及结构性产品:刊发发售通函 – CALC Bonds Limited之2028年到期的利率为6.0%之160,000,000美元有担保债券并由中国飞机租赁集团控股有限公司提供无条件及不可撤销的担保

香港交易及结算所有限公司及香港联合交易所有限公司对本公告及随附的上市文件之内容概不

负责,对其准确性或完整性亦不发表任何声明,并明确表示概不对因本公告及随附的上市文件

全部或任何部分内容而产生或因倚赖该等内容而引致之任何损失承担任何责任。

本公告仅供参考之用,并不构成收购、购买或认购任何证券的邀请或要约。

本公告不构成或形成任何要约购买在美国销售的证券的一部分。本公告提及的证券(「证券」)及

证券的担保尚未亦不会根据经不时修订之1933年美国联邦证券法(「证券法」)或美国任何州份或

其他司法管辖区的证券法进行登记,及除非根据证券法的注册要求获得豁免或交易不受注册要

求约束,否则证券不得在美国提供、出售或交付。证券不会在美国公开发售。

本公告及随附的上市文件乃按香港联合交易所有限公司证券上市规则规定仅供参考之用,并不

构成收购、购买或认购任何证券的邀请或要约。本公告及本文所述任何内容(包括随附的上市文

件)并非任何合同或承诺的依据。为免生疑,刊发本公告及随附的上市文件不应被视为就香港法

例第32章公司(清盘及杂项条文)条例而言由发行人(定义见下文)或其代表及担保人(定义见下文)

或其代表刊发的招股章程提出的证券发售要约,亦不属于香港法例第571章证券及期货条例所指

其中载有向公众人士发出邀请以订立或发出要约以订立有关购买、出售、认购或承销证券的协

议的广告、邀请或文件。

香港投资者谨请注意︰发行人和担保人均确认,债券(定义见下文)只供专业投资者(定义见上市

规则第37章)(「专业投资者」)购买,而债券已经在此基础上在香港联合交易所有限公司上市。因此,

发行人和担保人均确认,债券不适合作为香港零售投资者之投资。投资者应审慎考虑所涉及的

风险。

刊发售通函

CALC Bonds Limited

(「发行人」)

(于英属处女群岛注册成立之有限公司)

2028年到期的利率为6.0%之160,000,000美元有担保债券

(股份代号:5865)

(「债券」)

CHINA AIRCRAFT LEASING GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

中国飞机租赁集团控股有限公司

(「担保人」)

(根据开曼群岛法例注册成立的有限公司)

(股份代号:1848)

提供无条件及不可撤销的担保


本公告乃根据香港联合交易所有限公司(「香港联交所」)证券上市规则(「上市规则」)

第37.39A条刊发。

兹提述于2025年8月14日由发行人刊发的有关债券于香港联交所上市的通知。

请参阅本公告随附的日期为2025年8月11日的与债券相关发售通函(「发售通函」)。

发售通函仅以英文刊发,并无刊发售通函的中文版。诚如发售通函所述,债券

仅供专业投资者购买,并已经按该基准于香港联合交易所上市。

发售通函并不构成向任何司法权区的公众提呈出售任何证券的招股章程、通告、

通函、宣传册或广告,且并非向公众发出邀请以就认购或购买任何证券作出要约,

亦非供传阅以邀请公众就认购或购买任何证券作出要约。

发售通函不得被视为认购或购买发行人任何证券的劝诱,且并无意进行有关劝诱。

投资决定不应仅根据发售通函所载信息而作出。

承董事会命

CALC Bonds Limited

董事

谢芷环

香港,2025年8月15日

于本公告日期,发行人的董事为谢芷环女士及刘伟诚先生。

于本公告日期,担保人的(i)非执行董事为安雪松先生(主席)及潘剑云先生;(i)

执行董事为潘浩文先生(首席执行官)及李国辉先生(首席财务官兼首席策略官);

及(i)独立非执行董事为卓盛泉先生、范骏华先生,太平绅士及洪雯博士。


附录

日期为2025年8月11日的发售通函


IMPORTANTNOTICE

NOTFORDISTRIBUTIONTOANYPERSONORADRESINTHEUNITEDSTATES.

IMPORTANT:Youmustreadthefolowingdisclaimerbeforecontinuing.Thefolowingdisclaimerapliestotheatached

oferingcircular(the“OferingCircular”).Youareadvisedtoreadthisdisclaimercarefulybeforeacesing,readingormaking

anyotheruseoftheatachedOferingCircular.InacesingtheatachedOferingCircular,youagretobeboundbythe

folowingtermsandconditions,includinganymodificationstothemfromtimetotime,eachtimeyoureceiveanyinformation

fromtheIsuerortheGuarantor(eachasdefinedintheatachedOferingCircular)asaresultofsuchaces.Inordertobe

eligibletoviewtheatachedOferingCircularormakeaninvestmentdecisionwithrespectothesecurities,investorsmustbe

outsidetheUnitedStates(asdefinedunderRegulationSundertheUnitedStatesSecuritiesActof1933,asamended(the

“SecuritiesAct”).

Confirmationofyourepresentation:TheatachedOferingCircularisbeingsentoyouatyourequestandbyaceptingthe

e-mailandacesingtheatachedOferingCircular,youshalbedemedtorepresentotheIsuer,theGuarantorandthe

Managers(asdefinedintheatachedOferingCircular)that(1)youandanycustomersyourepresentareoutsidetheUnitedStates

andthathe-mailadresthatyougavetheIsuer,theGuarantorand/ortheManagersandtowhichthise-mailhasben

deliveredisnotlocatedintheUnitedStates,itsteritoriesorposesions,(2)youconsentodeliveryoftheatachedOfering

Circularandanyamendmentsorsuplementstheretobyelectronictransmision,and(3)tothextentyoupurchasethesecurities

describedintheatachedOferingCircular,youwilbedoingsoinanofshoretransactionasdefinedinregulationsunderthe

SecuritiesActincompliancewithRegulationSthereunder.

TheatachedOferingCircularhasbenmadeavailabletoyouinelectronicform.Youareremindedthatdocumentstransmited

viathismediumaybealteredorchangeduringtheprocesoftransmisionand,consequently,noneoftheIsuer,the

Guarantor,theManagers,theTruste(asdefinedintheatachedOferingCircular),theAgents(asdefinedintheatached

OferingCircular)oranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,advisersorany

personwhocontrolsanyofthemaceptsanyliabilityoresponsibilitywhatsoeverinrespectofanydiscrepanciesbetwenthe

documentdistributedtoyouinelectronicformatandthehardcopyversionavailabletoyouponrequestfromtheIsuer,the

Guarantorand/ortheManagers.

Restrictions:TheatachedOferingCircularisbeingfurnishedinconectionwithanoferinginofshoretransactionsoutsidethe

UnitedStatesincompliancewithRegulationSundertheSecuritiesActsolelyforthepurposeofenablingaprospectiveinvestor

toconsiderthepurchaseofthesecuritiesdescribedherein.

THESECURITIESHAVENOTBEN,ANDWILNOTBE,REGISTEREDUNDERTHESECURITIESACTORTHE

SECURITIESLAWSOFANYSTATEOFTHEUNITEDSTATESOROTHERJURISDICTIONANDTHESECURITIES

MAYNOTBEOFEREDORSOLDWITHINTHEUNITEDSTATES,EXCEPTPURSUANTOANEXEMPTION

FROM,ORINATRANSACTIONOTSUBJECTO,THEREGISTRATIONREQUIREMENTSOFTHESECURITIES

ACTANDAPLICABLESTATEORLOCALSECURITIESLAWS.THEOFERINGISMADESOLELYOUTSIDETHE

UNITEDSTATESINOFSHORETRANSACTIONSINRELIANCEONREGULATIONSUNDERTHESECURITIES

ACT.

Nothinginthiselectronictransmisionconstitutes,andmaybeusedinconectionwith,anoferoraninvitationbyoronbehalf

oftheIsuer,theGuarantororanyManagertosubscribefororpurchaseanyofthesecuritiesdescribedtherein,inanyplace

whereofersorsolicitationsarenotpermitedbylawandaceshasbenlimitedsothatitshalnotconstituteintheUnitedStates

orelsewhereageneralsolicitationorgeneraladvertising(asthosetermsareusedinRegulationDundertheSecuritiesAct)or

directedselingeforts(withinthemeaningofRegulationSundertheSecuritiesAct).Ifajurisdictionrequiresthatheoferingbe

madebyalicensedbrokerordealerandanyoftheManagersoranyafiliateoftheManagersisalicensedbrokerordealerinthat

jurisdiction,theoferingshalbedemedtobemadebysuchManagerorsuchafiliateonbehalfoftheIsuerandtheGuarantor

insuchjurisdiction.TheatachedOferingCircularanditscontentsareconfidentialandshouldnotbedistributed,publishedor

reproduced(inwholeorinpart)ordisclosedbyrecipientstoanyotherperson.Youareremindedthatyouhaveacesedthe

atachedOferingCircularonthebasisthatyouareapersonintowhoseposesiontheatachedOferingCircularmaybelawfuly

deliveredinacordancewiththelawsofthejurisdictioninwhichyouarelocatedandyoumaynot,norareyouauthorisedto,

delivertheatachedOferingCircular,electronicalyorotherwise,toanyotherperson.Ifyouhavegainedacestothis

transmisioncontrarytotheforegoingrestrictions,youarenotalowedandwilnotbeabletopurchaseanyofthesecurities

describedintheatachedOferingCircular.

Actionsthatyoumaynotake:Ifyoureceivethisdocumentbye-mail,youshouldnotreplybye-mailtothisdocument,andyou

maynotpurchaseanysecuritiesbydoingso.Anyreplye-mailcomunications,includingthoseyougeneratebyusingthe

“Reply”functiononyoure-mailsoftware,wilbeignoredorejected.

YOUARENOTAUTHORISEDTOANDYOUMAYNOTFORWARDORDELIVERTHEATACHEDOFERING

CIRCULAR,ELECTRONICALYOROTHERWISE,TOANYOTHERPERSONOREPRODUCESUCHOFERING

CIRCULARINANYMANERWHATSOEVER.ANYFORWARDING,DISTRIBUTIONOREPRODUCTIONOFTHE

ATACHEDOFERINGCIRCULARINWHOLEORINPARTISUNAUTHORISED.FAILURETOCOMPLYWITH

THISDIRECTIVEMAYRESULTINAVIOLATIONOFTHESECURITIESACTORTHEAPLICABLELAWSOF

OTHERJURISDICTIONS.

Youareresponsibleforprotectingagainstvirusesandotherdestructiveitems.IfyoureceivetheatachedOferingCircular

bye-mail,youruseofthise-mailisatyourownriskanditisyouresponsibilitytotakeprecautionstoensurethatitisfrefrom

virusesandotheritemsofadestructivenature.


CALCBONDSLimited

(the“Isuer”)

(incorporatedintheBritishVirginIslandswithlimitedliability)

U.S.$160,000,0006.0PERCENT.GUARANTEDBONDSDUE2028

unconditionalyandirevocablyguarantedby

CHINAIRCRAFTLEASINGROUPHOLDINGSLIMITED

(the“Guarantor”)

(incorporatedintheCaymanIslandswithlimitedliability)

ISUEPRICEFORTHEBONDS:100.0PERCENT.

TheU.S.$160,000,0006.0percent.guarantedbondsdue2028(the“Bonds”)wilbeisuedbyCALCBondsLimited(the“Isuer”).TheBonds

wilbeunconditionalyandirevocablyguaranted(the“Guarante”)byChinaAircraftLeasingGroupHoldingsLimited(the“Guarantor”).

TheBondswilbearinterestontheiroutstandingprincipalamountfromandincluding14August2025(the“IsueDate”)atherateof6.0percent.

peranum.InterestontheBondsispayablesemi-anualyinarearinequalinstalmentsofU.S.$30.0perCalculationAmount(asdefinedinthe

TermsandConditionsoftheBonds(asdefinedbelow)on14Februaryand14Augustineachyear,comencingon14February2026.

TheBondswilconstitutedirect,unsubordinated,unconditionaland(subjectoCondition4ofthetermsandconditionsoftheBonds(the“Terms

andConditionsoftheBonds”)unsecuredobligationsoftheIsuerandshalataltimesrank,paripasuandwithoutanypreferenceamong

themselves.ThepaymentobligationsoftheIsuerundertheBondshal,saveforsuchexceptionsasmaybeprovidedbyaplicablelawandsubject

toCondition4(a)oftheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds,ataltimesrankatleastequalywithalitsotherpresentandfutureunsecuredand

unsubordinatedobligations.PaymentsontheBondswilbemadewithoutdeductionfororonacountoftaxesoftheBritishVirginIslands,the

CaymanIslands,HongKongorthePRCor,ineachcase,anyauthoritythereinorthereofhavingpowertotaxtothextentdescribedin“Termsand

ConditionsoftheBonds–Taxation”.

TheobligationsoftheGuarantorundertheGuaranteshal,saveforsuchexceptionsasmaybeprovidedbyaplicablelawandsubjectoCondition

4(a)oftheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds,ataltimesrankatleastequalywithalitsotherpresentandfutureunsecuredandunsubordinated

obligations.

Unlespreviouslyredemed,orpurchasedandcanceled,theBondswilberedemedatheirprincipalamounton14August2028.TheBondsmay

beredemedatheoptionoftheIsuerinwhole,butnotinpart,atheirprincipalamountogetherwithinterestacruedtothedatefixedfor

redemptionupontheocurenceofcertaintaxevents.TheBondsmayalsoberedemedatheoptionoftheBondholders(asdefinedintheTerms

andConditionsoftheBonds)at101percent.oftheprincipalamount(togetherwithacruedinterestobutexcludingthedateofredemption),upon

theocurenceofaChangeofControl(asdefinedintheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds).

ForamoredetailedescriptionoftheBonds,se“TermsandConditions”beginingonpage51.

TheGuarantoreceivedacorporateratingofaninvestment-gradeinternationalratingof“Ag-”withastableoutlokfromChinaChengxin(Asia

Pacific)CreditRatingsCompanyLimited(“ChinaChengxin”).TheBondsandtheGuarantehavenotbenrated.Aratingisnotarecomendation

tobuy,selorholdsecuritiesandmaybesubjectorevision,qualification,suspension,reductionorwithdrawalatanytimebytheasigningrating

agency.Asuspension,reductionorwithdrawaloftheratingasignedtotheGuarantormayadverselyafecthemarketpriceoftheBonds.

TheBondswilbeisuedinthespecifiedenominationofU.S.$200,000andintegralmultiplesofU.S.$1,000inexcesthereof.

InvestingintheBondsinvolvesrisks.Se“RiskFactors”beginingonpage20foradiscusionofcertainriskfactorstobeconsideredinconection

withaninvestmentintheBonds.

TheBondsandtheGuarantehavenotbenandwilnotberegisteredundertheU.S.SecuritiesActof1933,asamended(the“SecuritiesAct”)and

maynotbeoferedorsoldwithintheUnitedStatesexceptpursuantoanexemptionfrom,orinatransactionotsubjecto,theregistration

requirementsoftheSecuritiesAct.ForadescriptionoftheseandcertainrestrictionsonofersandsalesoftheBondsandtheGuaranteandthe

distributionofthisOferingCircular,se“SubscriptionandSale”.

AplicationwilbemadetoTheStockExchangeofHongKongLimited(the“HongKongStockExchange”)forthelistingof,andpermisionto

dealin,theBondsbywayofdebtisuestoprofesionalinvestors(asdefinedinChapter37oftheRulesGoverningtheListingofSecuritiesonThe

StockExchangeofHongKongLimited)(“ProfesionalInvestors”)only.ThisdocumentisfordistributiontoProfesionalInvestorsonly.

NoticetoHongKonginvestors:EachoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorconfirmsthatheBondsareintendedforpurchasebyProfesional

InvestorsonlyandwilbelistedontheHongKongStockExchangeonthatbasis.Acordingly,eachoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorconfirms

thatheBondsarenotapropriateasaninvestmentforetailinvestorsinHongKong.Investorshouldcarefulyconsidertherisksinvolved.

TheHongKongStockExchangehasnotreviewedthecontentsofthisdocument,otherthantoensurethatheprescribedformdisclaimer

andresponsibilitystatements,andastatementlimitingdistributionofthisdocumentoProfesionalInvestorsonlyhavebenreproducedin

thisdocument.ListingoftheBondsontheHongKongStockExchangeisnotobetakenasanindicationofthecomercialmeritsorcredit

qualityoftheBondsortheIsuerorGuarantorortheGrouporqualityofdisclosureinthisdocument.HongKongExchangesandClearing

LimitedandtheHongKongStockExchangetakenoresponsibilityforthecontentsofthisdocument,makenorepresentationastoitsacuracyor

completenesandexpreslydisclaimanyliabilitywhatsoeverforanyloshowsoeverarisingfromorinrelianceuponthewholeoranypartofthe

contentsofthisdocument.

TheBondswilberepresentedinitialybybeneficialinterestsinaglobalcertificate(the“GlobalCertificate”)inregisteredformwhichwilbe

registeredinthenameofanomineof,andshalbedepositedonoraboutheIsueDatewith,acomondepositaryforEuroclearBankSA/NV

(“Euroclear”)andClearstreamBankingS.A.(“Clearstream”).BeneficialinterestsintheGlobalCertificatewilbeshownon,andtransfersthereof

wilbefectedonlythrough,recordsmaintainedbyEuroclearandClearstream.ExceptasdescribedintheGlobalCertificate,certificatesforthe

BondswilnotbeisuedinexchangeforinterestsintheGlobalCertificate.

JointGlobalCordinators,JointBokrunersandJointLeadManagers

ChinaCITICBankInternationalBNPARIBAS

JointBokrunersandJointLeadManagers

ChinaZheshangBankCo.,Ltd.

(HongKongBranch)

IndustrialBankCo.,Ltd.

HongKongBranch

CMBCapitalCITICSecuritiesChinaIndustrialSecurities

International

JointLeadManager

GuoyuanSecurities

(HongKong)

GuotaiJunan

International

ChinaInternational

CapitalCorporation

ChinaSecurities

International

ICBCInternationalCNCBCapital

ThisOferingCirculardated11August2025


NOTICETOINVESTORS

THISOFERINGCIRCULARDOESNOTCONSTITUTEANOFERTOSEL,ORA

SOLICITATIONOFANOFERTOBUY,ANYSECURITIESINANYJURISDICTIONTOANY

PERSONTOWHOMITISUNLAWFULTOMAKETHEOFERORSOLICITATIONINSUCH

JURISDICTION.NEITHERTHEDELIVERYOFTHISOFERINGCIRCULARNORANYSALE

MADEHEREUNDERSHALUNDERANYCIRCUMSTANCESIMPLYTHATHEREHASBEN

NOCHANGEINTHEAFAIRSOFTHEISUER,THEGUARANTORORANYOFTHEIR

RESPECTIVESUBSIDIARIESORTHATHEINFORMATIONSETFORTHINTHISOFERING

CIRCULARISCORECTASATANYDATESUBSEQUENTOTHEDATEHEREOF.

ThisOferingCircularincludesparticularsgivenincompliancewiththeRulesGoverningtheListingof

SecuritiesonTheStockExchangeofHongKongLimitedforthepurposeofgivinginformationwith

regardtotheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheGroup.EachoftheIsuerandtheGuarantoraceptsful

responsibilityfortheacuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthisOferingCircularandconfirms,

havingmadealreasonablenquiries,thatothebestofitsknowledgeandbelieftherearenotherfacts

theomisionofwhichwouldmakeanystatementhereinmisleading.

HongKongExchangesandClearingLimitedandtheHongKongStockExchangetakenoresponsibility

forthecontentsofthisOferingCircular,makenorepresentationastoitsacuracyorcompletenesand

expreslydisclaimanyliabilitywhatsoeverforanyloshowsoeverarisingfromorinrelianceuponthe

wholeoranypartofthecontentsofthisOferingCircular.

EachoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorconfirmsthat(i)thisOferingCircularcontainsalinformation

withrespectotheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheGuarantor’subsidiaries(colectively,the“Group”),

theBondsandtheGuarantewhichismaterialinthecontextoftheisueandoferingoftheBonds

(includingalinformationrequiredbyaplicablelawsandtheinformationwhich,acordingtothe

particularnatureoftheIsuer,theGuarantor,theGuaranteandtheBonds,isnecesarytoenable

investorsandtheirinvestmentadviserstomakeaninformedasesmentoftheasetsandliabilities,

financialposition,profitsandlosesandprospectsoftheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheGroupandthe

rightsatachingtotheGuaranteandtheBonds);(i)thestatementscontainedinthisOferingCircular

areinalmaterialrespectstrueandacurateandnotmisleadingandtherearenotherfactsinrelation

totheIsuer,theGuarantor,theGroup,theGuaranteortheBondstheomisionofwhichwouldinthe

contextoftheisueandoferingoftheBondsmakeanystatementinthisOferingCircularmisleading

inanymaterialrespect;(i)theopinionsandintentionsexpresedinthisOferingCircularwithregard

totheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheGrouparehonestlyheld,havebenreachedafterconsideringal

relevantcircumstancesandarebasedonreasonableasumptions;(iv)alreasonablenquirieshaveben

madebytheIsuerandtheGuarantortoascertainsuchfactsandtoverifytheacuracyofalsuch

informationandstatementsinthisOferingCircular;and(v)thisOferingCirculardoesnotincludean

untruestatementofamaterialfactoromitostateamaterialfactnecesaryinordertomakethe

statementsherein,inthelightofthecircumstancesunderwhichtheyweremade,notmisleading.

i


ThisOferingCircularhasbenpreparedbytheIsuerandtheGuarantorsolelyforuseinconection

withtheproposedoferingoftheBondsdescribedinthisOferingCircular.Thedistributionofthis

OferingCircularandtheoferingoftheBondsincertainjurisdictionsmayberestrictedbylaw.

PersonsintowhoseposesionthisOferingCircularcomesarerequiredbytheIsuer,theGuarantor,

ChinaCITICBankInternationalLimited,BNPARIBAS,ChinaZheshangBankCo.,Ltd.(HongKong

Branch),IndustrialBankCo.,Ltd.HongKongBranch,CMBCSecuritiesCompanyLimited,CLSA

Limited,ChinaIndustrialSecuritiesInternationalBrokerageLimited,GuoyuanSecuritiesBrokerage

(HongKong)Limited,GuotaiJunanSecurities(HongKong)Limited,ChinaInternationalCapital

CorporationHongKongSecuritiesLimited,ChinaSecurities(International)CorporateFinance

CompanyLimited,ICBCInternationalSecuritiesLimitedandCNCB(HongKong)CapitalLimited(the

“Managers”)toinformthemselvesaboutandtobserveanysuchrestrictions.NoneoftheIsuer,the

Guarantor,anyoftheManagers,theTruste,theAgentsoranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,

employes,agents,representatives,oficersoradvisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem

representsthathisOferingCircularmaybelawfulydistributed,orthatheBondsmaybelawfuly

ofered,incompliancewithanyaplicableregistrationorotherequirementsinanysuchjurisdiction,or

pursuantoanexemptionavailablethereunder,orasumeanyresponsibilityforfacilitatinganysuch

distributionorofering.NoactionisbeingtakentopermitapublicoferingoftheBondsorthe

distributionofthisOferingCircularinanyjurisdictionwhereactionwouldberequiredforsuch

purposes.TherearerestrictionsontheoferandsaleoftheBondsandthecirculationofdocuments

relatingthereto,incertainjurisdictionsincludingtheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,thePRC,

HongKong,Singapore,Japan,CaymanIslands,andtheBritishVirginIslands,andtopersonsconected

therewith.Foradescriptionofcertainfurtherestrictionsonofers,salesandresalesoftheBondsand

distributionofthisOferingCircular,se“SubscriptionandSale”.BypurchasingtheBonds,investors

representandagretoalofthoseprovisionscontainedinthatsectionofthisOferingCircular.This

OferingCircularispersonaltoeachofereandoesnotconstituteanofertoanyotherpersonorto

thepublicgeneralytosubscribefor,orotherwiseacquire,theBonds.DistributionofthisOfering

Circulartoanyotherpersonotherthantheprospectiveinvestorandanypersonretainedtoadvisesuch

prospectiveinvestorwithrespectoitspurchaseisunauthorised.Eachprospectiveinvestor,by

aceptingdeliveryofthisOferingCircular,agrestotheforegoingandtomakenophotocopiesofthis

OferingCircularoranydocumentsreferedtothisOferingCircular.

Nopersonhasbenorisauthorisedtogiveanyinformationortomakeanyrepresentationconcerning

theIsuer,theGuarantor,theGroup,theBonds,theGuaranteotherthanascontainedhereinand,if

givenormade,anysuchotherinformationorepresentationshouldnotberelieduponashavingben

authorisedbytheIsuer,theGuarantor,theManagers,theTrusteortheAgents(asdefinedinTerms

andConditionsoftheBonds)ortheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,agents,

representatives,advisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem.NeitherthedeliveryofthisOfering

Circularnoranyofering,saleordeliverymadeinconectionwiththeisueoftheBondshal,under

anycircumstances,constitutearepresentationthatherehasbenochangeordevelopmentreasonably

likelytoinvolveachangeintheafairsoftheIsuer,theGuarantorortheGroupsincethedatehereofor

createanyimplicationthatheinformationcontainedhereiniscorectasatanydatesubsequentothe

datehereof.ThisOferingCirculardoesnotconstituteanoferof,oraninvitationbyoronbehalfofthe

Isuer,theGuarantor,theManagers,theTrusteortheAgentsoranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,

directors,oficers,employes,agents,representatives,advisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem

tosubscribefororpurchasetheBondsandmaynotbeusedforthepurposeofanoferto,ora

solicitationby,anyoneinanyjurisdictionorinanycircumstancesinwhichsuchoferorsolicitationis

notauthorisedorisunlawful.

ThisOferingCircularmaynotbecopiedoreproducedinwholeorinpart.Itmaybedistributedonly

toanditscontentsmaybedisclosedonlytotheprospectiveinvestorstowhomitisprovided.By

aceptingdeliveryofthisOferingCirculareachinvestoragrestotheserestrictions.

Norepresentationorwaranty,expresorimplied,ismadeorgivenbytheManagers,theTrusteorthe

Agents(oranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,

advisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem)astotheacuracy,completenesorsuficiencyofthe

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informationcontainedinthisOferingCircular,andnothingcontainedinthisOferingCircularis,or

shalberelieduponas,apromise,representationorwarantybytheManagers,theTrusteorthe

Agents(oranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,

advisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem).NoneoftheManagers,theTrusteandtheAgents(or

anyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,advisersand

anypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem)hasindependentlyverifiedanyoftheinformationcontainedin

thisOferingCircularandcangiveasurancethatsuchinformationisacurate,truthfulorcomplete.

EachpersonreceivingthisOferingCircularacknowledgesthatithasnotreliedontheManagers,the

TrusteortheAgentsoranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,oficers,employes,agents,representatives,

directorsoradvisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyoftheminconectionwithitsinvestigationofthe

acuracyofsuchinformationoritsinvestmentdecision,andsuchpersonmustrelyonitsown

examinationoftheIsuer,theGuarantor,theGroup,andthemeritsandrisksinvolvedininvestinginthe

Bonds.Se“RiskFactors”belowforadiscusionofcertainfactorstobeconsideredinconectionwith

aninvestmentintheBonds.

Tothefulestextentpermitedbylaw,theManagers,theTrusteandtheAgents(andanyoftheir

respectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,advisersandeachperson

whocontrolsanyofthem)donotaceptanyresponsibilityforthecontentsofthisOferingCircularand

asumenoresponsibilityforthecontents,acuracy,completenesorsuficiencyofanysuch

informationorforanyotherstatement,madeorpurportedtobemadebytheManagers,theTrusteor

theAgentsoranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,

advisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem,orontheirbehalfinconectionwiththeIsuerorthe

isueandoferingoftheBonds.EachoftheManagers,theTrusteandtheAgents(andtheirespective

afiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,advisersandeachpersonwhocontrols

anyofthem)acordinglydisclaimsalandanyliabilitywhetherarisingintortorcontractorotherwise

whichitmightotherwisehaveinrespectofthisOferingCircularoranysuchstatement.Noneofthe

Managers,theTrusteandtheAgents(andanyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,

employes,representatives,agents,advisersandeachpersonwhocontrolsanyofthem)undertakesto

reviewthefinancialconditionorafairsoftheIsuer,theGuarantorortheGroupduringthelifeofthe

arangementscontemplatedbythisOferingCircularnortoadviseanyinvestororpotentialinvestorsin

theBondsofanyinformationcomingtotheatentionoftheManagers,theTrusteoranyAgentortheir

respectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,advisersoranypersonwho

controlsanyofthem.

ThisOferingCircularisnotintendedtoprovidethebasisofanycreditorotherevaluationorshouldit

beconsideredasarecomendationbyanyoftheIsuer,theGuarantor,theManagers,theTrusteorthe

Agents(oranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,

advisersoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem)thatanyrecipientofthisOferingCircularshould

subscribefororpurchasetheBonds.ProspectiveinvestorshouldnotconstrueanythinginthisOfering

Circularaslegal,businesortaxadvice.Eachprospectiveinvestorshouldetermineforitselfthe

relevanceoftheinformationcontainedinthisOferingCircularandconsultitsowntax,legaland

businesadvisersnededtomakeitsinvestmentdecisionandeterminewhetheritislegalyableto

purchasetheBondsunderaplicablelawsoregulations.

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INCONECTIONWITHTHISOFERING,ANYOFTHEMANAGERSAPOINTEDOR

ACTINGASTABILISATIONMANAGER(EXCEPTCHINACITICBANKINTERNATIONAL

LIMITEDWHOSHALNOTACTASASTABILISATIONMANAGER)(THE“STABILISATION

MANAGER”)ORANYPERSON(S)ACTINGONBEHALFOFTHESTABILISATION

MANAGERMAY,TOTHEXTENTPERMITEDBYAPLICABLELAWSAND

DIRECTIVES,OVER-ALOTOREFECTRANSACTIONSWITHAVIEWTOSUPORTING

THEMARKETPRICE(S)OFASERIESOFTHEBONDSATALEVELHIGHERTHANTHAT

WHICHMIGHTOTHERWISEPREVAIL.HOWEVER,THEREISNOBLIGATIONONTHE

STABILISATIONMANAGER(ORPERSON(S)ACTINGONBEHALFOFTHE

STABILISATIONMANAGER)TODOTHIS.ANYSTABILISATIONACTIONMAYBEGINON

ORAFTERTHEDATEONWHICHADEQUATEPUBLICDISCLOSUREOFTHETERMSOF

THEOFEROFTHEBONDSISMADEAND,IFBEGUN,MAYBENDEDATANYTIME,

BUTITMUSTENDNOLATERTHANTHEARLIEROF30DAYSAFTERTHEISUEDATE

OFTHEBONDSAND60DAYSAFTERTHEDATEOFALOTMENTOFTHEBONDS.SUCH

STABILISATIONSHALBEINCOMPLIANCEWITHALAPLICABLELAWS,

REGULATIONSANDRULES.

TheBondsandtheGuarantehavenotbenandwilnotberegisteredwiththeUnitedStates

SecuritiesandExchangeComisionundertheSecuritiesActorwithanystatesecurities

comisionintheUnitedStatesoranyotherUnitedStatesregulatoryauthority,norhaveanyof

theforegoingauthoritiespaseduponorendorsedthemeritsoftheoferingortheacuracyor

adequacyofthisOferingCircular.Anyrepresentationtothecontraryisacriminalofenseinthe

UnitedStates.

AnyoftheManagersandtheirespectiveafiliatesmaypurchasetheBondsforitsortheirownacount

andenterintotransactions,includingcreditderivatives,suchasasetswaps,repackagingandcredit

defaultswapsrelatingtotheBondsand/orothersecuritiesoftheIsuer,theGuarantorortheir

respectivesubsidiariesorasociatesathesametimeastheoferandsaleoftheBondsorinsecondary

marketransactions.Suchtransactionsmaybecariedoutasbilateraltradeswithselected

counterpartiesandseparatelyfromanyexistingsaleoresaleoftheBondstowhichthisOfering

Circularelates(notwithstandingthatsuchselectedcounterpartiesmayalsobepurchasersofthe

Bonds).Furthermore,investorsintheBondsmayincludentitiesafiliatedwiththeGroup.

Inmakinganinvestmentdecision,investorsmustrelyontheirownexaminationoftheIsuer,the

GuarantorandtheGroupandthetermsoftheoferingoftheBonds,includingthemeritsandrisks

involved.Se“RiskFactors”foradiscusionofcertainfactorstobeconsideredinconectionwithan

investmentintheBonds.InvestorsareadvisedtoreadandunderstandthecontentsofthisOfering

Circularbeforeinvestingandconsultheiratorneyandadviserifindoubt.

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ListingoftheBondsontheHongKongStockExchangeisnotobetakenasanindicationofthemerits

oftheIsuer,theGuarantor,theGrouportheBonds.TheIsuer,theGuarantor,theGroup,the

Managers,theTruste,theAgentsandtheirespectivedirectors,oficers,employes,representatives,

advisers,agents,afiliatesandeachpersonwhocontrolsanyofthemarenotmakinganyrepresentation

toanypurchaserofBondsregardingthelegalityofanyinvestmentintheBondsbysuchpurchaser

underanylegalinvestmentorsimilarlawsoregulations.ThecontentsofthisOferingCircularshould

notbeconstruedasprovidinglegal,busines,acountingorinvestmentadvice.Eachpersonreceiving

thisOferingCircularacknowledgesthatsuchpersonhasnotreliedontheManagers,theTruste,the

Agentsoranyoftheirespectivedirectors,oficers,employes,representatives,agents,advisers,

afiliatesoranypersonwhocontrolsanyoftheminconectionwithitsinvestigationoftheacuracyof

suchinformationoritsinvestmentdecision.

Noticetocapitalmarketintermediariesandprospectiveinvestorspursuantoparagraph21ofthe

HongKongSFCodeofConduct–ImportantNoticetoProspectiveInvestors

Prospectiveinvestorshouldbeawarethatcertainintermediariesinthecontextofthisoferingofthe

Bonds,includingcertainManagers,are“capitalmarketintermediaries”(the“CMIs”)subjecto

Paragraph21oftheCodeofConductforPersonsLicensedbyorRegisteredwiththeSecuritiesand

FuturesComision(the“SFCode”).Thisnoticetoprospectiveinvestorsisasumaryofcertain

obligationstheSFCodeimposesonsuchCMIs,whichrequiretheatentionandcoperationof

prospectiveinvestors.CertainCMIsmayalsobeactingas“overalcordinators”(the“OCs”)forthis

oferingandaresubjectoaditionalrequirementsundertheSFCode.

Prospectiveinvestorswhoarethedirectors,employesormajorshareholdersoftheIsuer,the

Guarantor,aCMIoritsgroupcompanieswouldbeconsideredundertheSFCodeashavingan

asociation(an“Asociation”)withtheIsuer,theGuarantor,theCMIortherelevantgroupcompany.

ProspectiveinvestorsasociatedwiththeIsuer,theGuarantororanyCMI(includingitsgroup

companies)shouldspecificalydisclosethiswhenplacinganorderfortheBondsandshouldisclose,at

thesametime,ifsuchordersmaynegativelyimpacthepricediscoveryprocesinrelationtothis

ofering.ProspectiveinvestorswhodonotdisclosetheirAsociationsareherebydemednotobeso

asociated.WhereprospectiveinvestorsdisclosetheirAsociationsbutdonotdisclosethatsuchorder

maynegativelyimpacthepricediscoveryprocesinrelationtothisofering,suchorderishereby

demednotonegativelyimpacthepricediscoveryprocesinrelationtothisofering.

Prospectiveinvestorshouldensure,andbyplacinganorderprospectiveinvestorsaredemedto

confirm,thatordersplacedarebonafide,arenotinflatedandonotconstituteduplicatedorders(i.e.

twormorecorespondingoridenticalordersplacedviatwormoreCMIs).Ifaprospectiveinvestoris

anasetmanagementarmafiliatedwithanyManager,suchprospectiveinvestorshouldindicatewhen

placinganorderifitisforafundorportfoliowheretheManageroritsgroupcompanyhasmorethan

50percent.interest,inwhichcaseitwilbeclasifiedasa“proprietaryorder”andsubjecto

apropriatehandlingbyCMIsinacordancewiththeSFCodeandshouldisclose,athesametime,

ifsuch“proprietaryorder”maynegativelyimpacthepricediscoveryprocesinrelationtothis

ofering.Prospectiveinvestorswhodonotindicatethisinformationwhenplacinganorderarehereby

demedtoconfirmthatheirorderisnota“proprietaryorder”.Ifaprospectiveinvestorisotherwise

afiliatedwithanyManager,suchthatitsordermaybeconsideredtobea“proprietaryorder”(pursuant

totheSFCode),suchprospectiveinvestorshouldindicatetotherelevantManagerwhenplacingsuch

order.Prospectiveinvestorswhodonotindicatethisinformationwhenplacinganorderarehereby

demedtoconfirmthatheirorderisnota“proprietaryorder”.Whereprospectiveinvestorsdisclose

suchinformationbutdonotdisclosethatsuch“proprietaryorder”maynegativelyimpactheprice

discoveryprocesinrelationtothisofering,such“proprietaryorder”isherebydemednoto

negativelyimpacthepricediscoveryprocesinrelationtothisofering.

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ProspectiveinvestorshouldbeawarethatcertaininformationmaybedisclosedbyCMIs(including

privatebanks)whichispersonaland/orconfidentialinaturetotheprospectiveinvestor.Byplacingan

order,prospectiveinvestorsaredemedtohaveunderstodandconsentedtothecolection,disclosure,

useandtransferofsuchinformationbytheManagersand/oranyotherthirdpartiesasmayberequired

bytheSFCode,includingtotheIsuer,theGuarantor,anyOCs,relevantregulatorsand/oranyother

thirdpartiesasmayberequiredbytheSFCode,itbeingunderstodandagredthatsuchinformation

shalonlybeusedforthepurposeofcomplyingwiththeSFCode,duringthebokbuildingprocesfor

thisofering.Failuretoprovidesuchinformationmayresultinthatorderbeingrejected.

INDUSTRYANDMARKETDATA

MarketdatandcertainindustryforecastsandstatisticsinthisOferingCircularhavebenobtained

frombothpublicandprivatesources,includinginternalsurveysandmaterials,marketresearch,

publiclyavailableinformation,variousgovernmentsourcesandindustrypublications.Althoughthis

informationisbelievedbytheIsuerandtheGuarantortobereliable,ithasnotbenindependently

verifiedbytheIsuer,theGuarantor,theManagers,theTruste,theAgentsortheirespectivedirectors,

oficers,employes,representatives,advisers,agents,afiliatesoranypersonwhocontrolsanyofthem,

andnoneoftheIsuer,theGuarantor,theManagers,theTruste,theAgentsortheirespective

directors,oficers,employes,representatives,advisers,agents,afiliatesoranypersonwhocontrols

anyofthemakesanyrepresentationastothecorectnes,acuracyorcompletenesofthat

information.Suchinformationmaynotbeconsistentwithotherinformationcompiledwithinoroutside

thePRC.Inadition,thirdpartyinformationprovidersmayhaveobtainedinformationfromarket

participantsandsuchinformationmaynothavebenindependentlyverified.Acordingly,such

informationshouldnotbeundulyreliedupon.ThisOferingCircularsumarisescertaindocuments

andotherinformation,andinvestorshouldrefertothemforamorecompleteunderstandingofwhatis

discusedinthosedocuments.

PRESENTATIONOFINANCIALINFORMATION

TheconsolidatedfinancialinformationoftheGuarantorasatandfortheyearsended31December

2022,2023and2024includedinthisOferingCircularhasbenextractedfromtheGuarantor’saudited

consolidatedfinancialstatementsasatandfortheyearsended31December2023(the“2023Audited

ConsolidatedFinancialStatements”)and2024(the“2024AuditedConsolidatedFinancial

Statements”,togetherwiththe2023AuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatements,the“Audited

ConsolidatedFinancialStatements”),whichareincludedelsewhereinthisOferingCircular.The

2023AuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatementswereauditedbyPricewaterhouseCopers(“PwC”)and

the2024AuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatementswereauditedbyDeloiteToucheTohmatsu

(“Deloite”),eachtheindependentauditoroftheGuarantorforthefinancialyearsended31December

2023and2024respectively.TheAuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatementswerepreparedand

presentedinacordancewithHongKongFinancialReportingStandards(“HKFRS”).

Unlesotherwisestated,alfinancialdatacontainedhereinwhichistatedasrelatingtotheGuarantor

arereferingtotheconsolidatedfinancialinformationoftheGuarantor.

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EXCHANGERATEINFORMATION

ThisOferingCircularcontainsatranslationofcertainRenminbiamountsandHongKongdolar

amountsintoU.S.dolarsatspecifiedratesolelyfortheconvenienceofthereader.Unlespecifiedin

theanualorinterimfinancialstatementsoftheGuarantororotherwisespecified,wherefinancial

informationinrelationtotheIsuerortheGuarantorhasbentranslatedintoU.S.dolars,ithasbenso

translated,forconvenienceonly,atherateofRMB7.2993perU.S.$1.00,thenonbuyingrateaset

forthintheH.10weklystatisticalreleaseoftheBoardofGovernorsoftheFederalReserveSystemof

theUnitedStates(the“NonBuyingRate”)on31December2024,andthetranslationofHongKong

dolaramountsintoU.S.dolarshasbenmadeatherateofHK$7.7677perU.S.$1.00,theNon

BuyingRateon31December2024.NorepresentationismadethatheRenminbiamountsortheHong

KongdolaramountsreferedtointhisOferingCircularcouldhavebenorcouldbeconvertedinto

U.S.dolarsatanyparticularateoratal.

ROUNDING

InthisOferingCircular,whereinformationhasbenpresentedinthousandsormilionsofunits,

amountsmayhavebenroundedupordown.Acordingly,totalsofcolumnsorowsofnumbersin

tablesmaynotbequaltotheaparentotaloftheindividualitemsandactualnumbersmaydiferfrom

thosecontainedhereinduetorounding.Referencestoinformationinbilionsofunitsaretothe

equivalentofathousandmilionunits.

WARNING

ThecontentsofthisOferingCircularhavenotbenreviewedbyanyregulatoryauthorityofany

jurisdiction.YouareadvisedtoexercisecautioninrelationtotheoferingoftheBonds.Ifyouarein

anydoubtaboutanyofthecontentsofthisOferingCircular,youshouldobtainindependent

profesionaladvice.

CERTAINDEFINITIONSANDCONVENTIONS

InthisOferingCircular,unlesotherwisespecifiedorthecontextotherwiserequires,alreferencesto

the“Group”,“we”,“us”and“our”andwordsofsimilarimportaretotheIsuer,theGuarantorandits

othersubsidiariesandasociatedcompaniestakenasawhole,alreferencestothe“PRC”and“China”

aretothePeople’sRepublicofChina(excludingHongKong,theMacauSpecialAdministrativeRegion

ofthePeople’sRepublicofChinandTaiwan),alreferencestothe“PRCgovernment”orthe“State”

meansthecentralgovernmentofthePRC,includingalpoliticalsubdivisions(includingprovincial,

municipalandotheregionalorlocalgovernmentalentities)andinstrumentalitiesthereof,or,wherethe

contextrequires,anyofthem,alreferencestothe“UnitedStates”and“U.S.”aretotheUnitedStates

ofAmerica,alreferencesto“HongKong”aretotheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegionofthe

People’sRepublicofChina;alreferencesto“HongKongdolars”and“HK$”aretothelawful

curencyofHongKong,alreferencesto“Renminbi”and“RMB”aretothelawfulcurencyofthe

PRC,alreferencesto“U.S.dolars”,“USD”,“US$”and“U.S.$”aretothelawfulcurencyofthe

UnitedStatesofAmerica,referencesto“sterling”or“£”aretothelawfulcurencyoftheUnited

Kingdom,referencesto“EU”aretotheEuropeanUnion,andreferencesto“euro”or“€”aretothe

lawfulcurencyofmemberstatesoftheEuropeanUnionEUthatadopthesinglecurencyintroduced

inacordancewiththeTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanComunity,asamendedfromtimetotime,and

alreferencesto“CAGR”meansthecompoundanualgrowthrate.

TheEnglishnamesofPRCnationals,entities,departments,facilities,laws,regulations,certificates,

titlesandthelikearetranslationsoftheirChinesenamesandareincludedforidentificationpurpose

only.Intheventofanyinconsistency,theChinesenameprevails.

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FORWARD-LOKINGSTATEMENTS

TheIsuerandtheGuarantorhavemadecertainforward-lokingstatementsinthisOferingCircular.

AlstatementsotherthanstatementsofhistoricalfactscontainedinthisOferingCircularconstitute

“forward-lokingstatements”.Someofthesestatementscanbeidentifiedbyforward-lokingterms,

suchas“anticipate”,“target”,“believe”,“can”,“would”,“could”,“estimate”,“expect”,“aim”,

“intend”,“may”,“plan”,“wil”,“would”orsimilarwords.However,thesewordsarenothexclusive

meansofidentifyingforward-lokingstatements.Alstatementsregardingexpectedfinancialcondition

andresultsofoperations,businesplansandprospectsareforward-lokingstatements.These

forward-lokingstatementsincludebutarenotlimitedtostatementsastothebusinestrategy,revenue

andprofitability,planedprojectsandothermatersastheyrelatetotheIsuerand/ortheGuarantor

and/ortheGroupdiscusedinthisOferingCircularegardingmatersthatarenothistoricalfact.These

forward-lokingstatementsandanyotherprojectionscontainedinthisOferingCircular(whethermade

bytheIsuer,theGuarantororbyanythirdparty)involveknownandunknownrisks,includingthose

disclosedunderthecaption“RiskFactors”,uncertaintiesandotherfactorsthatmaycausetheactual

results,performanceorachievementsoftheIsuer,theGuarantorortheGrouptobematerialydiferent

fromanyfutureresults,performanceorachievementsexpresedorimpliedbysuchforward-loking

statementsorotherprojections.

Theseforward-lokingstatementspeakonlyasathedateofthisOferingCircular.EachoftheIsuer

andtheGuarantorexpreslydisclaimsanyobligationorundertakingtoreleasepubliclyanyupdatesor

revisionstoanyforward-lokingstatementcontainedhereintoreflectanychangeintheGroup’s

expectationswithregardtheretoranychangeofevents,conditionsorcircumstances,onwhichany

suchstatementwasbased.

Thefactorsthatcouldcausetheactualresults,performancesandachievementsoftheIsuer,the

Guarantor,theGrouporanymemberoftheGrouptobematerialydiferentinclude,amongothers:

•futuredevelopments,trendsandconditionsintheindustryandmarketsinwhichtheGroup

operates;

•theabilityoftheGrouptosucesfulyimplementitsbusinesplansandstrategies;

•thecontinuedavailabilityofcapitalandfinancing;

•interestratesandforeignexchangerates,taxesanduties;

•abilityoftheGrouptocontrolitscosts;

•generaleconomicandbusinesconditionsandcompetitivenvironmentinthePRCandelsewhere;

•abilityoftheGrouptomaintainitsalescontractswithitsmajorcustomersontermscomercialy

aceptabletotheGrouporatal;

•naturaldisasters,industrialaction,teroristatacksandothereventsbeyondtheGroup’scontrol;

and

•otherfactors,includingthosediscusedin“RiskFactors”.

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GLOSARYOFTECHNICALTERMS

Theglosaryoftechnicaltermscontainsexplanationsandefinitionsofcertaintermsusedinthis

OferingCircularinconectionwiththeIsuerand/ortheGuarantorand/ortheGroupandtheir

busineses.Thetermsandtheirmeaningmaynotcorespondtomeaningsorusageofthesetermsas

usedbyothers.

adjustedrentalyield

.

aweightedaveragecalculatedasthesumofexpected

anualisedgrosleasereceiptandgovernmentgrantsdivided

bythenetbokvalueofaircraft

aircraftloan

.

bankborowingsobtainedfrombanksandfinancial

institutionsforthepaymentoftheaircraftpurchaseprice;

aircraftpurchaseandleaseback

.

aleasearangementwherebyoneparty(thelesor)purchases

anaircraftfromanother(thelese)andleasesitbackfor

long-termuse;

cargoaircraft

.

aircraftoperatedbyanairlineorcargoairlinefortransporting

cargo;

Chineselesor

.

anaircraftleasingcompanywhichisincorporatedinthePRC;

comercialaircraft

.

pasengeraircraftandcargoaircraftoperatedbyanairline

operator,excludingtheaircraftoperatedbymilitary,private,

businesjetandgeneralaviationoperators;

directaircraftpurchaseandlease

.

aleasearangementwherebyoneparty(thelesor)purchases

anaircraftandsubsequentlyleasestoathird-party(the

lese),pursuantowhichthelesormayormaynothave

securedtheleasingathetimeofpurchaseoftheaset;

financelease

.

aleasearangementclasifiedundertheHKFRSandour

acountingpolicies,pursuantowhichsubstantialyalofthe

risksandrewardsofownershipoftheleasedasetsare

transferedfromthelesorstotheleses;

foreignlesor

.

anyaircraftleasingcompanywhichisnotaChineselesor;

ful-lifecondition

.

theconditionofanaircraftasumingthatalmajor

maintenanceventshavejustbenfulyrestoredoroverhauled

toitszero-timecondition,inwhichtheairframeisfreshfrom

itsheavycheck,thelandingearisfreshfromanoverhaul,the

enginesarefreshfromaperformance-restorationshopvisit

andalengineLifeLimitedParts(LPs)havezerocyclesof

utilisationsincenew;

LIBOR

.

LondonInterbankOferedRate,theaverageinterestrate

estimatedbybanksinLondonthatheywouldbechargedif

borowingfromotherbanks;

narowbodyaircraft

.

single-aisleaircraft,suchasAirbusA320familyaircraft(A3

19/320/321series)andBoeing737NGseries

(B737-700/800/900series);

operatinglease

.

aleasearangementclasifiedundertheHKFRSandour

acountingpolicies,pursuantowhichsubstantialyalofthe

riskandrewardsoftheleasedasetsremainwiththelesors;

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pasengeraircraft

.

aircraftoperatedbyanairlinewiththeprimaryintentionof

transportingpasengers.Itmayalsocarycargointhelower

deckoraircraftbely;

PDP

.

pre-deliverypayment,aprogrespaymentobemadebythe

purchasertoaircraftmanufactureratdiferentmilestones

whenthenewaircraftorderedbythepurchaserarebeingbuilt;

PDPfinancing

.

bankborowingsobtainedfrombanksandfinancial

institutionsforthepaymentofPDP;

regionaljet

.

Acomercialjetaircraftcaryingfewerthan100pasengers

suchasComercialAircraftCorporationofChina,Limited

(中国商用飞机有限责任公司)(“COMAC”)C909(formerly

knownas“ARJ21”);

revenuepasengerkilometreor

RPK

.

anindustrystandardmeasureofpayingpasengersflown

traficwhereoneRPKrepresentsonekilometretraveledbya

payingcustomer;

SPCs

.

specialpurposecompaniesestablishedforthepurposeof

actingastheregisteredownersofouraircraft.Thelesorsin

leasetransactions,andtheborowersoftherelevantaircraft

loansforaircraftacquisitions;and

widebodyaircraft

.

twin-aisleaircraft,suchasAirbusA330seriesandBoeing777

series.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Page

SUMARY.1

SUMARYOFTHEOFERING.13

SUMARYCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALINFORMATIONOFTHEGUARANTOR.17

RISKFACTORS.20

USEOFPROCEDS.49

CAPITALISATIONANDINDEBTEDNESOFTHEGUARANTOR.50

TERMSANDCONDITIONSOFTHEBONDS.51

SUMARYOFPROVISIONSRELATINGTOTHEBONDSINGLOBALFORM.72

INDUSTRYOVERVIEW.74

DESCRIPTIONOFTHEISUER.76

DESCRIPTIONOFTHEGROUP.77

MANAGEMENT.109

SUBSTANTIALSHAREHOLDERS.115

TAXATION.117

PRCREGULATIONS.121

SUBSCRIPTIONANDSALE.126

GENERALINFORMATION.132

INDEXTOFINANCIALSTATEMENTS.F-1

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SUMARY

Thesumarybelowisonlyintendedtoprovidealimitedoverviewofinformationdescribedinmore

detailelsewhereinthisOferingCircular.Asitisasumary,itdoesnotcontainaloftheinformation

thatmaybeimportantoinvestorsandtermsdefinedelsewhereinthisOferingCircularshalhavethe

samemeaningswhenusedinthisumary.ProspectiveinvestorshouldthereforereadthisOfering

Circularinitsentirety.

OVERVIEW

Weareanindependentinternationalaircraftleasingcompanyaswelasaone-stopaircraftsolutions

providerengagingintwomajorsegments,aircraftleasingandaviationaftermarketservices.Unlike

traditionalaircraftlesors,weareaone-stopaircraftfulife-cyclesolutionsproviderforglobalairlines

andaircraftasetowners.TheGroup’sconventionalbusinesincludesprovisionofaircraftoperating

leasing,purchaseandleaseback,portfoliotradingandasetmanagement.TheGroupalsocoverscore

value-adedservicesuchasfletupgrades,aircraftmaintenance,repairandoverhaul(“MRO”),

aircraftdisasemblyandcomponentsalesthroughourasociatecompanyARIandairlineoperations

servicesthroughourjointventure,PTransNusaAviationMandiri(“TAM”).

Establishedin2006,wearethefirstoperatingaircraftlesorinChinandhasbenapionerinpushing

forwardthedevelopmentofaircraftleasingindustryinChina.In2010,webecamethefirstwholy

foreignownedaircraftlesoregisteredinChina.In2014,webecamethefirstChineselesortoplacea

bulkorderfor100A320swithAirbusandiscurentlyChina’slargestlesorwithdirectorderswith

originalequipmentmanufacturers.In2015,wewerethefirstoperatinglesoralowedtoforma

cros-borderforeigncurencyfundpol.Asweimplementourfulvaluechainstrategy,webuiltupthe

firstlarge-scaleaircraftdisasemblyfacilityinAsiawhichcomencedoperationin2018.Wearethe

firstChinesenterprisewithlicensespaningacrosaircraftleasing,MRO,disasemblyandparts

trading.WehavebenlistedontheHongKongStockExchangesince11July2014andwearethefirst

listedaircraftlesorinAsia.Furthermore,wewerenamedasthe“AircraftLesoroftheYear”forfour

consecutiveyearsfrom2015to2018byGlobalTransportFinance.Wewerenamedasthe“Asia-Pacific

LesoroftheYear”fortwoconsecutiveyearsin2017and2018andwonthe“Editor’sDealoftheYear

forInovation”awardin2018presentedbyAirlineEconomics.Withastrongorderbok,wewere

listedasoneofthetopthreglobalesorsfrom2020to2022byAirfinanceJournal.Wewon

“Asia-PacificLeaseDealoftheYear”awardinboth2022and2024,“SustainabilityDebtDealofthe

Year”in2023and“Asia-PacificStructuredFinanceDealoftheYear”in2024,alpresentedbyAirline

Economics.WhilewekepconsolidatingourleadingpositioninChina,wehavealsoimplementedour

globalisationstrategysince2015andhavestablishedapresenceinAsiaPacific,theMidleEast,

Europe,NorthAmerica,LatinAmericandAfrica.

Throughoutourbusinesdevelopmenthistory,wehavestablishedourbusinesmodelfordirect

aircraftpurchaseandleasetransactions,aircraftpurchaseandleasebacktransactionswithleading

airlineoperators,andportfoliotradingwiththird-partylesorsandinvestors.Ourbusinesmodelalows

ustoprovidediferentaircraftleasingtransactionstructuresthroughourSPCs.Ouraircraftleasing

businesisfocusedongeneratinglong-termandstablecashinflowsofleaseincometomatchthecash

outflowsfortherepaymentinstalmentsofasociatedaircraftloans.

WeuseSPCstoenterintoaircraftleaseagrementswithairlineoperators.Theleasetermsofour

long-termaircraftleaseagrementsaresuficientlylongtocovertherepaymentermsofouraircraft

loans(otherthanthebalonpayment,whichiscoveredbytheresidualvalueoftheaircraft).This

arangementisdesignedtoreduceourliquidityriskasociatedwithshort-termaircraftacquisition

financing.Uponthexpirationoftheaircraftleaseagrements,werequireourairlinelesestoreturn

toustheleasedaircraftinful-lifeconditionorsuchotherconditionastipulatedintherelevantlease

agrements.Asat31December2024,ourleaseagrementsinrespectofaircraftpurchasedfrom

originalequipmentmanufacturerswereofanaverageoriginaleasetermofaproximately8to12years.


Pursuantotheaircraftleaseagrements,ourairlinelesesenjoythexclusiverightousetheleased

aircraftduringthetermoftheaircraftleaseagrements.Ourairlinelesesarerequiredtosetlethe

leasepaymentsonamonthlyorquarterlybasis,andarealsoresponsibleformostcosts,expensesand

insuranceinvolvedinthemaintenanceandoperationoftheaircraftduringtheleaseterm.Wealso

requireourairlinelesestomaintainvalidinsuranceagainstaliabilitiesinvolvedintheoperationof

theleasedaircraftincompliancewiththeaplicablelawsandregulationsintheplacewheretheaircraft

operates.

PriortoDecember2010,weusedourSPCsestablishedintheCaymanIslandsandIrelandasthelesors

foraircraftleasedtoairlineoperatorsinChina.SinceDecember2010andOctober2012,wehave

startedusingourSPCsinTianjinDongjiangFreTradePortZoneandShanghaiPudongAirportFre

TradeZone,respectively,aslesorstoenterintoaircraftleasingtransactionswithairlineoperatorsin

China.InAugust2011,wefirstgainedrecognitionintheChineseaircraftleasingmarketfolowingthe

sucesfuldeliveryofanaircraftoShandongAirlinesthroughourSPCsestablishedinTianjin

DongjiangFreTradePortZone.InMarch2013,wesucesfulycompletedanovationoftheleaseof

anaircraftoChinaSouthernAirlinestourSPCestablishedinShanghaiPudongAirportFreTrade

Zone.LeveragingthetransactionstructureinvolvingourSPCsinChina,wecanasistourairline

customerstoreducetheiroveraleasingcostandwitholdingtaxobligationandtherebyenhancetheir

competitivenes.Ourtransactionstructuretogetherwithourvalue-adingservicesprovideincentivesto

bothofourexistingandpotentialairlinecustomersinChinatouseouraircraftleasingservices.

Welease,deliverandmanageaircraftoleadingairlinesinChinandglobaly,suchasAirChina,China

EasternAirlines,ChinaSouthernAirlines,ChengduAirlines,SichuanAirlines,ShenzhenAirlines,

XiamenAirlines,AirMacau,ChinaAirlines,UnitedAirlines,FrontierAirlines,HawaianAirlines,

LufthansaGroup,Iberia,LATAMAirlines,KoreanAir,AirIndia,RoyalJordanian,CebuPacificAir,

VirginAustralia,DATAirlines,etc.Ourairlinecustomersalsoincludeairlineoperators,suchasChina

EasternAirlines,towhomweprovidevalue-adingservicesincludingtradingandmarketingofused

aircraft.

Wehavebenveryselectiveinthetypeofaircraftasetstobeincludedinourportfolio.Wehavea

modernandnarowbody-dominantaircraftflet.Ourownedfletsizewas159aircraftasat31

December2024,90%ofwhicharenarowbodyaircraftbynumberofaircraft.Thenarowbodyaircraft

typesincludeAirbusA320familyaircraftandBoeing737familyaircraft,andthewide-bodyaircraft

typesincludeAirbusA330familyaircraftandBoeing787aircraft.Theaverageageofouraircraftflet

was8.5yearsasat31December2024.Otherthanthe159aircraftownedbyus,anaditional30aircraft

aremanagedbyusasat31December2024.

Asat31December2024,bynumberofaircraft,68.6%ofourownedfletwereonleasetoChinese

airlinecustomers(includingHongKong,MacauandTaiwan),mostofwhicharestate-ownedairlines

withfinancialstrength.Ourself-ownedflethadanaverageremainingleasetermofaproximately6.1

yearsasat31December2024.Wecontinuedtopursueourlong-standingstrategyofinvestingin

modernaircrafthatarethemostfuel-eficientandsought-aftercategoryasweprepareourselvesfor

recoveryandgrowthinthefuture.Asof31December2024,wehad124aircraftinourorderbok,tobe

deliveredinstagesby2028,comprising97AirbusA320neoaircraft,and27COMAC909aircraft.

Theoveraloperatingenvironmentoftheindustrycontinuestoimprove.Onthedemandside,market

growthremainedrobust.AcordingtothedatafromIATA,totalglobalairtrafic(measuredinRPKs)in

2024increasedby10.4%year-on-yearwhiletheoveraloadfactoreachedahistoricalhighof83.5%.

China’scivilaviationmarketachievedequalyencouragingperformancewitharecord730milion

pasengerstransported,markinga17.9%year-on-yeargrowth.Onthesuplyside,multiplechalenges

persistedincludingcapacityconstraints,labourandengineshortages.WhileAirbusmiseditsanual

deliverytargetfor2024,Boeing’sful-yeardeliveriesdeclinedbyover30%year-on-year.The

continuingsuplyshortagefurtherpushedupaircraftleaseratesandvalues.Meanwhile,folowingthe

USdolarinterestratecutsduringtheyear,thescaleoftheconsecutivereductionsurprisedthemarket,


loweringfundingcostsfortheindustrywhilebostinglobalaircraftradingmarketactivities.Against

thisbackdrop,wefulyleveragedouradvantagesinfulvaluechainoperationsandqualityfletasets

tocapturetheoportunitiesarisingfromthegrowingdemand,therisingaircraftvaluesandtheratecuts

cycle.

WeareanesentialinvestedcompanyofChinaEverbrightLimited(“CEL”)andweadheretothe

misionandvisionof“integratingindustriesandfinancing,andcontributingtoChina’srisingaviation

strength”,whiledepeningandoptimisingthemodelof“integratingindustriesandfinancingin

aviation”,andcontinuouslystrengtheningourcapacityinaircraftfulife-cyclevaluechain.Westrive

tobecometheglobalyleadingaircraftful-value-chainsolutionsuplier.

Inourconsistentpursuitofhigh-qualitysustainabledevelopment,wehavebecomeanindispensable

partoftheaviationindustrychainbyexpandingitsglobalpartnernetworkandexploringdiverse

businesmodels,whilestrengtheningourone-stopsolutionsandasetmanagementcapabilities.During

2024,wefurtheroptimisedourglobalcustomerbaseandachievedbreakthroughsintheleasing

busines.Ononehand,wedepenedlong-termcoperationwithstate-ownedairlinesinChina’s

domesticmarket,representedbythe“TopThre”airlines(三大航)andtheirsubsidiaries,continuously

extendingcoperationscopewithflexiblefletsolutionoferings.Ontheotherhand,weactively

expandedourqualityclienteleglobaly.Weachievedourfirstcoperationwithglobaltop-tierairlines

suchasLufthansaGroupandCebuPacificAir,byreposesionandredeliveryaswelasre-marketing

uponfirstleasexpiry.Thishasfurtherenhancedandiversifiedthegeographicalmixofourcustomer

base.

During2024,weproactivelyseizedtheoportunitiespopedupintheindustry’supwardcyclewhere

aircraftmarketvaluecontinuedtorise,achievingscaledgrowthinourordinarycourseofaircraft

tradingbusines,withanualtransactionvolumehitingarecordhigh.Throughdiversifiedaset

portfoliosandtransactionstructures,werespondedtovariouspreferencesofbothdomesticand

overseasinvestorsinasetalocationandmanagement.Whilesucesfulyadingeightnewaircraft

tradingpartnerstourglobalnetwork,wealsoexpandedourmanagedfletsize,furtherenhancingits

asetradingandmanagementcapabilities.

Wealsomadeinovativebreakthroughsinfinancingduring2024,continuouslyexpandingand

optimisingouronshoreandofshorefundingsources.Thisincludedsucesfulisuanceofourfirst

perpetualmedium-termnotesinthePRCmarketandclosingourinauguralwarehousefacilityfor

aircraftprojectfinancingintheinternationalmarket.Thesefortsfurtherwidenedourinovative

financingchanelsandhighlightedourcomitmentostrategicgrowthandfinancialinovation.

OURCOMPETITIVESTRENGTHS

Ourcorecompetenceliesinourdistinctiveandresilientbusinesmodel,whichgivesusthecompetitive

strengthstograsptheoportunitiesbroughtbytherobustgrowthinaviationdemandpost-COVID-19

pandemicandtocapitaliseonthegrowthoportunitiesinthehigh-growthChinaircraftleasing

industry.Ourkeystrengthsinclude:


Positioningourselvesasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsprovider

Wehavebencontinuouslyenhancingouraircraftfulvaluechainoperationsandextendingourservice

coveragetoalmajorsegmentsoftheaircraftaftermarket.

ARIoperatesaglobalife-cyclesolutionsplatformtosuportourvaluechainecosystemwithourdual

aircraftrecyclingbasesinHarbin,PRCandintheUnitedStates,whichismanagedbyitswholy-owned

subsidiary,UniversalAsetManagement,Inc.(“UAM”),whospecialisedinaircraftdisasembly,ful

recyclingsolutions,componentsales,warehousingandthird-partylogisticsheadquarteredintheUnited

States.ARIanditsubsidiarieshaveprovidedvariousaircraftinspection,consultancyandaircraft

technicalrelatedservicestotheGroupfromtimetotimeandhavegeneratedstableincomeforthe

Group.ThroughChinaAviationAftermarketHoldingsLimited(“CAM”),ARI’sasociatecompany,

wecompletedcomprehensivesolutionsforfiveoldaircraftsacquiredfromAirChinaLimitedtoasist

theairline’sfletretirementplan,sucesfulymaximizingtheresidualvalueoftheseasetsthrougha

seriesofcomplexsustainabilitysolutionsincludingpartswap,P2Fconversions,portfoliotrading,

aircraftdisasembly,componentrepairandsales.Wehavefurtherstrengthenedcustomerloyaltyand

strengthenedbusinesoportunitieswithourstrategicoperationwithUAM,whereweidentified

LATAM’sairframeretirementneduringanewaircraftleasingdiscusionandUAMengagedwith

LATAMtopurchasesixA320airframefordisasembly.

Wehavecontinuedtodevelopourselvesasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsproviderfortheglobal

aviationairlinesandaircraftasetowners.Suchbusinesmodelhasbenefectiveaswehavebenable

toleverageoftherespectiveresourcesandsynergiesamongourmembercompaniesandafiliated

companies,enablingustoferservices,throughourselvesand/ortogetherwithsuchcompanies,

coveringeverystageofanaircraftlife-cycle,including(a)aircraftorderingandprocurement;(b)

aircraftleasing,purchaseandleaseback,andportfoliotrading;and(c)aircraftdisasemblyand

componentsales,andMRO.Ourbusinesmodelalsomadeusoneoftherarefewthatcouldprovide

customerswithone-stopfletupgradesolutionsaswenotonlyhavealargeorderbokcomprisedof

new-generationfuel-eficientaircrafthatcanhelpairlinecustomersoptimizetheirfletsandreduce

carbonemisions,butalsocouldprovideprofesionaloldaircraftsolutionsandservicestoasist

airlines’fletretirement.Thisalsoputsusinabeterpositionintheglobaltrendofgrenaviation.

Wealsoextendedownstreamalongtheaviationvaluechainintothend-usersegmentofurther

enhanceourbusinesynergies.InMarch2020,weacquireda72.82%interestinAviationSynergy

Ltd.,whicholdsa49%indirectequityinterestintheIndonesianregionalairline,TAM.InJanuary

2021,weplacedafirmorderfor30C909aircraftand,togetherwithChinaEverbrightGroup(“CEG”)

andCEL,furtheredourstrategicoperationwithCOMACinthefieldsofaircraftasetmanagement,

MROandaviationaftermarketservices.InDecember2022,wesucesfulydeliveredaCOMAC909

aircraftoIndonesiacarierTransNusa,markingthefirstimeforaChina-maderegionalpasengerjet

toentertheoverseasmarket.TheaircraftwasoficialyputintocomercialoperationinApril2023,

andwehavedeliveredatotalofthreCOMAC909aircraftoTransNusabyendof2024.

Narowbody-dominantaircraftfletleasedtotopclasclients

Asat31December2024,90%ofourownedflet,bynumberofaircraft,arenarowbodyaircraft.The

averageageofouraircraftfletwas8.5yearsandwehadatotalordercomitmentof124narowbody

aircraftandregionaljetobedeliveredby2028.Narowbodyaircraftisahighlyliquidasetclasand

themostpopularaircraftypemainlyservedomesticroutesandshort-haulflights,whichadled

recoveryintheaviationindustryfromthepandemic.Withundergoinglow-carbontransitionofthe

aviationindustryandrisingfuelprice,demandforourmodernflethavebenincreasingamongsthe

airlinesglobalyforitsfueleficiencyandlowcostofmaintenanceascomparedwiththeoldermodels

ofaircraft.


TheGroup’saircraftfletismainlyleasedtotopclasclients.Asat31December2024,bynumberof

aircraft,68.6%oftheGroup’sownedfletwereleasedtoChineseairlinecustomers(includingHong

Kong,MacauandTaiwan),mostofwhicharestate-ownedairlineswithfinancialstrength.Asat31

December2024,theGroup’soveralcustomerbase(includingbothownedandmanagedaircraft)covers

40airlinesin21countriesandregionsglobaly.

Withtheimplementationofincreasinglystringentenvironmentalregulationsoncarbonemisionlevel

byaircraft,oldermodelsofaircraftarecostliertomaintain,operateandmodifytobringitin

compliancewiththenvironmentalstandards.Inadition,thereisanincreasingdemandforairlinesin

Chinatoupgradetheirfletswithnewmodelsbecauseofueleficiencyandeaseofoperationsand

maintenance.Inlightofalthesefactorsandfavourablegovernmentalpolicies,ourmodernfletgives

usthestrengthofhavingasustainablebusinesmodelwithconstantcashflowofleaseincome.

Theleasexpiryprofileandeliverypipelinearewel-positionedtocapturerisingleaserate

Wehaveastrongtrackrecordofplacingouraircraft,bothnewdeliveriesandreturnedaircraft,in

advance,achievingconsistentlyhighutilisationrateofourownedflet,evenduringtheCOVID-19

pandemic.Asat31December2024,excludingoneaircraftinvolvingaRusianairline,theGroup’s

ownedfletmaintaineda100%utilisationrate.

Thecurentmarketdynamicsfurthersuportourpositioning.Post-pandemicsuplychaindisruptions

havexacerbatedaircraftshortages,drivingleaseratesupwardoverthepastwoyears.Witha

concentratedwaveofleasexpiriescoincidingwithschedulednewdeliveriesbetwen2025and2027,

wearestrategicalypositionedtoplaceoremarketheseaircraftathigherleaserates.Theoveral

rentalyieldofourownedfletisexpectedtotrendup.

ReadyacestodiverseandflexiblefundingsourcesacrosbothPRConshoreandofshore

platforms

Giventhechalengingbusinesenvironment,managingliquidityisvitaltotheaviationindustryforits

recovery.Wewilcontinuetoadvanceouronshoreandofshoreplatformstoflexiblytapoportunities

toacesqualityfundingsources,includingactivelyexploringrenfinancingoportunities,andthe

diversityofundingchanelshavenabledustoreadilyacesvariousbanks,financialinstitutionsand

investorswithmultiplefinancingproducts.

Bankloansremainthemainsourceofundingforourfletandbankshavegivenadequatecreditlines

tosuportourbusinesdevelopment.Withthelong-termleaseagrementswithourairlinecustomers,

weareabletosecureaircraftloansfromcomercialbanksforaircraftacquisitions,therebyalowingus

tomanageourliquidityriskbymatchingthecashinflowsandoutflowsthroughthereceiptoflease

incomeandthepaymentofregularloanrepayments,respectively.AswehavestablishedourSPCsin

China,wealsohavetheflexibilitytosecureacquisitionfinancinginChina,whichisanadvantagewe

haveoverforeignlesorsoutsideChina.Fortheyearended31December2024,totalnewfacilitiesand

renewedfacilitieswerearoundHK$24bilion,includingaircraftloans,PDPfinancing,workingcapital

facilities,RMBbondsetc.

InviewofthelowerinterestratenvironmentinthePRCdomesticmarket,theGroupstrovetoreduce

itsoveralfinancingcostsbyproactivedebtmanagementhroughincreasingRMBdebtfinancing.

During2024,theGroupsucesfulyisuedRMB0.3bilion3-yearandRMB1.2bilion5-year

medium-termnoteswithacouponrateof2.75%and3.3%respectively.Asat31December2024,RMB

andUSDdebtsacountedforaproximately28%and72%oftheGroup’sinterest-bearingdebts

respectively.During2024,theGroupcompletedrefinancingofitsperpetualcapitalsecuritiesto

optimisecapitalstructurewhilefectivelyreducingfundingcosts.Folowingthevoluntaryredemption

ofthexpensiveUSDperpetualbondsinDecember2023andJuly2024,theGrouplaterisuedRMB1

bilionperpetualmedium-termnotesinPRCmarkethroughitsubsidiary,CALC(Tianjin),witha

couponrateofonly2.7%.InFebruary2025,CALC(Tianjin)sucesfulyisuedRMB1.5bilion5-year

corporatebondswithafixedcouponrateof2.38%.


InMay2023,CALC(Tianjin)receivedanAisueratingfromDagongGlobalCreditRatingCo.,

Ltd,andanupgradetoAratingfromChinaChengXinInternationalCreditRatingCo.,Ltd,both

withastableoutlok.InDecember2024,wereceivedourfirstinvestment-gradeinternationalratingof

Ag-withastableoutlokfromChinaChengxin(AsiaPacific)CreditRatingsCompanyLimited,

markinganimportantsteptowardsbecominganinternationalinvestment-gradeisuer.

WehavealsoreceivedstrongsuportfromtheasociatecompaniesunderCEG,providinguswith

standbycreditsandcomitedworkingcapitalfacilitiesinaditiontoliquidityprovidedbycomercial

banks.

Asat31December2024,theGrouphadcashandbankbalancesofHK$4,079.4milionandundrawn

borowingfacilitiesofHK$9,624.6milion,andtheGroup’stotalbalanceofcashandbankbalances

withundrawnborowingfacilitieswasHK$13,704.0milion.Inviewoftheforegoingmeasures,despite

thebackdropofachalengingenvironment,theGrouphasgatheredrichamunitiontotap

oportunitiesfromtheiminentrecoveryofitskeyaviationmarketsinChinandtheregion.

StrongsuportreceivedfromChinaEverbrightGroup

WehavereceivedstrongsuportfromCEG,whichisprovidedthroughCEL,ourlargestshareholderas

welastheasociatecompaniesunderCEG.CALCisthekeyinvestecompanyofCELandtheflagship

unitofCEGintheaircraftleasingsegment.InJanuary2021,wesignedatripartiteprojectinvestment

coperationmemorandumwithCELandCOMACtocoperateintheareasofoverseasoperationof

aircraftmadeinChina,aircraftasetmanagementandaviationaftermarket.ThisispartofCEG’swider

strategicframeworkwithCOMACastheyexplorecoperationinaviationfield.ChinaEverbrightBank

isalsocurentlyoneoftheCALC’skeyrelationshipbanksandprovidesuswithacestodiversified

rangeofshort-termandlong-termfinancingfundingchanels.

Beingoneoftheforerunersinthehigh-growthChinaircraftleasingindustrywithadistinctive

businesmodelandaprovensucesfuloperatingtrackrecord.

China’sdomesticandinternationalairtravelhasdemonstratedstrongresilienceandrecoveryduring

andaftertheCOVID-19pandemic.PriortotheCOVID-19pandemic,China’saircraftleasingindustry

hasbengrowingrapidlyasaresultofthecontinuousexpansionoftheairlineindustry,favourable

governmentpolicies,andthefacthataircraftleasingafordsairlinecompaniesrelativelylowinitial

capitalinvestmentandfletplaningflexibility.Post-COVID-19pandemic,theaviationmarketin

Chinahasfulyrecoveredandbenbacktogrowthwithpasengertrafichitrecordhigh.Withour

establishedbusinesmodel,wearewel-positionedtocapitaliseonthegrowingaircraftleasing

oportunitiesfromtheairlinesinChina.

Ourbusinesmodel,whichisacombinationofanofshoreplatformforaircraftacquisitionand

financingandanonshoreplatformfordiferentleasingstructures,togetherwithourasetmanagement

capabilities,distinguishesusfromotherdomesticandforeignlesorsinChinainthefolowingaspects:

Aircraftacquisition

WedistinguishourselvesfromourcompetitorsinChinaircraftleasingindustrybyourabilitytosource

newandusedaircraftfromtheoverseasaircraftmanufacturersandtheinternationalsecondaryaircraft

market.Ouraircraftacquisitioncapabilityalowsustoengageindirectpurchaseofaircraftforleasing

purposesandasuch,wecanmanageouroveralaircraftportfoliointermsofaircraftmodel,aircraft

age,andresidualvalue.Asof31December2024,wehadtotalordercomitmentsof124aircraftobe

deliveredby2028,exceding70%oftheGroup’sownedfletsize,providingstrongsuportforfuture

growth.

WehavestablishedSPCsinTianjinDongjiangFreTradePortZoneandShanghaiPudongAirport

FreTradeZone,andtheyareourwholy-ownedsubsidiariesinChina.


UnderthecurentaxlawsinChina,airlinesinChinarerequiredtowitholdtaxupto10.0%onlease

paymentspaidtointernationaleasingcompaniesoutsideChina.SinceDecember2010,folowingthe

establishmentofCALC(Tianjin)asthefirstwholy-foreignownedaircraftleasingcompanyinTianjin

DongjiangFreTradePortZone,weoferourairlinecustomersanonshoreleasingplatforminChina

whichcanasistourairlinecustomerstoreducetheiroveraleasingcostandthereby,enhancetheir

competition.

Wearethereforeabletofercompetitiveleasetermsandeliveraircraftourairlinecustomers

withinarelativelyshortperiodoftime,therebyreducingthetimeandtheuncertaintiesinvolvedinthe

aircraftprocurementprocesforourairlinecustomers.

Flexibleleasestructures

OuronshoreleasingplatforminChinacouldatractpotentialairlinecustomerstoenterintobusines

withus,ascomparedwiththeleasingofaircraftfromotherforeignlesors.Weleaseouraircrafto

airlineoperatorsinChinaunderaircraftleaseagrements,pursuantowhichtheairlineoperatorsonly

requiretheaprovalfromtheNDRCbeforenteringintotheaircraftleaseagrementswithus.

Asetmanagementcapabilities

Wehavealsobenabletoprovideone-stop-shopsolutionstourChinesecustomers,whichusualy

encounterdificultiesinmanagingandisposingoftheiragedflet.Forexample,CAM,hasrecently

acquiredfiveoldaircraftfromAirChinandcompletedcomprehensivesolutionstomaximisetheir

residualvaluethroughaseriesofsustainabilitysolutionsincludingpartswap,P2Fconversions,

portfoliotrading,aircraftdisasembly,componentrepairandsales.Suchasetmanagementcapabilities

havenabledustoenhanceourelationshipswithChineseairlinecustomers;andstandoutfromour

competitorsintheChineseleasingmarket.Wearealsoactivelyexploringoportunitiestoexpandour

asetmanagementbusinesthroughportfoliotradingactivities.During2024,wesucesfulysecured

asetmanagementmandatesforfiveoftheaircraftsold.

StableandatractivegrowththroughourorderbokwithAirbus,withwhomwehavestrong

relationship

Wehaveahigh-qualityandgrowingairlinecustomerbaseforaircraftleasingservices.Since2014,we

havexpandedourbusinesintoverseasmarketsinAsia,Africa,EuropeandAmericas.Asat31

December2024,wehadafletof159ownedand30managedaircraft.Ourclientelextendedto40

airlinesin21jurisdictionsandregionsthroughoutheworld,includingAirChina,ChinaEastern

Airlines,ChinaSouthernAirlines,ChengduAirlines,SichuanAirlines,ShenzhenAirlines,Xiamen

Airlines,AirMacau,ChinaAirlines,UnitedAirlines,FrontierAirlines,HawaianAirlines,Lufthansa

Group,Iberia,LATAMAirlines,KoreanAir,AirIndia,RoyalJordanian,CebuPacificAir,Virgin

Australia,DATAirlines,etc.Wehavelong-standingbusinesrelationshipwithourairlinecustomers,

somegoingbackof17yearsandhencepartofourexistingairlinecustomersarerepeatingcustomers

whichmayberetainedbecauseofourfavourableleasetermsandourvalue-adingservices.We

sucesfulydelivered17newaircraftfromorderboktoairlinecustomersandpurchased2used

aircraft,fortheyearended31December2024.Wehavealsosignednewleaseagrementsorletersof

intentfor48aircraftduringtheyear2024,includingorderbokplacement,reposesionand

remarketing,aswelasleasextensions,adresingairlinecustomers’nedsforcapacityexpansionand

futurepipeline.

Ourfletisexpandingtocopewiththeincreasingdemandfromourexistingandpotentialairline

customersforaircraftleasingservices.Asat31December2024,wehadtotalordercomitmentsof124

aircraftobedeliveredby2028.Theseleasecomitmentswilprovideuswithconstantcashinflowsof

leaseincomeinthefutureandthatourstrongaircraftdeliverypipelinenablesustoprovideourairline

customerswithquickdeliveryscheduleunderleasingarangements.


Operationalandfinancialflexibilityduetourindependentstatus

Weareanindependentinternationalaircraftleasingcompanyfocusingaswelasaone-stopaircraft

solutionsproviderontheaircraftleasingmarket.Ourindependentstatusfromajorcomercialbanks,

aircraftmanufacturers,andairlineoperatorsgivesustheflexibilityinselectingtheaircrafthatmatches

ourgrowthstrategiesandstructuringleaseagrementstailoringforthespecificbusinesnedsofour

airlinecustomers.

AircraftlesorsinChinamaybedividedintofourcategories,namelyindependentaircraftlesorsand

aircraftlesorsafiliatedwithcomercialbanks,aircraftmanufacturersandairlineoperators,

respectively.Comparedtoaircraftlesorsafiliatedwithcomercialbanks,wenjoytheflexibilityin

selectingdiferentacquisitionfinancingsolutionsonthebestcomercialtermsoferedbydiferent

banksandfinancialinstitutionswithinandoutsideChina.Wearealsonotsubjectotherestrictionson

leverageandequityaplicabletobankingindustryinChina.Comparedtoaircraftlesorsafiliatedwith

aircraftmanufacturers,wehavetheflexibilityinchosingdiferentaircraftmodelsfromdiferent

aircraftmanufacturersandsourcingaircraftfromthesecondaryaircraftmarket.Comparedtoaircraft

lesorsafiliatedwithairlineoperators,wecanprovideservicestoalairlineswithnocustomerbase

limitations.Hence,asanindependentaircraftlesor,wehaveacestoawidercustomerbaseandhave

greaterflexibilityinstructuringleasingandfinancingtransactions.

Stableandexperiencedmanagementeamwithaproventrackrecord

Weareledbyexperiencedprofesionalswithextensivexperienceinaircraftasetmanagementand

aircraftleasingindustriesinChina.OurMr.AnXuesong,ChairmanoftheBoardandNon-executive

Director,wasapointedon22October2024.HeisalsoanexecutivedirectorofCEL,thevicepresident

ofCELgroup(asdefinedbelow)inchargeofinance,andanon-executiveandnon-independent

directorofYingLiInternationalRealEstateLimited.HeisresponsibleforformulatingtheGroup’s

overalstrategicplaningandirections.OurMr.PonHoMan,Mike,ExecutiveDirectorandChief

ExecutiveOficer,isanentrepreneurandapionerofaviationsectorinChina.Hefoundedthecompany

in2006.OurMs.LiuWanting,PresidentandChiefComercialOficer,hasmorethan15yearsof

experienceintheaircraftleasingindustriesinChina.OurMr.LiGuohui,ExecutiveDirector,Chief

FinancialOficerandChiefStrategyOficer,hasover30yearsofexperienceworkingasasenior

executiveinbluechipandlarge-scalecompaniesandarangedoverU.S.$10bilionofcorporate

financingfacilities.Ourexecutivedirectorsandseniormanagementeamarexperiencedinstructuring

leasetransactions,riskmanagement,aircraftacquisitionfinancing,selectionandeliveryofaircraft,

technicalreview,monitoringandcompliance,andaircraftradingandmarketingwithinandoutside

China.Se“Management”.

Ourbusinesoperationsaremanagedcolaborativelybyouriskmanagementeam,financingteam,sale

andmarketingteamandtechnicalsuportsteam.Mr.JonHoweyistheDeputyChiefOperatingOficer

andHeadofAviationRiskandisresponsiblefortheriskmanagementofourGroup.Oursalesand

marketingteam,withthecolaborativefortsbyMr.LuisAyala,ourChiefDevelopmentOficer,Mr.

DonaldLiu,ourDeputyChiefComercialOficer,GreaterChina,Mr.MatCorley,ourRegionalHead

ofSales&Marketing–theAmericas,Mr.ChristopherDenis-Meyer,ourRegionalHeadofSales&

Marketing–EMEAandMr.QingFang,ourHeadofSalesandMarketing–AsiaPacific&Greater

China,providesacestopotentialaircraftacquisitionandmarketingoportunities.Oursalesand

marketingteamalsofocusesonmaintainingclosecontactwiththeairlinesinChinandglobalyand

developingtransactionstructuresinlinewiththeirbusinesnedsandthelatestmarketandregulatory

environment.OurtechnicalsuportsteamledbyMr.RichardLuo,ourHeadofTechnical&Aset

Management,AsiaPacific&GreaterChina,posesesextensivexperienceintechnicalaspectof

aircraftoperations.Theyregularlymonitortheusageconditionofourleasedaircraftandprovide

technicalsuportsandmarketingserviceofusedaircraftourairlinecustomersaspartofour

value-adingservices.Inrespectofaircraftacquisition,ourtechnicalsuportsteamalsoconducts

technicalreviewsontheaircraftconditionandthemaintenancerecordsfortheusedaircraftandto

ensurethathespecificationsandmodificationsaremetforthenewaircraft.


Throughoutourbusinesdevelopmenthistory,ourseniormanagementdemonstratesprovencapability

tosucesfulyimplementdiferentleasingtransactionstructuresfornewandusedaircraftandfor

majorairlinesunderdiferentmarketconditions.

OURGROWTHSTRATEGIES

Theoveraloperatingenvironmentoftheindustrycontinuestoimprove.Onthedemandside,market

growthremainedrobust.AcordingtothedatafromtheIATA,totalglobalairtrafic(measuredin

RPKs)in2024increasedby10.4%year-on-yearwhiletheoveraloadfactoreachedahistoricalhigh

of83.5%.China’scivilaviationmarketachievedequalyencouragingperformancewitharecord730

milionpasengerstransported,markinga17.9%year-on-yeargrowth.

Onthesuplyside,multiplechalengespersistedincludingcapacityconstraints,labourandengine

shortages.WhileAirbusmiseditsanualdeliverytargetfor2024,Boeing’sful-yeardeliveries

declinedbyover30%year-on-year.

Therapidgrowthofairtravelamidongoingsuplychainisues,coupledwithighinflationand

interestrates,hadbenandisexpectedtocontinuepushingupleaserates.Itisgeneralyexpectedthat

theaircraftshortagewouldlikelypersistforacoupleofyears,contributingtohighmarketvalueand

leaserates.Moreover,globalwaveofcarboneutralityaswelasfuelpricehikeurgesairlinestosped

upupgradingtheirfletstonewgenerationfuel-eficientaircraft.

Takingintoacountouroutlokofthisector,weintendtopursuethefolowingrowthstrategies:

Continueourdevelopmentasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsprovider

Wewilcontinueourdevelopmentasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsproviderfortheglobalaviation

industryandtoexploitfurthersynergiesintheaviationandaircraftleasingecosystem.

ThroughCAM,wecompletedcomprehensivesolutionsforfiveoldaircraftsacquiredfromAirChina

Limitedtoasistheairline’sfletretirementplan,sucesfulymaximizingtheresidualvalueofthese

asetsthroughaseriesofcomplexsustainabilitysolutionsincludingpartswap,P2Fconversions,

portfoliotrading,aircraftdisasembly,componentrepairandsales.AsthebusinesofARIcontinuesto

developandtakeshape,ARIshalsekstrategicinvestorstofurthersuportitsgrowthandexplore,

amongothers,theposibilityoflistingonastockexchangeinthefuture,therebyenablingARItoraise

morecapitalforgrowth.Wehavealsoenteredintoaco-investmentmemorandumofunderstandingwith

areputablePRCstate-ownedenterprisetodeveloptheaviationaftermarketbusines.

WecontinuedtoenhancetheGroup’strengthsinaircraftoperatingleasingaroundtheworld.The

utilisationrateofourownedflet(excludingoneaircraftinvolvingaRusianairline)remained100%,

benefitingfromarelativelyhighproportionof90%ofnarowbodyaircraftamongtheperlisted

lesors.Wenotonlyprovideaircraftleasingservicescustomisedtoclientrequirements,butalso

unleashedgesinitsfulvaluechainfotholdtointegrateprofesionalysolutionsforoldandretiring

aircraftandcompletepurchase-and-leasebacktransactionsandisposalsofretiringaircraftformajor

airlines,therebyhelpingthemtomitigateresidualrisk.Suchone-stopfletupgradeserviceswel

positionedustograspoportunitiesemergingfromairlines’aceleratedfletrenewalandoptimization

demandinresponsetothetrendofgrenaviation.


Expandingournarowbodydominantfletofaircraft

Wecontinuetoaplyprudentprinciplesinoptimizingourfletportfolio.Asat31December2024,we

had124narowbodyaircraftandregionaljetinourorderbok,tobedeliveredinstagesby2028.In

makingdecisionsonaircraftacquisition,weconsidervariousfactorsuchastheaircraftypeand

model,aircraftage,andtheapetitesoftheairlines.Weplantofocusonarowbodyaircraftwhichare

suitablefordomesticroutesandshort-haulregionalflights.TheGroupcontinuestopursueits

long-standingstrategyofinvestinginewgenerationandfuel-eficientaircraftwhichareprovento

havelongusefulives,morelikelytobeincompliancewiththestringentenvironmentalprotection

standardsandlescostlytomaintainandoperate.TheGrouphasben,andwilcontinuetobe,selective

inthetypeofaircraftasetstobeincludedinitsportfolio.Asof31December2024,bynumberof

aircraft,90%oftheGroup’sownedflet,bynumberofaircraft,werenarowbodyaircraft,ahighly

liquidasetclasandthemostpopularaircraftypemainlyservingdomesticroutesandshort-haul

flights,whichledrecoveryintheaviationindustryfromthepandemic.

Globalexpansionwithtop-tierclientele

Startingfrom2015,CALChadstartedtoadinternationalesestoitsclientlist.Inrecentyears,the

GroupcontinuedtostrengthenitsleadingpositioninChinamarketwhileactivelyexpandingitsglobal

fotprintwithtop-tierclientstoenhancediversityinthegeographicaldistributionofitscustomerbase.

In2024,withoverseascustomersacountedformorethan30%,theGrouphasucesfulyachievedits

firstcoperationwithglobaltop-tierairlinesuchasLufthansaGroupandCebuPacificAir.Asat31

December2024,bynumberofaircraft,68.6%ofCALC’sownedfletwereleasedtoChineseairlines

customers(includingHongKong,MacauandTaiwan),mostofwhicharestate-ownedairlineswith

financialstrength.Goingforward,globaldiversificationwilremainoneofthefocusesofCALC.In

fact,morethanhalfoftheaircraftscheduledfordeliverybeforeDecember2025havebenleasedto

overseasairlinecustomers.TheimprovementinoveralclientprofileshasdriventheGroup’soveral

rentcolectionratioexceding100%forpasthreyears,reaching101%in2024.TheGrouphasalso

achievedanadjustedrentalyieldof11.6%.

EnhancePortfolioTradingandAsetManagementCapabilities

InJune2018,wecolaboratedwithfourleadingstate-ownedenterprisesasmezanineinvestorstorol

outourglobalaircraftinvestmentvehicle,CAGBermuda1Limited(“CAG”).Withthestablishmentof

CAG,wehavemadegreatstridesinbuildingupourasetmanagementcapabilities.Perfectingour

portfoliotradingandasetmanagementcapabilitiesisinstrumentalinourlongtermstrategyof

increasingourpresenceintheaviationindustrychainasalesorplayingheavieroles,withbroader

businesoportunities.Thisisparticularlyimportantgiventhearth-breakingchangesintheindustry

ecosysteminresponsetothepandemic.Activeportfoliotradesandasetmanagementensuresourflet

portfoliotobeoptimizedwithdiscipline,capitaleficiencyathighlevelsandlowgearingand

strengthensofourcorebusineses.

FolowingthefuloperationofCAG,weroledoutARGCayman1Limited(“ARG”)inDecember2019

togetherwithARIandotherinvestors,anotheraircraftinvestmentvehiclefocusingonmid-ageand

olderaircraftportfoliosprimarilyinthePRCdomesticmarketandtradingofusedpartsandcomponents

disasembly.During2020,weinjectedfouraircraftintoARGwhileitsasociateARIservedasthe

servicertoadvanceitsasetmanagementstrengths.ARGhasucesfulyconcludeditsoperationin

December2024,withalinvestorshavingexitedtheirpositions.

During2020,weinjectedtwoaircraftoajointventurewestablishedwithHNCAviation&

EquipmentLeasingCo.,Ltd.Furthermore,wejoinedforceswithMoutaiFinancialLeasingCo.,Ltd.in

astrategicoperativepartnershipfortheinvestmentinlease-atachedaircraftportfolioinMay2020

andtwoaircrafthadbeninjectedthereinbyJune2023.Wealsocompletedthedisposalofnineaircraft

in2021andfouraircraftin2022,mainlytothird-partylesors,soastosekwin-wincoperationwhere

weoptimiseourfletandasetportfoliowhilethelaterexpandsitsbusinespresence.


In2024,wecompletedthesaleof25ownedaircraftand2managedaircraft,reachingarecordhigh.

Meanwhile,wesucesfulysecuredasetmanagementmandatesforfiveoftheaircraftsold.Wealso

integratedandextendedourglobalaviationpartnershipnetworkandestablishedfirst-timetrading

coperationwith8domesticandoverseaslesorsduring2024.Asat31December2024,thenumberof

ourglobalaircraftradingandasetmanagementpartnershasreachedaproximately30.

Throughthestablishmentofvariousaviationindustryfundplatformsandjointventures,wehave

fosteredindustrialcoperationecosystems,acretingvalueandrealizingreturnsforfinanciers,

investorsandotheraircraftasetownersinourcapacityasanaircraftasetmanager.

Diversifyingourfinancingsourceandcapitaloptimisationtoimproveourcreditratings

Since2018,wehavebenactivelytapingintoboththeonshoreandofshorecapitalmarketsbyisuing

equityandebtinstruments.In2022,weisuedthefirstlow-carbontransitionbondinChina’saviation

industrywithprincipalamountofRMB1bilionatacouponof3.56%,aswelasRMB1.2bilion

corporatebonds.In2023,weisuedthre-yearRMB1.5bilioncorporatebondsatacouponrateof

3.85%andanotherRMB500milioncorporatebondswithacouponrateat3.58%.During2024,we

completedrefinancingofourperpetualcapitalsecuritiestoptimizecapitalstructurewhilefectively

reducingfundingcosts.FolowingthevoluntaryredemptionofthexpensiveUSDperpetualbondsin

December2023andJuly2024,we,inSeptember2024,isuedRMB1bilionperpetualmedium-term

notesinPRCmarkethroughitsubsidiary,CALC(Tianjin),withacouponrateofonly2.7%.In

February2025,CALC(Tianjin)sucesfulyisuedRMB1.5bilion5-yearcorporatebondswithafixed

couponrateof2.38%.

WewilcontinueusingaircraftloansandPDPfinancingtosuportouraircraftacquisitions.Through

theuseofprojectfinancings,wematchouregularloanrepaymentsfortheaircraftloanswithourlease

income,therebygeneratingconstantcashinflowsofleaseincomeandreducingourliquidityrisk.In

October2024,wesecuredourinauguralUS$400milionwarehousefacilityforaircraftfinancing,

whichprovidesenhancedflexibilitytofacilitateouraircraftacquisition,saleandleasing.Thefacility

hadsubsequentlybenupsizedtoUS$700milioninMarch2025withsignificantover-subscriptions.

Wewilcloselymonitorchangesinonshoreandofshoremarketsandbusinesdevelopmentnedsto

selectmarketsandfinancinginstrumentsflexiblywhilecontinuingtoreduceoveralfinancingcosts

throughproactivefinancialmanagement.Wewilalsoactivelyexplorequityorequity-likefinancing

andotherinovativefinancinginstrumentstoimproveourcapitalstrengthandupgradeourinternational

creditrating.

CoperationwithCOMAC

InJanuary2021,theGrouprocuredC909seriesaircraftwith30firmordersand30intendedorders

fromCOMAC,andsignedatripartiteprojectinvestmentcoperationmemorandumwithCELand

COMACinrespectofdepandpragmaticoperationintheareasofoverseasoperationofaircraft

madeinChina,aircraftasetmanagementandaviationaftermarket,etc.

WesucesfulydeliveredaCOMAC909aircraftoIndonesiacarierTransNusainDecember2022,

markingthefirstimeforaChina-maderegionalpasengerjetoentertheoverseasmarket.Itwas

oficialyputintocomercialoperationinApril2023andsucesfulycompleteditsdebutflight,and

laterflewitsfirstinternationalflightinJuly2023.OursecondCOMAC909wasdeliveredto

TransNusainJune2023,steadilypacingupourefortopromotecomercialoperationofChina-made

aircraftinoverseasmarket.In2024,wedeliveredthethirdCOMAC909toTransNusa.InApril2024,

C909basewasopenedinManadoandwelaunchedthredomesticscheduledflightroutesintheastern

Indonesianarchipelago.

WhenChineseaircraftbecomespopularintheglobalaviationmarket,wewilenjoytheupsidebybeing

thefirstmoverinleasingandexportingChineseaircraftoverseas.


RECENTDEVELOPMENTS

Acquisitionoftwoaircraft

On21January2025,we(throughourwholy-ownedsubsidiary,asbuyer)enteredintoaircraftsaleand

purchaseagrementswithtwowholy-ownedsubsidiariesofCindaFinancialLeasingCo.,Ltd(an

independenthirdparty)inrelationtotheacquisitionoftwoBoeingB737-800aircraft.Thetransactions

arexpectedtobecompletedbyendofAugust2025.

Onshoreisuance

InFebruary2025,CALC(Tianjin)isued5-yearonshorecorporatebondsofRMB1.5bilionwith

couponrateof2.38%.

InApril2025,CALC(Tianjin)isuedperpetualonshoremedium-termnotesofRMB500milionwith

couponrateof2.48%.

UpsizeofWarehouseFacilityfromUS$400miliontoUS$700milion

On12March2025,wesucesfulyupsizedourinauguralwarehousefacilitytoUS$700milion.The

expandedfacilitywasubstantialyoversubscribed,withtotalcomitmentsmorethandoublingthe

targetedacordionamount.Thesyndicatecomprisesadiversegroupof16banksacrosChina,Europe,

andotherAsianmarkets,bringingthetotalnumberoflenders(includingthe4MandatedLeadBanks)to

20.

Portfoliotrade–Saleofsixlease-atachedaircraft

On13March2025,inordertoenhancetheGroup’screditprofileandpursuelong-termsustainable

growth,awholy-ownedspecialpurposevehicleoftheGroup(theSeler)enteredintotheAircraft

PortfolioandAsetSaleandPurchaseAgrementwithawholy-ownedindirectsubsidiaryofDubai

AerospaceEnterprise(DAE)Ltd,anindependenthirdparty,(thePurchaser)inrelationtothesaleof

sixleased-atachedaircraft(twoAirbusA320NEOaircraftandfourAirbusA321NEOaircraftwith

lease-atached).ThesaletransactionsarexpectedtobecompletedbythendofOctober2026.

Saleofoneaircraft

On15April2025,awholy-ownedspecialpurposevehicleoftheGuarantor(theSeler)enteredintothe

AircraftSaleandPurchaseAgrementwithNEOSKYAIRCRAFTANDREQUISITESCHARTERING

DWC-LC(theBuyer),pursuantowhichtheSeleragredtoselandtheBuyeragredtopurchase

oneBoeing737-800aircraft.ThisaletransactionwilincreasetheGroup’sincomefromaircraft

trading,satisfythemarket’sdemandforaircraftandmaintainthegodrelationshipbetwentheGroup

anditsclients.


SUMARYOFTHEOFERING

ThefolowingisabriefsumaryofthetermsoftheoferingoftheBondsandisqualifiedinitsentirety

bytheremainderofthisOferingCircular.ForamorecompletedescriptionoftheTermsandConditions

oftheBonds,se“TermsandConditionsoftheBonds”and“SumaryofProvisionsRelatingtothe

BondsinGlobalForm”.Someofthetermsdescribedbelowaresubjectoimportantlimitationsand

exceptions.Definedtermsusedinthisumaryshalhavethemeaningsgiventothemin“Termsand

ConditionsoftheBonds”.

Isuer

.

CALCBondsLimited

Guarantor

.

ChinaAircraftLeasingGroupHoldingsLimited

Guarante

.

TheGuarantorwilunconditionalyandirevocablyguarante

theduepaymentofalsumsexpresedtobepayablebythe

IsuerundertheTrustDedandtheBonds,asfurther

describedinCondition3oftheBonds.

Isue

.

U.S.$160,000,000inagregateprincipalamountof6.0per

cent.guarantedbondsdue2028

IsuePrice

.

100.0percent.oftheprincipalamountoftheBonds

FormandDenomination

.

TheBondswilberegisteredandisuedinthespecified

denominationofU.S.$200,000andintegralmultiplesof

U.S.$1,000inexcesthereof.

Interest

.

TheBondswilbearinterestfromandincluding14August

2025atherateof6.0percent.peranum,payable

semi-anualyinarearinequalinstalmentsofU.S.$30.0per

CalculationAmount(asdefinedintheTermsandConditions

oftheBonds)on14Februaryand14Augustineachyear,

comencingon14February2026.

IsueDate

.

14August2025

MaturityDate

.

14August2028

StatusoftheBonds

.

TheBondswilconstitutedirectunsubordinated,

unconditionaland(subjectoCondition4oftheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds)unsecuredobligationsoftheIsuer

andshalataltimesrankparipasuandwithoutany

preferenceamongthemselves.Thepaymentobligationsofthe

IsuerundertheBondshal,saveforsuchexceptionsasmay

beprovidedbyaplicablelawandsubjectoCondition4(a)of

theTermsandConditionsoftheBonds,ataltimesrankat

leastequalywithaltheIsuer’sotherpresentandfuture

unsecuredandunsubordinatedobligations.

StatusoftheGuarante

.

TheobligationsoftheGuarantorundertheGuaranteshal,

saveforsuchexceptionsasmaybeprovidedbyaplicablelaw

andsubjectoCondition4(a)oftheTermsandConditionsof

theBonds,ataltimesrankatleastequalywithalthe

Guarantor’sotherpresentandfutureunsecuredand

unsubordinatedobligations.


NegativePledge

.

TheBondscontainanegativepledgeprovisionasfurther

describedinCondition4(a)oftheTermsandConditionsofthe

Bonds.

EventsofDefault

.

TheBondscontaincertaineventsofdefaultprovisionsas

furtherdescribedinCondition9oftheTermsandConditions

oftheBonds.

Taxation

.

Alpaymentsofprincipal,premium(ifany)andinterestbyor

onbehalfoftheIsuerortheGuarantorinrespectoftheBonds

orundertheGuarante(asthecasemaybe)shalbemadefre

andclearof,andwithoutset-oforcounterclaimandwithout

witholdingordeductionfororonacountof,anypresentor

futuretaxes,duties,asesmentsorgovernmentalchargesof

whatevernatureimposed,levied,colected,witheldor

asesedbyorwithintheBritishVirginIslands,theCayman

Islands,HongKongorthePRCor,ineachcase,anyauthority

thereinorthereofhavingpowertotax,unlesuch

witholdingordeductionisrequiredbylaw.

WheresuchwitholdingordeductionismadebytheIsueror,

asthecasemaybe,theGuarantorbyorwithinthePRCata

rateuptoandincludingtheagregaterateaplicableon11

August2025(the“AplicableRate”),theIsuerorthe

Guarantor(asthecasemaybe)wilincreasetheamountspaid

byitothextentrequired,sothathenetamountreceivedby

theBondholdersequalstheamountswhichwouldotherwise

havebenreceivablebythemhadnosuchwitholdingor

deductionbenrequired.

IftheIsuerortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe,isrequired

tomakeadeductionorwitholding(i)byorwithinthePRCin

excesoftheAplicableRate,or(i)bytheBritishVirgin

Islands,theCaymanIslandsorHongKong,theIsuerorthe

Guarantor,asthecasemaybe,shalpaysuchaditional

amounts(“AditionalTaxAmounts”)aswilresultinreceipt

bytheBondholdersofsuchamountsaswouldhaveben

receivedbythemhadnosuchwitholdingordeductionben

required,exceptasdescribedinCondition8oftheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds.

FinalRedemption

.

Unlespreviouslyredemed,orpurchasedandcanceled,the

Bondswilberedemedatheirprincipalamountonthe

MaturityDate.TheBondsmaynotberedemedatheoption

oftheIsuerotherthaninacordancewithCondition6ofthe

TermsandConditionsoftheBonds.


RedemptionforTaxationReasons

.

TheBondsmayberedemedatheoptionoftheIsuerin

whole,butnotinpart,atanytime,ongivingnotlesthan30

normorethan60days’noticetotheBondholdersin

acordancewithCondition16oftheTermsandConditionsof

theBonds(whichnoticeshalbeirevocable)andinwritingto

theTrusteandthePrincipalPayingAgent,atheirprincipal

amountogetherwithinterestacruedtothedatefixedfor

redemption,if(i)theIsuer(or,iftheGuarantewascaled,

theGuarantor)hasorwilbecomeobligedtopayAditional

TaxAmountsasprovidedoreferedtoinCondition8ofthe

TermsandConditionsoftheBondsasaresultofanychange

in,oramendmento,thelawsoregulationsoftheBritish

VirginIslands,theCaymanIslands,HongKongorthePRC,

or,ineachcase,anypoliticalsubdivisionoranyauthority

thereoforthereinhavingpowertotax,oranychangeinthe

aplicationoroficialinterpretationofsuchlawsor

regulations(includingbutnotlimitedtoanydecisionbya

courtofcompetentjurisdiction),whichchangeoramendment

becomesefectiveonorafter11August2025,and(i)such

obligationcanotbeavoidedbytheIsuer(ortheGuarantor,

asthecasemaybe)takingreasonablemeasuresavailabletoit,

providedthatnosuchnoticeofredemptionshalbegiven

earlierthan90dayspriortothearliestdateonwhichthe

Isuer(ortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe)wouldbeobliged

topaysuchAditionalTaxAmountswereapaymentinrespect

oftheBonds(ortheGuarante,asthecasemaybe)thendue,

asfurtherdescribedinCondition6(b)oftheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds.

RedemptionforChangeofControl

.

AtanytimefolowingtheocurenceofaChangeofControl,

theholderofanyBondwilhavetheright,atsucholder’s

option,torequiretheIsuertoredemal,butnotsomeonly,

ofthatholder’sBondsontheChangeofControlPut

SetlementDate(asdefinedinCondition6(c)oftheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds)ataredemptionpricequalto101

percent.oftheirprincipalamount,togetherwithacrued

interestobutexcludingsuchChangeofControlPut

SetlementDate.Se“TermsandConditionsoftheBonds–

RedemptionandPurchase–RedemptionforChangeof

Control”.

ClearingSystems

.

TheBondswilbeisuedinregisteredformandrepresented

initialybybeneficialinterestsintheGlobalCertificate,which

wilberegisteredinthenameofanomineof,andeposited

ontheIsueDatewith,acomondepositaryforEuroclearand

Clearstream.BeneficialinterestsintheGlobalCertificatewil

beshownon,andtransfersthereofwilbefectedonly

through,recordsmaintainedbyEuroclearandClearstream.

ExceptasdescribedintheGlobalCertificateandthisOfering

Circular,certificatesfortheBondswilnotbeisuedin

exchangeforbeneficialinterestsintheGlobalCertificate.

ClearanceandSetlement

.

TheBondshavebenaceptedforclearancethroughEuroclear

andClearstreamunderComonCodenumber314719409and

theInternationalSecuritiesIdentificationNumberforthe

BondsisXS3147194099.


GoverningLaw

.

Englishlaw.

Truste

.

CNCBITrusteLimited

PrincipalPayingAgent

.

ChinaCITICBankInternationalLimited

TransferAgentandRegistrar

.

ChinaCITICBankInternationalLimited

FurtherIsues

.

TheIsuermayfromtimetotimewithoutheconsentofthe

Bondholderscreateandisuefurtherbondseitherhavingthe

sametermsandconditionsastheBondsinalrespectsorinal

respectsexceptfortheisuedateandthefirstpaymentof

interestonthem,andsothatsuchfurtherisueshalbe

consolidatedandformasingleserieswiththeoutstanding

Bonds,asfurtherdescribedinCondition15oftheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds.

UseofProceds

.

Se“UseofProceds”.

RiskFactors

.

Foradiscusionofcertainriskfactorsthatshouldbe

consideredinevaluatinganinvestmentintheBonds,se“Risk

Factors”.

Listing

.

AplicationwilbemadetotheHongKongStockExchange

forthelistingof,andpermisiontodealin,theBondsbyway

ofdebtisuestoProfesionalInvestorsonlyandsuch

permisionisexpectedtobecomefectiveonorabout15

August2025.

SelingRestrictions

.

TheBondswilnotberegisteredundertheSecuritiesActor

underanystatesecuritieslawsoftheUnitedStatesandwilbe

subjectocustomaryrestrictionsontransferandresale.Se

“SubscriptionandSale”.

Guarantor’sCorporateRatings

.

TheGuarantoreceivedacorporateratingofan

investment-gradeinternationalratingof“Ag-”withastable

outlokfromChinaChengxin.TheBondsandtheGuarante

havenotbenrated.Aratingisnotarecomendationtobuy,

selorholdsecuritiesandmaybesubjectorevision,

qualification,suspension,reductionorwithdrawalatanytime

bytheasigningratingagency.Asuspension,reductionor

withdrawaloftheratingasignedtotheGuarantormay

adverselyafecthemarketpriceoftheBonds.


SUMARYCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALINFORMATION

OFTHEGUARANTOR

Thesumaryauditedconsolidatedfinancialinformationasatandfortheyearsended31December

2022,2023and2024setforthbelowisderivedfromtheAuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatements,

whichareincludedelsewhereinthisOferingCircular.The2023AuditedConsolidatedFinancial

StatementswereauditedbyPwCinacordancewithHongKongStandardsonAuditingisuedbythe

HongKongInstituteofCertifiedPublicAcountantsandthe2024AuditedConsolidatedFinancial

StatementswereauditedbyDeloite.TheAuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatementswerepreparedand

presentedinacordancewithHKFRS.

Theinformationsetoutbelowshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththerelevantconsolidatedfinancial

statementsoftheGuarantor,includingthenotesthereto,includedelsewhereinthisOferingCircular.

HistoricalresultsoftheGrouparenotnecesarilyindicativeofresultsthatmaybeachievedforany

futureperiod.

SumaryConsolidatedStatementofIncomeInformation

Yearended31December

(AuditedHK$’000)

Totalrevenue

Leaseincome

Financeleaseincome.574,683600,996608,828

Operatingleaseincome.2,967,5653,598,2073,740,861

3,542,2484,199,2034,349,689

Otheroperatingincome

Netincomefromaircraftransactionsandaircraft

componentstrading.207,072124,501212,714

Otherincome.421,682439,993641,360

628,754564,494854,074

4,171,0024,763,6975,203,763

Expenses

Interestexpenses.(1,610,507)(2,244,481)(2,710,584)

Depreciationandimpairment.(1,356,612)(1,618,823)(1,686,569)

(Expectedcreditloses)/reversalofexpectedcredit

loses.(83,355)(51,038)71,211

Otheroperatingexpenses.(345,335)(341,044)(550,044)

(3,395,809)(4,255,386)(4,875,986)

Netwrite-ofofaircraftremainedinRusia.(439,029)–

CompensationreceivedfromaircraftremainedinRusia.–185,384–

Shareofresultsfromasociatesandjointventures.2,682(389)160

Othergains/(loses),net.184,619(179,571)313,325

Profitbeforeincometax.523,465513,735641,262

Incometaxexpenses.(307,781)(293,578)(315,653)

Profitfortheyear.215,684220,157325,609

Profitatributableto:

ShareholdersoftheCompany.73,59828,256257,545

Holdersofperpetualcapitalsecuritiesandother

non-controlinginterests.142,086191,90168,064

215,684220,157325,609

Earningspershareforprofitatributableto

shareholdersoftheCompany(expresedinHK$

pershare)

–Basicearningspershare.0.0990.0380.346

–Dilutedearningspershare.0.0990.0380.346


SumaryConsolidatedBalanceShetInformation

Asat31December

(AuditedHK$’000)

ASETS

Property,plantandequipmentandright-of-useasets.27,354,37333,493,82628,860,008

Pre-DeliveryPayments(“PDP”)andotherprepayments

andreceivablesrelatingtoaircraftacquisition.10,445,4307,626,2747,855,333

Investmentsinandloanstoasociatesandjointventures.1,354,4101,529,629491,697

Financeleasereceivables–net.8,172,0868,577,3399,185,457

Deferedincometaxasets.–36,058

Financialasetsatfairvaluethroughprofitorlos.769,462621,7491,476,076

Prepaymentsandotherasets.916,985647,166683,835

Asetsclasifiedasheldforsale.1,425,1991,425,2545,555,238

Aircraftcomponentstradingasets.5,2451,9343,177

Derivativefinancialasets.221,39961,15713,381

Restrictedcash.1,114,958544,524301,110

Cashandcashequivalents.3,552,5335,295,8753,778,318

Totalasets.55,332,08059,824,72758,239,688

EQUITY.

Sharecapital.74,43674,43674,465

Reserves.2,314,6132,173,5441,986,750

Retainedearnings.2,276,2472,081,5602,168,242

EquityatributabletoshareholdersoftheCompany.4,665,2964,329,5404,229,457

Perpetualcapitalsecuritiesandothernon-controling

interests.1,590,921810,4221,098,740

Totalequity.6,256,2175,139,9625,328,197

LIABILITIES

Deferedincometaxliabilities.1,057,0591,191,4791,303,752

Borowings.38,001,15042,911,87043,046,205

Medium-termnotes.1,696,5091,656,1731,599,726

Bondsandebentures.5,406,4905,943,4993,930,722

Derivativefinancialiabilities.52,543147,735233,712

Incometaxpayables.45,85066,056133,162

Interestpayables.297,689392,690292,538

Otherliabilitiesandacruals.2,518,5732,375,2632,371,674

Totaliabilities.49,075,86354,684,76552,911,491

Totalequityandliabilities.55,332,08059,824,72758,239,688


Non-GAPFinancialMeasures

Asatandfortheyearended31December

(HK$milion,exceptforatiosandpercentages)

EBITDA

(1)

.3,490.64,377.05,038.4

Interestcoverage

(2)

.216.7%195.0%185.9%

Gearingratio

(3)

.81.5%84.4%83.4%

Notes:

1.EBITDAforanyperiodconsistsofearningsbeforeinterestexpenses,depreciationandincometaxexpenses.EBITDAis

notastandardmeasureunderHKFRS.EBITDAisawidelyusedfinancialindicatorofacompany’sabilitytoserviceand

incurdebt.EBITDAshouldnotbeconsideredinisolationorconstruedasanalternativetocashflows,netincomeorany

othermeasureofinancialperformanceorasanindicatorofouroperatingperformance,liquidity,profitabilityorcash

flowsgeneratedbyoperating,investingorfinancingactivities.EBITDAdoesnotacountfortaxes,depreciationorinterest

expenses.InevaluatingEBITDA,investorshouldconsider,amongotherthings,thecomponentsofEBITDAsuchasales

andoperatingexpensesandtheamountbywhichEBITDAexcedscapitalexpendituresandothercharges.EBITDAhas

benincludedbecausetheGroupbelieveitisausefulsuplementocashflowdatasameasureofitsperformanceandits

abilitytogeneratecashflowfromoperationstocoverdebtserviceandtaxes.EBITDApresentedhereinmaynotbe

comparabletosimilarlytitledmeasurespresentedbyothercompanies.InvestorshouldnotcompareourEBITDAto

EBITDApresentedbyothercompaniesbecausenotalcompaniesusethesamedefinition.

2.InterestcoverageiscalculatedbydividingEBITDAbyinterestexpenses.

3.Gearingratioiscalculatedbydividingtotalinterest-bearingdebtsbytotalasets.Totalinterest-bearingdebtsconsistof

borowings,medium-termnotes,bondsandebentures.


RISKFACTORS

Priortomakinganyinvestmentdecision,prospectiveinvestorshouldconsidercarefulyalofthe

informationcontainedinthisOferingCircular,includingtherisksanduncertaintiesdescribedbelow.

Ourbusines,financialconditionoresultsofoperationscouldbematerialyadverselyafectedbyany

oftheserisks.Factorswhichwebelievemaybematerialforthepurposeofasesingthemarketrisks

asociatedwiththeBondsarealsodescribedbelow.Webelievethathefactorsdescribedbelow

representheprincipalrisksinherentininvestingintheBonds,butourinabilitytofulfilourespective

obligationsundertheBondsandtheGuarantemayocurforothereasonsandwedonotrepresent

thathestatementsbelowregardingtherisksofinvestmentintheBondsarexhaustive.Aditional

considerationsanduncertaintiesnotpresentlyknowntousorwhichtheycurentlydemimaterial

mayalsohaveanadversefectonaninvestmentintheBonds.Alofthesefactorsarecontingencies

whichmayormaynotocurandwearenotinapositiontoexpresaviewonthelikelihodofanysuch

contingencyocuring.ThemarketpriceoftheBondscouldeclineduetoanyoftheserisks,and

investorsmaylosepartoraloftheirinvestment.

ThisOferingCircularalsocontainsforward-lokingstatementsthatinvolverisksanduncertainties.

Ouractualresultscouldifermaterialyfromthoseanticipatedintheseforward-lokingstatementsas

aresultofcertainfactors,includingtherisksdescribedbelowandelsewhereinthisOferingCircular.

RISKSRELATINGTOURBUSINESANDTHEAIRCRAFTLEASINGINDUSTRY

Ourbusinesisensitivetoglobaleconomiconditions.Asevereorprolongedownturnintheglobal

economybroughtbyothergeneralmacroeconomiconditionsmayhaveamaterialadversefecton

ourbusines,financialcondition,resultsofoperationsandprospects.

Thecontinuedsucesandprofitabilityofourbusinesdepend,inpart,onglobaleconomicgrowthand

demandforitservices.Thedemandforthevariouservicesoferedbyusisubjectodiferentmarket

cyclespecifictosuchservices,whichinturnareafectedbychangesordevelopmentsinglobal

economicandfinancialconditionsthatarebeyondourcontrol.

Since2020,thegeneraleconomicoutlokinmajoreconomiesuchEurope,theUnitedStates,Japan

andthePRChasremainedchalengingivenlowerglobaleconomicgrowthprospects,higher

governmentfiscaldeficitsandpublicdebtandcontinuedinflationarypresure.Inparticular,thelatest

escalatingtradedisputeandtradetarifsin2025betwentheUnitedStatesandothermajoreconomics

couldresultinsignificantadverseimpacts,includingaslowdowninglobaleconomicgrowthandhigher

inflation,reducedtradeflowsandbusinesinvestmentandownsiderisksforequity,bondand

comodityprices.Moreover,theongoingpoliticalgridlockintheUnitedStatesovergovernment

spendingandebtlevels,theconflictbetwenRusiandUkraineandthefectiveconomicsanctions

onRusia,thegeopoliticaltensionsandconflictsinvariouscountriesintheMidleEastincludingthe

Israeli-PalestinianandtheIsraeli–Iranconflictandtheimpactofclimaterisksduetoglobalwarming

mayalsoresultinaditionaladverseimpactstotheglobaleconomyandmarketsandtradeflows.Such

geopoliticalrisksmayhaveamaterialadverseimpactonmacroeconomicfactorswhichafecthe

Group’sbusines,financialcondition,resultsofoperationsandprospects.

Inadition,centralbanksofsomecountries,includingtheFederalReserveBoardofGovernorsofthe

UnitedStates,havealsoaceleratedtheirshiftsinmonetarypoliciesandincreasedinterestrates.There

canbenoasurancethatmonetaryandfiscalpolicymeasuresadoptedbycentralbanksornational

governmentswilhavetheintendedefectsorthataglobaleconomicdownturnwilnotocurormarket

volatilitieswilnotpersist.


DeliveriesofnewaircraftbybothAirbusandBoeinghavealsobenafectedbyindustrialconstraints

andsuplychainlimitationsandtherecanbenoasurancethatheycansucesfulymaintaintimely

deliveriesofouraircraftorderstous.Anydelayorotherobstaclethatheyencounterinaircraft

productionorinregulatorycertificationmayinturndelaydeliveryofsuchaircraftous.Anydelaysin

receivingaircraftdeliverieswouldadverselyafectourabilitytotimelygeneraterevenuefromsuch

aircraft.

Otherexternalfactors,includingbutnotlimitedto:

•global,regionalorcountryspecificpoliticalinstability,socialunrestandcivilwar,includingbut

notlimitedtotherecentmilitaryconflictsbetwenRusiandUkraine,IsraelandPalestine,Israel

andIran,andtheresultingprolongedairspacerestrictions;

•volatilityininterestrates;

•economic,tradeandpoliticalpolicies,includingtradefrictioninvolvingmajoreconomiesuchas

theUnitedStates,theEUandChina;

•sudenincreasesininflationordeflation;

•oilorothercomoditymarketvolatility,whichmayafectdemandforfuel-eficientaircraftand

equipment;and

•anyothersudendownturnorsudenchangeintheglobal,regionalorlocaleconomic,political,

social,legal,environmentorgovernmentpolicies(suchasBrexit,theSino-UStradewarandany

localpoliticalturmoilorcivildisobediencemovements),laws,rulesoregulations,theimposition

oftradetarifsandnon-tarifstradebariers,sanctions,boycots,tradeandlabourdisputesand

workstopages,particularlyintheaircraftindustry,

whichareventsbeyondourcontrol,andtherecurenceofadversemacroeconomiconditionsare

expectedtohaveamaterialadversefectonourbusines,financialcondition,resultsofoperationsand

prospects.

Traderestrictionsandtradefrictioncouldmaterialyafectheairlineandaircraftmanufacturing

industries,whichinturncouldadverselyafectourbusinesandabilitytoprocureaircraftina

timelyandcost-efectivemaner.

Wearesubjectorisksrelatingtochangesintradepolicies,tarifregulations,embargoesorothertrade

restrictionsadversetotheairlineandaircraftmanufacturingindustriesgeneraly.Anytraderestrictions,

tradefrictionortravelbanscouldmaterialyandadverselyafecthebusinesesofourairlinecustomers

andtheirdemandforaircraftfromus,aswelasourabilitytoprocureaircraftinatimelyand

cost-efectivemaner.Inparticular,inrecentmonths,theU.S.administrationhasindicatedand

demonstrateditsintentoalteritsaproachtointernationaltradepolicythrough,amongotherthings,

imposingtarifsonawiderangeofproductsandothergodsfrom,China,membersoftheEU,

countriesintheMidleEastandAfricandothercountries.Thesemeasureshaveledtothercountries,

includingthosetargetedbytheU.S.tarifs,toenactheirowntarifsagainstimportedgodsfromthe

U.S.inretaliation.Tradefrictionmaycontinuetoescalateinthefutureandmayresultinsubstantial

aditionalorincreasedtarifsoncertaintypesofgods,suchasaircraftandaircraftcomponents,

makingitsignificantlymoredificultandexpensivetoimportsuchgodsintocertainjurisdictions.Asa

resultofthesetarifs,aircraftmanufacturersmayexperiencedelaysorincreasedcostsinproducingand

deliveringaircraft,whichtheymaypasontousorwhichwemayhavetopaydirectly,andweinturn

maynedtopasonanysuchdelaysorincreasedcostsontourcustomers,whichwemaynotbeable

todoncomercialyaceptabletermsoratal.Inadition,tradefrictionandchangesintradepolicies

mayadverselyimpactairlinedemandforleasedaircraftwhichmayadverselyimpactourabilitytoplace

aircraftonleaseintheafectedcountries,oradverselyimpacthecostofandthereturnswereceive

fromsuchleaseplacements.Whilethetarifnegotiationistilongoing,wecanotpredictfuturetrade


policiesortarifs,oranyretaliatorymeasuresinresponse,whichmaybenacted,oranychangesin

demandwhichmaybeconectedtotheforegoing,andanysuchdevelopmentswhichnegativelyimpact

theairlineandaircraftmanufacturingindustryorairlinedemandmayinturnhaveamaterialadverse

efectonourbusines,financialcondition,resultsofoperationsandprospects.

Extraneousevents,suchasteroristatacks,majorairtravelacidentsortheoutbreakofcontagious

diseases,couldreducethedemandforairtravel,whichcouldcauseourairlinecustomersnotbeing

abletometheleasepaymentobligation.

Theprimaryefectsexperiencedbyairlineindustryincludeincreasedoperatingcosts,increased

concernsaboutfutureteroristatacks,decreasedairtrafic,airportshutdowns,andflightcancelation

andelays.Teroristatacks,orthefearofsuchatacks,orotherworldeventsormajorairtravel

acidentscouldresultindecreasedairtraficandcouldalsoincreasethecostofairlineoperators,which

couldadverselyafectourbusinesandfinancialcondition.

AnyoutbreakofcomunicablediseasesincludingwithoutlimitationtheglobalCOVID-19pandemic

mayadverselyafectpasengerdemandforairtravel.AditionaloutbreaksofSARS,birdflu,swineflu,

H7N9virusorotherpandemicdiseases,orthefearofsuchsevereacuterespiratorysyndrome,orevents,

couldprovokeunpredictableresponses,includingovernment-imposedtravelrestrictionsandborder

closures,whichcouldalsonegativelyafectpasengerdemandforairtravel.Theseconsequencescould

adverselyafectourairlinecustomers’liabilitytosatisfytheirleasepaymentobligations,whichcould

adverselyafectouroperatingresultsandfinancialcondition.

Ourliabilitiesandourbusinesarexposedtoforeignexchangeraterisks.

WehaveoperationsinthePRCandHongKong,andcertainportionofcashandcashequivalents,

restrictedcash,financialasetsincludingfinancialeasereceivables,prepaymentsandotherasets,

financialiabilitiesincludingbankborowings,medium-termnotes,bondsandebenturesandother

liabilitiesandacrualsaredenominatedincurenciesotherthanthefunctionalcurencyofourGroup

entities.Forinstance,aircraftleasingincomeandcertainborowingsusedtofinancetheleasesare

denominatedinUSD,whilesomeborowingsaredenominatedinRMB.Curencyexchangerisksmay

arisewhenfinanceleasereceivables,operatingleasereceivablesandcertainborowingsare

denominatedindiferentcurencies,andwheretherearefluctuationsinthexchangeratesofsuch

curenciesagainstotherforeigncurencies.Althoughwehaverecordedcurencyexchangegainsin

RMBofHK$381.9milionandcurencyexchangegainsinUSDofHK$67.6milion,eachfortheyear

ended31December2024,ifthexchangeratescontinuetofluctuateandwecanotprocureanyspecific

foreignexchangecontrolarangementstomitigatesuchrisks,ouresultsofoperationsandfinancial

performancemaybeadverselyafected.

AlthoughtheGroupcloselymonitorscurencyexchangerisksandhedgesthexposurewherenecesary

andapropriate,itshedgingactivitiesmaynotbefulyefective.Futuremovementsinthexchangerate

oftheRMBorHongKongdolarsagainstheU.S.dolarmayresultinforeignexchangelosesorloses

onitshedginginstruments,whichmayadverselyafectitsresultsofoperationsandfinancialcondition.

Wefacetheriskofdecreaseinaircraftvalue,impairmentofournon-financialasetsand

marked-to-marketfinancialasets.

Non-financialasetsareperiodicalyreviewedforimpairmentandwherethecaryingamountofan

asetisgreaterthanitsestimatedrecoverableamount,itiswritendownimediatelytoitsrecoverable

amount.Therecoverableamountisthehigheroftheaset’sfairvaluelescoststoselandvalueinuse.

Factorsthatmaycontributetoimpairmentofaircraftinclude,butarenotlimitedto,unfavourableairline

industrytrendsafectingtheresidualvaluesofcertainaircraftypes,highfuelpricesandevelopment

ofmorefuel-eficientaircraftshorteningtheusefulivesofcertainaircraft,andnewtechnological

developments.TheGroupobtainsfairvaluesofaircraftfromindependentapraisersforwhichthe

principalasumptionsunderlyingaircraftvaluearebasedoncurentmarketransactionsforsimilar

aircraftinasimilarconditionandindustrytrends.Whenestimatingthevalueinuseofaircraft,the


Groupestimatesexpectedfuturecashflowsfromtheaircraftbasedonthekeyasumptionsmainly

includingleaserentsofcurentleases;subsequentreleaseratesbasedoncurentmarketinginformation

andresidualvalues,andiscountedataratecomensuratewiththeasociatedrisktocalculatethe

presentvalue.Wefacetheriskofwrite-downinthevalueofouraircraftasetsinthefuture,whichmay

inturnadverselyimpactourbusinesandfinancialperformance.CertainfinancialasetsoftheGroup

arerequiredtobemarked-to-market.Intheventhathemark-to-marketvalueislesthanthecarying

amount,ourfinancialperformancemaybeadverselyafected.

Oursubstantialindebtednesexposesustoliquidityandre-financingrisks.

Werelyoncashgeneratedfromourbusinesoperations,aircraftloans,PDPfinancing,debtandequity

financingandotheraircraftfinancingandtradingchanelstofinancetheaircraftacquisitionsand

businesoperation.Wexpecthatwewilcontinuetodosointhefuture.Se“Descriptionofthe

Group–OurGrowthStrategies–Diversifyingourfinancingsourceandcapitaloptimizationtoimprove

ourcreditratings”.

Ourtotalborowings(includingborowings,medium-termnotes,bondsandebentures)were

HK$45,104.1milion,HK$50,511.5milionandHK$48,576.7milionasat31December2022,2023

and2024,respectively,representing81.5%,84.4%and83.4%ofourtotalasetsasat31December

2022,2023and2024,respectively.

Duetothecapital-intensivenatureofourbusines,thenedtorefinancematuringdebtandourstrategy

ofexpandingouraircraftportfolio,wexpecthatwewilcontinuetoincursignificantindebtednesin

thefutureandmaintainhighlevelsofindebtednes,which:

•maycauseasubstantialportionofourcashflowsfromoperationstobededicatedtointerestand

principalpaymentsandthereforeisnotavailabletofundouroperations,workingcapital,capital

expenditures,expansion,acquisitionsorgeneralcorporateorotherpurposes;

•mayimpairourabilitytobtainaditionalfinancinginthefuture;

•maylimitourflexibilityinplaningfor,oreactingto,changesinourbusinesandindustry;

•maymakeusmorevulnerabletodownturnsinourbusines,ourindustryortheconomyin

general;

•mayrestrictusfrompursuingstrategicbusinesoportunities;and

•mayincreaseourexposuretointerestratefluctuations.

Asat31December2022,2023and2024,ourcurentliabilitiesexcededourcurentasetsby

HK$12,676.7milion,HK$12,805.3milionandHK$4,983.7milion,respectively.

Asat31December2024,thecurentliabilitiesmainlycomprisedborowingsofHK$12,732.7milion

(HK$4.8bilionfromaircraftacquisitionfinancing(“aircraftloans”),HK$2.7bilionfromPDP

financingandotherborowingsofHK$5.2bilionwerethemajorcomponents)andbondsand

debenturesofHK$1,542.9milion.Therepaymentofaircraftloanswilbepartialyfundedbythe

colectionofoperatingleasereceivablesthatisexpectedtobereceivedfromairlineswithin12months

from31December2024(buthasnotbenincludedundercurentasets).RepaymentofPDPfinancing

andotherfinancingsisexpectedtobefundedbyexistingloanfacilitiesand/ornewaircraftloanswhen

aircraftaredelivered.Thebonds,debenturesandmedium-termnotesaretargetedtoberepaidbyour

internalresourcesand/oraditionalfundingtoberaisedbytheGroup.TheGroupwilkeponraising

fundsthroughPDPfinancing,aircraftloans,bondisuance,otherdebtcapitalmarketfinancing,

equity/equity-likefinancingandisposalofaircraft.


Wecanotasureyouthatwewilalwaysbeabletocontinuetobtaintherequiredfinancinginthe

futureorthatwewouldbeabletoarangefore-financingofourindebtedneswhentheybecomedue,

repayourindebtednesoraisethenecesaryfundingtofinanceourbusinesgrowthandourcapital

comitments.

Furthermore,wecanotasureyouthatwewilbeabletocomplywithaltherequirementsor

covenantsunderourfinancingagrementsorothermaterialcontractsenteredintoaspartofour

ordinarycourseofbusinesorthatwewilbeabletobtainanywaiverifwefailtocomplywiththem.

Wehavenotreceived,duringthethreyearsended31December2022,2023and2024,anynoticeof

breachofanycovenantorundertakingresultinginearlyterminationormodificationofanycontractsor

agrementswhicharematerialtourbusines.

Ifweviolateanyoftheundertakingsorcovenants,itcouldresultinincreaseintheinterestrates,

aceleratedrepaymentofloansandinterest,terminationordelayintherelevantarangementsorlegal

procedingsagainstus.Anyoftheseincidentscouldhaveamaterialadversefectonourbusines,

operatingresults,andfinancialcondition.Furthermore,ourliquiditydependsontheamountofcash

generatedfromouroperationsandouracestofurtherfinancialresources,whichcouldalsobeinturn

afectedbyourfutureoperatingperformance,prevailingeconomiconditions,andotherfactorsoutside

ourcontrol.

Wemaynotbeabletocolectouroutstandingloansfromourdebtors.

Asat31December2024,theGroup’scaryingamountofoutstandingloantoAircraftRecycling

InternationalLimited(“ARI”)amountedtoHK$243.2milion.On27October2023,ARIandits

shareholdersenteredintothefourthsuplementalshareholders’loanandguaranteagrement(the

“FourthSuplementalAgrement”),pursuantowhichthetermoftheshareholders’loanand

guarantewasextendedto31December2026andtheanualcapwasreducedfromHK$1.5bilionto

HK$650milion.Inadition,wehaventeredintoanexchangeablebondsubscriptionagrementwith

ARIinrespectofthesubscriptionofHK$850milionexchangeablebondstobeisuedbyARI.On1

January2024,wehadcompletedthesubscriptionofthexchangeablebondsandtheconsiderationwere

setledagainstheshareholders’loantoARI.Thexchangeablebondsarebearinginterestat0.5%per

anumabovetheprimelendingratequotedbytheBankofChina(HongKong)Limitedwhichis

acruedailyandpayableinarearsofsixmonthlyintervalsfromthedateofisueofthexchangeable

bonds.IntheventhatARIcontinuestoincurloses,thereisnoguarantethatheoutstandingloan

amountstouscanberepaidinatimelymanerandouresultsofoperationsandfinancialperformance

maybeadverselyafected.

Werequireasignificantamountofinancingtosuportouraircraftpurchasecomitment.

Werequiretoarangefundingforeachofouraircraftacquisitionsthroughpurchaseandleaseback

transactionsordirectaircraftpurchases.HencewemaysekPDPfinancinguponaircraftpurchasesand

priortotheirdeliveries;aswelasaircraftloansuponaircraftdeliveries.Wemayalsoarangefor

financingfromothermeansincludingcomercialbanks(forunsecuredebts),debtcapitalmarketsand

equityinvestors.Asat31December2024,theamountofoutstandingaircraftpurchasecomitments

wasHK$45.1bilion,whichwasexpectedtobefinancedby(a)PDPfinancing,(b)aircraftloans,(c)

unsecuredworkingcapitalfacilities,(d)isuanceofdebtcapitalinstruments,(e)equity/equity-like

financings,(f)disposalofaircraft;and/or(g)internalygeneratedfinancialresources.Asat31

December2022,2023and2024,ourbankandotherborowingsforaircraftacquisitionamountedto

HK$19,083.3milionHK$23,309.6milionandHK$21,537.1milion,respectively.Thebalancesofour

PDPfinancingwereHK$7,180.3milion,HK$6,127.8milionandHK$6,294.1milion,respectively.

PDPscheduledtobepaidwithin12monthsfrom31December2024amountedtoHK$3,873.3milion

excludingthePDPofthoseaircraftwhichthedeliveryschedulesarenotyetconfirmed.


Aircraftacquisitionborowingisusualyconfirmedafewmonthsbeforedeliveryoftherelevantaircraft

basedonindustrypracticeandourpriorexperience.Besides,wesometimesfinanceournewaircraft

withinternalresourcesorshort-termfinancingandwemighthavetobtainrefinancingforthese

aircrafthroughnewaircraftprojectloans.Forthexistinglong-termaircraftborowings,thexpected

cashinflowsfromleasereceivablesgeneralyaresuficientocovertherequiredcashoutflowsfor

instalmentrepaymentsoverthentireleaseterm.Inordertometouraircraftpurchasecomitmentand

maintainanadequatelevelofunrestrictedcash,wenedtoensurethatasuficientlevelofinancingis

availableintimeandthatherewilbenosignificantof-leasetimefortheaircraftagredtobe

purchasedbyus.Ourabilitytobtainfinancingisdependentonanumberofactorsoutsideourcontrol,

whichinclude:

•thegeneralmarketconditions;

•themarket’sperceptionofthequalityofourasets;

•themarket’sperceptionoftherelevantindustryrisk;and

•theinterestratefluctuations.

Negativesentimentinthecapitalandcreditmarketsfromwhichwesourceourfinancingcouldleadto

comercialbanksandotherfinancialinstitutionsbeingleswilingtoprovideaircraftacquisition

financing;orthecostofsuchfinancingwouldnotbecomercialyaceptabletous.Inanyofthese

events,wemayfacealiquiditygapandwemaynedtouseothermeans,suchaselingouraircraft

asetsataninapropriatetime,tosuportourfundingneds.Fortheyearended31December2024,we

haveincurednetcashoutflowsfromfinancingactivitiesintheamountofHK$4,107.0miliondueto

reductionoftotalfletsizeandcashandcashequivalentbalanceasat31December2024.

Ifweareunabletobtainsuficientfinancingfrombanksorotherfinancingsourcesoncomercialy

aceptableterms,ourbusines,operatingresults,andfinancialconditioncouldbematerialyand

adverselyafected.

Anyincreaseininterestrateswouldincreaseourborowingcostswhichcouldadverselyafectour

businesandfinancialperformance.

Priortothendof2022,asubstantialportionofourbankborowings,includingaircraftloans,PDP

financingandotherbankborowings,wasubjectofloatinginterestrateswithreferencetonemonth,

thre-monthorsix-monthU.S.$LIBOR.InMarch2021,theUKFinancialConductAuthority(“FCA”)

anouncedthedateonwhichLIBORwilbediscontinued.Theone-wekandtwo-monthU.S.$LIBOR

setingshadiscontinuedafter31December2021andtheremainingU.S.$LIBORsetingshad

discontinuedafter30June2023.Duringthesix-monthperiodended30June2023,thetransitionofal

legacycontractsofinterestrateswapsandthemajorityoflegacycontractsofbankborowingslinkedto

U.S.$LIBORswasundertakensucesfuly.Thetransitionofremainingbankborowingcontracts

linkedtoU.S.$LIBORswerecompletedbeforethendofthirdquarterin2023.Asat31December

2022,2023and2024,ourbankandotherborowingsthatweresubjectofloatinginterestrate

represented78.4%,64.7%and66.1%,respectively,ofthebalanceofourtotalbankandother

borowings.Wexpecthatmostofourbankandotherborowingswilcontinuetobesubjecto

floatinginterestratesinthefuture.

Interestratefluctuationshaveasignificantinfluenceonourfinancialperformance.Anychangesin

interestrateswilimpactourborowingcostsasasizeableportionofourdebtisonafloatingratebasis.

Wemaybesusceptibletointerestratevolatilityifweareunabletomaintainabalancebetwenfixed

andfloatingratedebtsandmatchthefixedleaserentandleasematuritieswithfinancingdebtson

similarbasisorsecureapropriatehedgesforthesame.Whilethexposuretointerestratevolatility

maybehedgedthroughtheuseofinterestrateswapsandinterestratecaps,themagnitudeofthefinal

exposuredependsonthefectivenesofthehedge.Asat31December2024,wehad16interestrate


swapcontractstomanageourunmatchedinterestratexposureastheyhavetheconomicefectof

convertingbankborowingsfromfloatinginterestratesintofixedinterestratesintherangebetwen

0.4%and4.1%.

Fortheunhedgedexposure,wecloselymonitortheinterestratetrendandwilconsiderhedgingthe

exposurewherenecesaryandapropriate.

Ourbusinesmodeldependsonthecontinuingleasingofaircraft.

Ourbusinesmodeldependsonthecontinuingleasingofaircraftforconstantcashinflowsoflease

incomewhichwilbeusedfortherepaymentsoftheaircraftloansincuredforaircraftacquisitions.

Ourabilitytoleaseaircraftis,however,subjectoanumberofactorsoutsideourcontrol,includingthe

rateofrecoveryfromtheconomicdownturn,theconomichangeinChinandglobaly,thelevelof

airtraficdemandinChinandglobaly,thedemandandsuplyofaircraftandaircraftleasingservices

inChinandglobaly,andthemarketvalueoftheaircraftweownorplantopurchase.Ifwearenotable

toleaseouraircraftatheapropriatetimeandonfavourableterms,ourbusines,operatingresults,and

financialconditioncouldbematerialyandadverselyafectedbytheconsequencesuchasthe

unexpectedlongof-leasetimeofouraircraft,insuficientcashflowsgeneratedfromtheaircraftlease

agrements,andposiblebreachofcovenantsandundertakingsinourfinancingarangementsand

aircraftpurchaseagrements.

Ouroperatinghistorymaynotbeindicativeofourfutureperformance.

China’saircraftleasingindustryhasashorthistory,andourbusinesonlycomencedin2006withthe

firstaircraftpurchaseandleasebacktransactioncompletedinSeptember2007.Wecompletedourfirst

directaircraftpurchaseandleasetransactioninSeptember2010withtheaircraftpurchasedfromthe

secondaryaircraftmarketsinEurope.Fortheyearsended31December2022,2023and2024,ourlease

incomewasHK$3,542.2milion,HK$4,199.2milionandHK$4,349.7milion,respectively.Ourlease

incomefromfinanceleasesandoperatingleasesincreasedby18.5%and3.6%fortheyears2023and

2024respectively.

Ourevenuesandnetprofitaregeneratedprimarilyfromfoursources,namelyfinanceleaseincome,

operatingleaseincome,governmentgrantsandnetgainsfromdisposalofaircraft.Fortheyearsended

31December2022,2023and2024,werecognisedHK$207.1milion,HK$124.5milionandHK$212.7

milion,respectively,asnetincomefromaircraftdisposalandaircraftcomponentstrading.Thesuces

ofcompletingfurtherdisposalofaircraftothirdpartiesisubjectoanumberofactorsoutsideour

control.Ourinterestexpensesmayincreaseordecreasedependingonthemarketinterestratesentiment,

ourdeliveryversusdisposalprogresesandhenceoveralfletsize.Ourcurencyexchangegains/loses

canarisefromunhedgedexposureonRMBduetothesignificantvolatilityinforeignexchangerates,

andouresultsofoperationsandfinancialperformancemaybeadverselyafected.Alofthesefactors

couldhaveanadverseimpactonouresultsfortheyearending31December2025.

Wemaynotbeabletosecureleasecomitmentforaircraftobepurchasedandeliveredtousunder

theaircraftpurchaseagrement.

Asat31December2024,wehavecomitedtopurchase124aircraftwhicharetobedeliveredtousin

stagesbythendof2028.

Ifwearenotabletosecuretimelyleasecomitmentinrespectoftheaircraftobepurchasedand

deliveredtous,wemaynedtoimplementourcontingencyplanswhichincluderequestingforthe

deferedeliveryoftheseaircrafteventhoughwewouldstilnedtocontinuepayingthepurchaseprice

balancesandparkingfesfortheseaircraft.Therelevantaircraftmanufacturermaynotagrewithsuch

deferedelivery,andwemayberequiredtotakethedeliveryoftheaircraftandleasetheaircrafton

lesfavourabletermsorthatwemaynedtotransfertherelevantaircraftdeliveryslototheraircraft


purchasers.Inanyofthesevents,ourbusines,financialcondition,andoperatingresultscouldbe

adverselyafected.Wemayalsofaceclaimsfromtherelevantaircraftmanufacturerforfailuretotake

aircraftdeliveryandoureputationintheaircraftleasingindustrywouldalsobeafected.

Inadition,thecontinuouspaymentofthepurchasepricebalances,withoutconfirmedlease

comitmentfromtheairlineoperators,mayresultinsignificantpresureonourfinancingneds,as

therewouldbenoinflowsofcashtosuporthepayment.AswehaveusedPDPfinancingtosuporthe

paymentofPDPs,wemayormaynotbeabletobtainsuchfinancingonfavourabletermsoratalif

theleasearangementinrespectoftheaircrafthasyetobefinalised.Insuchevent,forthepaymentof

thepurchasepricebalances,wewouldthenedtolokforothersourceofinancing,whichwould

furtheracelerateourliquiditynedsandourfinancialexposure.

Ourprofitabilitydependsonourabilitytopurchasemarket-aceptedaircraftatreasonableprices.

Theprofitabilityofourbusinesdependsonourabilitytopurchasemarket-aceptedaircraftat

reasonableprices.Purchaseofaircraftathighpricesmaynotbeprofitabletousaswemaynotbeable

togeneratesuficientcashinflowsthroughleaseincometosetletheaircraftacquisitionfinancing.In

adition,theselectionofapropriateaircraftisalsoimportantousunderourbusinesmodel.Athe

timeofmakingthepurchasecomitment,wehaveyetosecurethecorespondingleasecomitment

fromtheairlineoperators.Thisarangementexposesustotheriskthatwemaynotbeabletoleasethe

aircraftwithintheplanedperiodoftimeofdeliveryoftheaircraftoncomercialtermsaceptableto

us.

Moreover,ouraircraftacquisitionstrategyexposesustovariousrisksthatcouldmaterialyand

adverselyafectourbusines,operatingresults,andfinancialcondition,includingtherisksthatwe

could:

•impairourliquiditybyusingasignificantportionofouravailablecashorborowingcapacityto

financeouraircraftacquisitions;

•significantlyincreaseourinterestexpenseandfinancialeverageasweincuraditionalaircraft

acquisitionfinancing;and

•incurorasumeunanticipatedliabilities,losesorcostsasociatedwiththeaircrafthatwe

acquire.

Inanyofthesevents,ouroperatingresultsandfinancialconditioncouldbematerialyandadversely

afected.

Werelyonafewairlinecustomersforouraircraftleasingbusines.

Asat31December2022,2023and2024,wehad38,41and40airlinecustomers,respectively,forour

aircraftleasingbusines.Duringtheyearended31December2024,leaseincomeofHK$1,992.2

milionwasgeneratedfromthethrelargestairlinecustomers,representingaproximately46%ofthe

totaleaseincome.Theairlineindustryiscyclical,sensitivetoeconomicperformance,andhighly

competitive.Ourairlinecustomersareafectedbyglobaloregionalpublichealthcrises(suchasthe

COVID-19pandemic),fuelprices,politicaloreconomicinstability,teroristactivities,changesin

nationalpolicy,competitivepresures,labouractions,insurancecosts,economicrecesion,health

concerns,andotherpoliticaloreconomiceventsadverselyafectingtheglobaloregionalmarkets.Al

ofthesefactorsindirectlyafectheaircraftleasingindustry.Ourairlinecustomers’abilitytoreacto

andcopewiththecompetitivenvironmentinwhichtheyoperatewouldafectourbusinesand

financialcondition.Thelosofanyoneofourexistingairlinecustomersortheirinabilitytomakelease

paymentsonscheduleduetofinancialdificulties,bankruptcyorotherwisecouldadverselyafectour

cashflowandprofitability.Thiscouldalsoresultinaposiblebreachbyusoftheundertakingsand

covenantscontainedinanyofourfinancingagrements,resultinginanadverseimpactonourbusines,

operatingresults,andfinancialcondition.


Wearexposedtovariousrisksrelatedtothecomercialairlineindustry.

Wearexposedindirectlytothesamesetofriskfactorsasourairlineleses.Theabilityofeachlese

toperformitsobligationsunderaleasewildependprimarilyonthelese’sfinancialconditionand

cashflow,whichareafectedbyfactorsbeyondourcontrol,includingeconomiconditions,recesion,

deflationorfinancialsystemdistres,demandforpasengerairtravelandaircargoservices,industry

competition,competitionfromsubstituteservices,fluctuationsinfuelprices,interestratesandforeign

exchangerates,labourcostsandunionisues,maintenance,insurance,securityorothercosts,the

impactofairlinebankruptcies,aircraftacidentsorthefectofgeopoliticalorothereventsuchas

wars,socialunrest,pandemics,naturaldisastersandactsofterorism.Theairlineindustrygeneraly

andeachofourlesesisalsoafectedbygovernmentregulationofairlineoperations,competitionand

mergersandacquisitions,environmentalregulation,airportandotherinfrastructuralconstraints,the

availabilityofneworusedaircraftforleaseorpurchase,fluctuationsinjetfuelcostsdueto

environmentaleventsuchasthoserelatedtogrenhousegasemisionsandthegoalofreaching

net-zerocarbonemisionsby2050,changesintechnologyandtheavailabilityandcostofdebtand

equitycapitalandotherformsofinancingtoairlines.Ourbusinesandfinancialperformanceare

dependentontheperformanceofourlesesandtheirabilitytomanagetheserisksefectively.Tothe

extenthatheairlineindustryorourairlinelesesexperiencenegativefectsfromtheseoranyother

riskfactors,wemayexperience:

•areducedemandforouraircraftandhencelowerleaseratesoraircraftsalevalues;

•ahigherincidenceofleasedefaultsresultinginlostrevenuefromadelayorinteruptionin

paymentsorterminationofleasesandhigherlegalandtechnicalcostsasociatedwiththe

reposesionoftheaircraftanditsrecords;

•anedtodeferand/orestructureleasepaymentsfordelinquentairlinesorairlinesinfinancial

dificultywhichmayresultinlowerleaserevenueorthenedtomakeprovisionsforental

amountsinarears;and

•aninabilitytoplaceavailableaircraftonleaseonaceptableterms,whichcouldresultinus

incuringfinancingcostswhilenotcolectingrevenuefromtherelevantaircraftandincuring

storage,insurance,maintenanceandmodificationcostsresultingfromthegroundingofsuch

aircraftandtheirpreparationforelease.

Theocurenceofoneormoreoftheseventscouldresultinamaterialadversefectonourbusines,

financialconditionandresultsofoperationsandourabilitytoservicetheBonds.

Ourconcentratedexposuretoasingleindustrymakesusparticularlysusceptibletothedownturnsof

thatindustry.

Wearestablishedwiththeprincipalobjectiveofowningandinvestinginaportfoliofcomercialjet

aircraftwhichareplacedonmediumtolong-termleasestoairlines.Byconcentratingouroperations

andinvestmentsinthecomercialaircraftleasingindustry,wearesusceptibletodownturnsinthe

comercialairlineindustry,whichmayresultinourincomefromouraircraftleasesbeingadversely

afected.Concentratingouroperationsandinvestmentsinasingleindustryplacesusatgreaterisk

fromeventsorcircumstancesadverselyafectingthatindustry.Asaresult,ourbusines,financial

conditionandresultsofoperationsandabilitytoservicetheBondscouldbeadverselyafected.

Wearexposedtosignificantregionaleconomicandpoliticalconditionsduetotheconcentrated

locationofourlesesincertaingeographicalregions,whichcouldadverselyafectourfinancial

performance.

Throughourleses,wearexposedtolocaleconomicandpoliticalconditionsthatcaninfluencethe

financialperformanceofsuchleseslocatedinaparticularegion.Thefectoftheseconditionson

paymentstouswilbemoreorlespronouncedependingontheconcentrationoflesesinanyregion


experiencingadverseconditions.Theairlineindustryishighlysensitivetogeneraleconomic

conditions.Arecesionorotherworseningofeconomiconditionsinaparticularegionmayhavea

materialadversefectonthecreditworthinesofleseslocatedinthatregionorwithsignificant

operationsto,fromorwithinthatregionandthereforeontheiresultantabilitytometheirfinancial

andotherobligationsundertheirleases.Furthermore,adisruptioninthefinancialmarkets,aterorist

atack,naturaldisaster,pandemic,conflictorsocialunrest,higherorvolatilefuelpricesoraweaklocal

curencymayincreasetheadverseimpactonourleses.

WederiveourleaseincomemainlyfromlesesbasedinboththeChinaregionandoverseas.Recovery

oftheaviationindustryandthegeneraleconomyasawholeislikelytobegradualanduneven,with

timinguncertain.ThetradefrictioninvolvingmajoreconomiesuchastheUnitedStates,theEUand

China,theslowdownofglobalorlocaleconomicgrowth,freightandpasengertraficgrowthrates

withintheAsiaPacificregionandbetwentheAsiaPacificregionandotheregionscouldadversely

impactaircraftdemand,oroversuplyofaircraftintheregioncouldadverselyimpactleaseratesand

ourabilitytoleaseandreleaseouraircraft.

Wearesubjectoperationalrisksandrisksrelatingtourinformationtechnologysystems,

includingcybersecurityrisksanduseofnewemergingtechnologies.

Wearesubjectoperationalrisksuchasinternalandexternalfraud,risksrelatedtocustomers,

productsandbusinesactivities,executionrisks,closingandprocesmanagementrisks,employment

systemandworkplacesafety,damagetophysicalasetsandrisksrelatedtoinformationtechnology

systems.

Wehavestablishedaseriesofpoliciesandprocedurestoidentify,ases,monitor,manageandreport

operationalrisks.Operationalfailuresmaycauselosestousifthesemeasuresarenotputinplace

efectivelyordonotadequatelycoveralaspectsofouroperations.

Wedependonourinformationtechnologysystemstoprocesacuratelyalargenumberoftransactions

onatimelybasisandtostoreandprocesmostofourdataregardingourbusinesandoperations,which

includeourfinancialcontrol,riskmanagement,acounting,customerserviceandotherdataprocesing

systems,togetherwiththecomunicationetworksbetwenourvariousbranchoutletsandourmain

dataprocesingcentre.Wehaveadoptedanumberoftechnicalmeasuresandmanagementinitiativesto

ensurethesecureandreliableoperationofourinformationsystems.Wehavealsoproactivelydeveloped

informationsecurityprotectioninitiatives.However,ifaportionoralofourinformationtechnology

systemsmalfunctionduetoanydefectinsoftwareorhardwareoranydeficiencyinourinformation

securityprotection,orwefailtoefectivelyimproveorupgradeourinformationtechnologysystemson

atimelybasis,ourbusines,financialconditionandresultsofoperationscouldbematerialyand

adverselyafected.

Inadition,giventhecomplicatedandchangingexternalsituationandthenewchalengesbroughtby

technologicalinovation,wetreatcybersecurityasacriticalcomponentofourinformationsecurity

protection.In2024,weactivelyrespondedtothecomplicatedandchanginginternationalsituation,

emergingchalengesinfinancialcybersecurityandramatictechnologicaltransformation,adheredto

theproductionsafetymeasures,andmadeproduction,operationandmaintenancemoreinteligent.We

depenedthecybersecuritydefensesystembuilding,andcontinuouslystrengthenedthedatasecurity

managementcapabilitytoinjectstrongmomentumintodigitaltransformation.Despitethe

implementationofrobustcybersecuritydefences,ourinformationtechnologysystemsmaystilbe

vulnerabletosecuritybreachescausedbyunauthorisedacestoinformationorsystems,intentional

destructionorlosorcoruptionofdata,software,hardwareorothercomputerequipment,orany

cyber-atacks.Therecanbenoasurancethatourexistinginformationsecuritymeasureswilprevent

unforeseablesecuritylopholes,includingbreak-insandviruses,ransomwareatacksorother

disruptionsuchasthosecausedbydefectsinhardwareorsoftwareanderorsormisconductof

operators.Personswhocircumventourinformationsecuritymeasurescoulduseoursorourclients’

confidentialinformationilegalyandforciblytakecontrolofoursystemtodisruptournormalbusines


operationsandasesments.Anymaterialsecuritylopholesorotherdisruptionscouldexposeusto

risksofinancialosoregulatoryactions,whichmayinturnharmoureputationoresultsof

operations.

Theoperationofaircraftisubjectoenvironmentalawsandregulations,andotherenvironmental

concernswhichmayinturnadverselyafectourbusines.

Concernsregardinglobalwarmingandthenvironmentgeneralyhaveresultedinmanycountriesand

supra-nationalorganizationsenactinglegislationtoimposestricterlimitsonemisionsofcarbon

dioxide,carbonmonoxideandnitrogenoxidefromaircraftandtheirengines.Examplesofsuchlimits

includetheEmisionsTradingSystem(“EUETS”)ortheUKEmisionsTradingSystem(“UK-ETS”),

requiringaircraftoperatorstopurchaseandsurenderanumberofemisioncertificatesequaltocarbon

dioxidequivalentemisionscausedbyflightseveryear,andresolutionfortheCarbonOfsetingand

ReductionSchemeforInternationalAviation(“CORSIA”)asagredbytheInternationalCivilAviation

Organization(“ICAO”)GeneralAsembly.

TheinclusionofaviationwithintheEUETS,theUK-ETSoranyothersupra-nationalglobal

market-basedmechanismsorotheregulationsconcerningaircraftoraviationemisionsandthecosts

relatedtoairlines’compliancewithenvironmentalregulationinotherjurisdictionswilikelycontinue

toresultinhigherticketprices,resultantlowerdemand,andlowerairlineprofitability,whichmayhave

anadverseimpactonthefinancialconditionofairlinesandtheirabilitytomakeleasepayments,and/or

reducethesalesprocedsreceivedbyusupondispositionofanyaircraft.Whiletheairlineisprimarily

responsibleforthesecharges,intheventoftheinsolvencyoftheairline,alienafectingaleased

aircraftcouldrequirethelesortosetleunpaidchargesinordertorecoverposesionoftheleased

aircraftfolowinganairlinedefault.RegardingtheEUETS,thelesormayalsobethedirectly

responsiblepartyfortherequirementsoftheEUETSasanowneroftheaircraft,incasestheoperator

maynotbeidentifiable.

Therisksasociatedwiththeparticipationinthevariousemisionstradingschemescanbexpectedto

furtherincreaseovertheshort-andmediumterm.Forexample,theEUhasalreadyanouncedplansto

introducestricterulesfortheEUETS,includingfortheaviationsector,includingelevatingthetarget

ofemisionsreductions.Thesechangeswilikelyleadtoafurtherincreaseofcostsforemisions

certificatesovertheshort-tomediumterm,pricesforwhichavealreadymultipliedina

disproportionatemanersincethendoftheyear2020.

Suchinitiativesmayalsoimpactheglobalmarketforcertainaircraft.Compliancewithcurentor

futureregulations,taxes,dutiesorleviescouldcauseourairlinecustomerstoincurhighercostsand

leadtohigherticketprices,whichcouldmeanlowerdemandfortravel,loweraircraftresidualvalues

andadverseimpactsonthefinancialconditionofourairlinecustomersand/orcouldrendercertain

aircraftypeslespopularwhichcouldinturnadverselyimpactourabilitytoleaseourownedaircraftat

aloratfavourablerates.

Inadition,theairlineindustryhascomeunderincreasedscrutinybythepres,thepublicandinvestors

regardingthenvironmentalimpactofairtravel.Ifsuchscrutinyresultsinreducedairtravel,itmay

negativelyafectdemandforouraircraftandleses’abilitytomakeleasepaymentsandreducethe

valuewereceiveforouraircraftuponanydisposition.Further,increasedfocusonthenvironmental

impactofairtravelhasledtothemergenceofnumerousustainabilityinitiatives,includingthe

developmentofsustainableaviationfuel,andelectricandhydrogenpoweredaircraft.Whilethese

sustainabilityinitiativesareinthearlystagesofdevelopment,ifalternativeaircraftechnology

developstothepointofcomercialviabilityandbecomeswidelyacepted,wemaynotbeableto

adjustourorderbokinatimelymanerandcouldberequiredtoincurincreasedcostsandsignificant

capitalinvestmentstotransitiontosuchtechnology.

Anyoralofthesefactorscouldmaterialyandadverselyafectourbusines,financialconditionand

resultsofoperationsandourabilitytometourfinancialobligationsaswelasthevalueoftheBonds.


Ifourairlinecustomersencounterfinancialdificultiesandwedecidetorestructureouraircraft

leaseagrementsoreposesouraircraft,itwouldlikelyresultinlesfavourableterms.

Ifanairlinecustomerfailstomakepaymentsinfulorinpartunderaleaseorhasadvisedusthatitwil

failtomakepaymentsinfulorinpartunderaleaseinthefuture,wemayelectorberequiredto

restructurethelease,whichcouldresultinlesfavourableterms,oreposestheaircraftandterminate

theleasewithoutreceivingaloranyofthepastdueamounts.Ifwearenotabletoreleaseareposesed

aircraftpromptlyatfavourablerates,ourbusines,operatingresults,andfinancialconditioncouldbe

adverselyafected.

Provisionforimpairmentlosonfinanceleasereceivablesandoperatingleasereceivablesmaynotbe

adequate,andwemaynedtoincreaseourprovisionsforimpairedreceivables.

UndertheHKFRS9,therecognitionofimpairmentprovisionshalbebasedonexpectedcreditloses

ratherthanincuredactualcreditlosesasrequiredbytheprevioustandards.Theamountofprovision

forimpairmentlosisdeterminedonthebasisoftheHKFRS,andouracountingpoliciesandour

acountingjudgementsandestimateswithreferencetoanumberofactors,suchasthecreditworthines

ofourairlinecustomers,economiconditionsandtrends,write-ofexperience,delinquenciesandthe

valueofunderlyingcolateralandguarantes.Aplyingthisaproachandinviewoftheconomic

conditions,theoperationofairlines,thecolectionhistoryofthereceivablesduefromourairline

customersandtheimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemic,wemadeprovisionsforimpairmentlosof

HK$18.5milionasat31December2024(2022:HK$11.8milionand2023:HK$6.9milion)forour

financeleasereceivablesandHK$153.0milionasat31December2024(2022:HK$187.5milionand

2023:HK$203.6milion)forouroperatingleasereceivables.Thexpectedcreditlosesalowance

madeasat31December2024representsaround0.2%ofourfinanceleasereceivablesand40.6%ofour

operatingleasereceivablesasat31December2024.AsourprovisionundertheHKFRS,andour

acountingpoliciesrequiresignificantjudgementandestimation,itmaynotbeadequatetocover

creditlosrealisedinourfuturebusinesoperations.Theprovision,ifmade,maybeinadequateif

adversechangesocurinthePRCeconomyorothereconomiesinwhichweoperateorifotherevents

adverselyafectspecificustomersormarkets,resultinginleaserestructuringwithorbankruptcyofour

airlinecustomers.Undersuchcircumstances,wemaynedtomakeaditionalprovision,onourfinance

leaseoroperatingleasereceivables,whichcouldmaterialyandadverselyafectouroperatingresults,

andfinancialcondition.

Themarketvalueofouraircraftandthemarketratesforaircraftleasescouldfluctuatefromtimeto

time.

Theaircraftmarketvalueandthemarketratesforaircraftleasesexperiencesignificantfluctuationsdue

toanumberofactorsoutsideourcontrol,including,butwithoutlimitationto,increasesintheinterest

ratesandthefuelpricesandecreaseintheairtraficdemand.Ourlong-termaircraftleasesplaceonus

theriskofrealisationoftheresidualvalueofouraircraftathetimeofre-marketing.Wemayalso

encounteraircraftmarketvalueriskifwenedtoimplementourcontingencyplanbytransferingthe

aircraftdeliveryslotofanaircraftcomitedtobepurchasedandeliveredtoustoanythirdparty.In

aditiontothefactorsrelevantorafectingtheairlineindustrygeneraly,manyotherfactorsmay

afecthemarketvalueoftheaircrafthatweacquireandthemarketratesforleases,including,but

withoutlimitationto:

•theconditionoftheaircraftmaintainedbyourleses;

•themaintenance,operatinghistoryandocumentaryrecordsoftheaircraft;

•theageoftheaircraft;

•thenumberofairlinesusingthatypeofaircraftanditscompatibilityintermsofspecifications

andconfigurations;


•theregulatoryauthorityunderwhichtheaircraftisoperated;

•theregulatoryandlegalrequirementsthatmustbesatisfiedbeforetheaircraftcanbepurchased,

soldoreleased;

•themarketvalueofcomparableaircraft;and

•thecostandtheavailabilityofspareparts.

Ahighconcentrationofaparticularmodelofaircraftmayexposeustotherisksonanychangein

themarketdemandoranyproblemsorgroundingorderspecifictothataircraftmodel.

Asat31December2024,122outofthe159aircraftweownwereAirbusA320familyaircraft,12were

AirbusA330familyaircraftand21wereBoeingB737familyaircraft,onewasBoeingB787family

aircraftandthrewereCOMAC909seriesaircraft.Ifwecontinuetohaveahighconcentrationofa

particulartypeormodelofaircraft,ourbusinesandoperatingresultscouldbeadverselyafectedifthe

marketdemandforthatypeormodelofaircraftdeclinesorifitisre-designedoreplacedbyits

manufacturerbecauseofnewtechnologyorotherdesignortechnologicalisues.Inadition,ifthe

aircraftmodelsormodelsaspartofourfletencounterserioustechnologicalorotherproblems,

resultingingroundingdecisionsbytheaviationauthorities,themarketvalueandtheleaseratesofsuch

aircraftmaydeclinesignificantly.Wemaynedtomakeprovisionforimpairmentonthemarketvalue

oftheaircraft.Ourexistingairlinecustomersmayalsowantosekearlyterminationofthexisting

aircraftleaseagrements.Wemaynotbeabletoreleaseore-marketheaircraftonfavourableterms,or

atal.Furthermore,ifthereisanydesignorqualitydefectsinourflet,theremaybedelaysor

disruptionstourusualbusinesoperations.Inanyofthesevents,ouroperatingresultsandfinancial

conditioncouldbematerialyandadverselyafected.

Asat31December2024,theGrouphasalsocomitedtopurchaseaircraftfromAirbusandCOMAC

andtheseaircraftarescheduledfordeliveryinstagesupto2028.Intheventhatourexistingpurchase

ordersforalorsomeoftheaircraftarecanceledordelayed,orourairlinecustomersrejecthe

deliveryofsuchaircraftduetothegroundingdecisionbytheaviationauthorities,wemayberequired

toincuraditionalcosts,resultinginpotentialosordelayedrevenues,andhencelowerourevenue

growthrates.Also,wecanotasurethatwewilbeabletosourcereplacementaircraftintimeand/or

continuetometouraircraftdeliveryschedule,andthiscouldadverselyafectourbusinesreputation

andoperatingresults.Ifthereisanymisedordelayedeliveryofaircraft,wemaynotbeabletomet

ourleasecomitmentswithourairlinecustomersandtheymayelectoterminatetheirlease

arangementswithus.Anysuchterminationcouldadverselyafectouroperatingresultsandfinancial

condition.

Ouraircraftmaynotataltimesbeadequatelyinsuredeitherasaresultofairlinecustomers’failure

tomaintainsuficientinsuranceduringtheleasetermorinsurers’unwilingnestocovercertain

risks.

Althoughwedonotcontroltheoperationofourleasedaircraftunderourleases,wecouldbexposedto

theriskoflosofthevalueoftheaircraftandtheriskofliabilityfordamagesasociatedwiththe

operationoftheaircraft,includinginconectionwithanaircraftacident.Werequireourlesesto

obtainspecifiedlevelsofinsuranceandindemnifyusfor,andinsureagainst,amongstother

contingencies,liabilitiesarisingoutoftheuseandoperationoftheaircraft,includingthird-partyclaims

fordeathorinjurytopersonsandamagetopropertyforwhichwemaybedemedliable.

Therecanbenoasurancethathelese’sinsurance,andanycontingentinsuranceobtainedbyus,wil

beadequateorsuficientocoveraltypesofclaimsthatmaybeasertedagainstusoradequateto

coverthevalueoftherelevantaircraftagainstlosordamage.Inadequateinsurancecoverageordefault


byairlinecustomersinfulfilingtheirindemnificationorinsuranceobligationscouldreducethe

procedsthatwouldbereceivedbyusintheventhatwearesuedandarerequiredtomakepayments

toclaimants,whichcouldhaveamaterialadversefectonouroperatingresultsandfinancial

condition.

WemaynotbeabletocompetefectivelyintheaircraftleasingindustryinChinaorglobaly.

TheaircraftleasingindustryinChinandglobalyisincreasinglycompetitive.Someofourcompetitors

inChinandglobalyaresignificantlylargerthanusintermsofoperationalsize,havealonger

operatinghistory,andhavegreateresourcesorlowercostofcapital.Competitionforaleasing

transactionisbasedprimarilyupontheleaserates,deliverytime,leaseterms,managementexpertise,

aircraftcondition,specificationsandconfiguration,andtheavailabilityofthetypesofaircraft

necesarytomethenedsoftheairlineoperators.Inadition,somecompetingaircraftleasing

companiesinChinandglobalymayhavealoweroveralcostofcapitalandmayprovideother

value-adingservicestopotentialairlinecustomersthatwemaynotbeabletoprovide.

Inaditiontothecompetitionforleasingtransactions,wemayalsoencountercompetitioninaircraft

acquisitionfromairlines,aircraftbrokers,otheraircraftleasingcompanies,andotherinvestors

interestedintheairlineindustryinChinandglobaly.Theincreasingcompetitionmayafectheprice

oftheaircraftandthedeliveryschedule,particularlyinlightofthefacthatheaircraftmanufacturing

industryisdominatedbytwotothreaircraftmanufacturersglobaly.Inanyofthesevents,our

profitabilitycouldbeadverselyafectedandouraircraftdeliveryschedulemaynedtobextended

whichcouldafectourbusinesreputationandoperatingresults.

Wemaynotbeabletoexecuteourgrowthstrategiesandexpansionplansandourgrowthprospects

maybelimited.

Ourgrowthstrategiesarebasedonourexistingplansinlightofprevailingmarketconditionsand

posibleindustrydevelopments,andaresubjectoinherentrisksanduncertaintiesatdiferent

developmentstages.Theformationofourgrowthstrategiesisbasedonasumptionsofuturevents

whichinclude,butwithoutlimitationto,nomaterialchangesinexistingpolitical,legal,fiscal,foreign

tradeoreconomiconditionsinChina,nomaterialchangeintechnologyandinourbusines

relationshipsbetwenourairlinecustomersandfinancingsource.Theseasumptionsmaynotbe

corect,whichcouldafecthecomercialviabilityofourgrowthstrategies.Insuchevent,wemay

nedtoadjustourstrategiesinresponsetothechangingmarketconditions.

Asof31December2024,124aircraftwerecomitedtobepurchasedbyus.Wecanotasureyouthat

wewilbeabletosucesfulyleaseoutheaircraftinthefuture.Inadition,failuretoefectively

manageourbusinesgrowthmayleadtoincreasedcosts,reducedcompetitivenesandecreased

profitabilityforus.Thiscouldadverselyafectouroperatingresultsandfinancialcondition.

Ourstrategyofpositioningourselvesasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsprovidermaynotbe

sucesfulyimplemented.

Aspartofourbusinesdevelopmentplanasaone-stopaircraftfulife-cyclesolutionsprovider,we

havealsotapedintothemergingoportunitiesintheaircraftrecyclingmarket,aircraftcomponent

disasemblyandusedpartstrading,inaditiontourexistingaircraftleasingbusines,toprovidemore

value-adedservices.Forfurtherdetails,se“DescriptionoftheGroup–OurGrowthStrategies–

Continueourdevelopmentasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsprovider”.

Pursuingtheabovebusinesdevelopmentplansinvolvesinherentbusinesrisks,suchasmaking

incorectestimationonthelevelofdemandforaircraftrecycling,aircraftcomponentdisasemblyand

usedpartstradingservicesinChinandglobaly.Ourexpertiseandexperienceinthexistingaircraft

leasingbusinesmaynotberelevantothebusinesinvolvingaircraftrecycling,aircraftcomponent

disasemblyandusedpartstrading.Inadition,thexistinglobalmarketparticipantsoftheaircraft

recyclingmarketmayhavecompetitiveadvantagesoverus,andourlimitedexperienceintheaircraft


recycling,aircraftcomponentdisasemblyandusedpartstradingbusinesmayresultinouraircraft

recycling,aircraftcomponentdisasemblyandusedpartstradingbusinesbeinglesatractivetour

targetcustomersandhence,lesrevenuegeneratedtous.Furthermore,ouraircraftrecycling,aircraft

componentdisasemblyandusedpartstradingbusinesinPRCisubjectedtolocalrules,policies,and

regulations.

Whilewehavexpandedourprovisionoftheaviationaftermarketservices,wecanotasureyouthat

anyoftheaboveplanswilbesucesfulyimplemented.Thesucesfulimplementationoftheseplans

wilinvolveaditionalcostanduncertainties.Iforanyreasonanyoftheseplanscanotbe

implementedorthatitdoesnotachievetheplanedoutcome,ourbusinesorfinancialconditioncould

beadverselyafected.

Therearealimitednumberofaircraftmanufacturersandthefailureofanymanufacturertometits

deliveryobligationstouscouldadverselyafectourbusinesandoperatingresults.

Theaircraftleasingandsalesindustryiscyclicalandexperiencesperiodsofoversuplyand

undersuply.Thesuplyofpasengeraircraftispresentlydominatedbytwotothreairframe

manufacturers,namelyAirbus,BoeingandCOMAC,alimitednumberofenginemanufacturers,anda

largernumberofsupliersofavionics,interiors,sparesandotherequipmentfitedtotheaircraft.The

manufacturers’abilitytoremainfinancialyviableandproduceaircraftandrelatedcomponentsthat

metairlines’requirementswouldhaveanimpactonus.

Shouldtheairlinemanufacturersfailtorespondapropriatelytochangesinthemarketenvironmentor

failtofulfilanycontractualobligationstheymighthavetous,wemayexperience:

•anadverseimpactondemandforleasedaircraft,marketleaseratesandaircraftvaluesresulting

fromoversuplyorundersuplyofaircraftduetochangesinproductionratesofthe

manufacturers;

•misedordelayedeliveryofaircraftandapotentialinabilitytometourcontractualobligations

owedtoanyofourthenleses,resultinginpotentialostordelayedrevenues,lowerevenue

growthratesandstrainedleserelationships;and/or

•aninabilitytoacquireaircraftand/orcomponentswhichcouldafecthedemand,marketlease

rates,residualvaluesforcertainaircraftand/orourabilitytoleasethoseaircraft.

Iftherearedelaysindeliveringaircraftforwhichwehavemadefutureleasecomitments,ourairline

customersmayelectoterminatetheirleasearangementswithus.Anysuchterminationcouldstrain

ourelationswiththoseairlinecustomersinthefutureandadverselyafectouroperatingresultsand

financialcondition.

Newaircraftmodelscouldreducethedemandforouraircraft.

Asaircraftmanufacturerscontinuetointroducetechnologicalinovationsandnewmodelsofaircraft

withimprovedfueleficiency,someoftheaircraftinourfletcouldbecomelesdesirabletopotential

airlinecustomers.Suchtechnologicalinovationsmayaceleratetherateofobsolescenceofourfletof

aircraft.Inadition,newaircraftmanufacturers,suchasCOMACinChina,mayinthefutureproduce

aircrafthatcompetewithcurentoferingsfromAirbusandBoeing.

Theimpositionofincreasinglystringentnoiseoremisionsrestrictionsmaymakesomeofouraircraft

lesdesirableandlesvaluableinthesecondaryaircraftmarket.Anyoftheseriskscouldadversely

afectourabilitytoleaseorselouraircraftonfavourableterms,ifatal,whichcouldhaveamaterial

adversefectonourbusines,financialcondition,andoperatingresults.Theintroductionofnew

aircraftmodelscouldalsomaterialyandadverselyafecthemarketvalueofourflet.


Thelosofkeypersonelcouldadverselyafectoureputationandrelationshipswithleses,

manufacturers,buyersandfinanciersofaircraft,whichareacriticalelementothesucesofour

performance.

Ourbusinesoperationsandperformancedepend,inpart,uponthecontinuedserviceandperformance

ofcertainkeystafmembers.Thesekeypersonelmayleaveusinthefuturetojoinotheremployers,

includingourcompetitors,oretire.Thelosofanyoftheseindividualscouldhaveamaterialadverse

efectonourbusines,financialconditionandresultsofoperations.

Ourfailuretobtain,renew,oretaincertainrequiredlicencesandaprovalsorfailuretocomply

withaplicablelawsandregulationscouldadverselyafectourbusinesandoperatingresults.

ChinaAsetLeasingCompanyLimited(中飞租融资租赁有限公司)(“CALC(Tianjin)”),China

AircraftLeasingCompanyLimited(Shanghai)(中永顺融资租赁(上海)有限公司)anditsubsidiariesin

China,whichareSPCs,aresubjectoanumberofregulationsunderthePRClaws.Forinstance,the

businescopesetforthinthebusineslicencesoftheSPCsinChinaisrequiredtoincludeleasing

businesinordertoconductleasingbusinesinChina.Besides,ourSPCsinChinahavetobtainthe

taxregistrationcertificate,theforeignexchangecertificateandtheorganisationcodecertificate.Ifor

whatevereasonwearenotabletobtainorenewanyoftheselicencesorcertificates,ouroperating

resultscouldbeadverselyafected.

Inadition,ourairlinecustomersaresubjectoextensiveregulationsunderthelawsofthejurisdictions

inwhichtheyareregisteredandinwhichtheyoperate.Asaresult,certainaspectsofouraircraftlease

agrementswilrequirelicences,consentsoraprovals,includingconsentsfromgovernmentalor

regulatoryauthoritiesforcertainpaymentsunderourleasesandfortheimport,exportorderegistration

oftheaircraft.Subsequentchangesintheaplicablelaworadministrativepracticesmayincreasethe

riskthatsuchrequirementsandgovernmentalconsent,oncegiven,couldbewithdrawn.Anyofthese

eventscouldadverselyafectourabilitytoreleaseorselaircraft,whichwouldmaterialyandadversely

afectourbusinesandoperatingresults.

Wemaynotbeabletodetectandpreventfraudorothermisconductcomitedbyouremployesor

thirdparties.

Fraudorothermisconductbyemployes(suchasunauthorisedbusinestransactionsandbreachesof

ourinternalpoliciesandprocedures)orthird-parties(suchasbreachoflaw)maybedificultodetect

andpreventandcouldsubjectustofinancialos,sanctionsimposedbygovernmentalauthoritiesand

seriouslyharmoureputation.Ouriskmanagementsystems,informationtechnologysystems,and

internalcontrolproceduresaredesignedtomonitorouroperationsandoveralcompliance.However,we

maynotbeabletoidentifynon-compliancematersinatimelymaneroratal.Furthermore,itisnot

alwaysposibletodetectandpreventfraudorothermisconductandtheprecautionswetaketoprevent

andetectsuchactivitiesmaynotbefective.Hence,therexiststheriskthatfraudorother

misconductmayhavepreviouslyocuredbutwasundetected,ormayocurinthefuture.Thiscould

haveamaterialadversefectonourbusinesreputation,operatingresults,andfinancialcondition.

ChangesintaxregimesglobalymayimpactheGroup’sefectiverateoftaxinfutureperiods.

TheGroup’sefectivetaxrateinanyperiodisimpactedbythesourceandtheamountofearnings

amongitsdiferentaxjurisdictions,includingthePRC,IrelandandHongKong,etc.Achangeinthe

divisionofitsearningsamongitstaxjurisdictionscouldhaveamaterialimpactontheGroup’sefective

taxrateanditsfinancialresults.Inadition,theGuarantororitsubsidiariesmaybesubjecto

aditionalincomeorothertaxesintheseandotherjurisdictionsbyreasonofthemanagementand

controlofitsubsidiaries,itsactivitiesandoperations,whereitsaircraftoperate,wherethelesesof

itsaircraft(orothersinposesionofitsaircraft)arelocatedorchangesintaxlaws,regulationsor

acountingprinciples.TheimpositionofsuchtaxesontheGroupcouldhaveamaterialadversefect

onitsfinancialconditionandresultsofoperations.


TheOrganisationforEconomicCoperationandDevelopment(“OECD”)hasundertakentheBase

ErosionandProfitShifting(“BEPS”)projectwiththeaimofadresingperceivedflawsin

internationaltaxrulesbyrecomendingthatOECDmemberstateschangedomestictaxlawsand

introducingaditionaloramendedprovisionsindoubletaxationtreaties.Itistheresponsibilityof

OECDmemberstoconsiderhowtheBEPSrecomendationshouldbereflectedintheirnational

legislation.SeveralareasoftaxlawonwhichBEPSfocusesarepotentialyrelevantourabilityto

eficientlyrealizeand/orepatriateincomeandcapitalgainsfromthejurisdictionsinwhichtheyarise.

Dependingonthextentoandmanerinwhichrelevantjurisdictionsimplementchangesinthoseareas

oftaxlaw,ourabilitytodothosethingsmaybeadverselyimpacted.

InresponsetotheBEPSrecomendations,certainjurisdictionshavetakenstepstochangetheirtax

legislation,taxtreaties,andguidelinesontaxinterpretationincludingtheaplicationoftaxtreaty

benefitstopaymentsmadetoforeigncompanies.OECDalsocontinuestodevelopfurtherBEPS

recomendationswhicharebeingreleasedonanongoingbasis,includingtheproposedglobal

minimumcorporatetaxruleswhichareintendedtosubjectspecifiedincomeoflargemultinational

enterprisestoaminimumcorporatetaxrateofatleast15%.Asuch,therearelikelytobefurther

significantchangesinthetaxlegislationofthevariousOECDaswelasnon-OECDjurisdictionsduring

theperiodofimplementationofBEPS,anditisnotclearpreciselyhowsuchchangesmayultimately

impactus.ItisposiblethatheimplementationofBEPSinspecificjurisdictionsmayhavenegative

implicationsforus,includingtheproposedminimumcorporatetaxrules,theproposedtransferpricing

rules,changestothepermanentestablishmentdefinitionintaxtreatieswhichinturnmayexposeusto

foreigntaxesonleaserentalpaymentsfromairlinecustomers,andthepotentialforareductioninthe

taxdeductibilityofdebtinterest.

WemaynotbeabletometourtargetsforESGorcorporatesocialresponsibility.

Wehavecomprehensivelyandconsistentlyimplementedthenewdevelopmentphilosophyof“gren

aviation”,whiletakingfuladvantageoftheaircraftful-value-chainbusinesmodel,soastoexpedite

ourcorporatecapacityin“environmental,socialandgovernance”(“ESG”)management.Withthefocus

onthenewindustrialtrendagainsthebackdropof“grenaviation”,weinvestedinthemostpopular

new-generationaircraftwiththeworld-clasfueleficiency,whichelpairlinesoptimisetheirflet

structureandimprovethelevelsofenergysavingsandemisionreduction.Meanwhile,countingonthe

twomajorfuly-licensedomesticandoverseasaircraftrecyclingfacilities,weproactivelyoptimisedits

industrychaindeploymentandinitiatedbusinesinovationinthefieldoflow-carbonandcircular

economy,whichprovidedglobalcustomerswithone-stopgrensolutionwithafletofhigherquality,

andfurtherstrengthenedourempowermentandstimulationtothesustainabledevelopmentofglobal

aviationindustry.

WeatachedhighimportancetourESGefortsandmadeproactivexplorationandinovation.CALC

(Tianjin)undertheGrouphasucesfulyisuedthefirstlow-carbontransitionbondamongthe

domesticaviationindustryandaircraftoperationaleasingindustry,whichwereoversubscribed,asa

steptopracticethephilosophyofgrenfinanceandcontributetotheconstructionofdomesticivil

aviationdevelopmentsystemofgren,recycledandlow-carbonature.Overthepastyearswehave

benawardedwithvarioushonours,whichsymbolisedthecontinuousmarketrecognitionstoitsESG

practices.

However,therecanbenoasurancethatwewilalwaysbeabletometourESGorCorporateSocial

Responsibility(“CSR”)goals.Externalfactors,suchasmarketandmacro-economicmovementsmay

haveanimpactonourabilitytomaintaincompliancewithourESGpoliciesortoachieveourESGor

CSRgoals.OurfailuretometourESGorCSRgoalsmayadverselyafectoureputation,busines,

financialconditionandresultsofoperationsand,inparticular,couldcreatelegalandreputationalrisks.


RISKSRELATINGTOCONDUCTINGBUSINESINTHEPRC

Economic,politicalandsocialconditionsinthePRCandgovernmentpoliciescouldafectour

businesandprospects.

AmeaningfulproportionofouroperatingincomeisderivedfromouroperationsinthePRC.

Acordingly,ourfinancialcondition,resultsofoperationsandprospectsare,toamaterialextent,

subjectoeconomic,politicalandlegaldevelopmentsinthePRC.ThePRCeconomydifersfromthe

economiesofdevelopedcountriesinmanyrespects,including,amongotherthings,government

involvement,levelofeconomicdevelopment,growthrate,foreignexchangecontrolsandresources

alocation.

AlthoughthePRCeconomyhasbentransitioningfromaplanedeconomytoamoremarket-oriented

economyformorethanthredecades,asubstantialportionofproductiveasetsinthePRCistil

ownedbythePRCgovernment.ThePRCgovernmentalsoexercisesignificantcontroloverthe

economicgrowthofthePRCthroughalocatingresources,controlingpaymentsoforeign

curency-denominatedobligations,setingmonetarypolicyandprovidingpreferentialtreatmento

particularindustriesorcompanies.Inrecentyears,thePRCgovernmenthasimplementedmeasures

emphasisingtheutilisationofmarketforcesineconomicreform,thereductionofstateownershipof

productiveasetsandthestablishmentofsoundcorporategovernancepracticesinbusinesenterprises.

Theseconomicreformeasuresmaybeadjustedormodified,orapliedinconsistentlyfromindustry

toindustryoracrosdiferentregionsofthecountry.Asaresult,wemaynotbenefitfromsomeofthese

measuresandtherecanbenoasurancethathePRCgovernmentwilcontinuetopursuethese

measures.

ThePRCgovernmenthasthepowertoimplementmacroeconomicmeasuresafectingthePRC

economy.Forexample,tomitigatethenegativeimpactoftheglobalfinancialcrisisandeconomic

downturnin2008,thePRCgovernmentimplementedaseriesofmacroeconomicmeasuresanda

moderatelylosemonetarypolicybetwenSeptember2008tothendof2009,whichincluded

anouncinganRMB4.0trilioneconomicstimuluspackageandreducingbenchmarkinterestrates.In

2010and2011,thePRCgovernmentintroducedanumberofmonetarytighteningmeasurestocol

downtheoverheatedrealestatemarketsandincreasinginflationinthePRC.Since2012,thePeople’s

BankofChina(中国人民银行)(the“PBOC”)anouncedseveraldecreasesinbenchmarkinterestrates

forgeneralendingandthedepositreserveratioforcomercialbanksinthePRC.Thereserve

requirementreferstotheamountofundsthatbanksmustholdinreservewiththePBOCagainst

depositsmadebytheircustomers.Anyfurtherincreasesinthebankreserverequirementratiomay

negativelyimpactheamountofundsavailabletolendtobusineses,includingus,bycomercial

banksinthePRC,whichmaylimitourflexibilityandabilitytousebankloansorotherformsof

financingtofinanceouraircraftacquisitionsandthereforemayrequireustomaintainarelativelyhigh

levelofinternalysourcedcash.Asaresult,ourbusines,financialconditionandresultsofoperations

maybematerialyandadverselyafected.

ThePRCgovernmentmayalsochangeitsexistingmeasuresandpolicies,suchasgovernmentgrantsto

suporthedevelopmentofaircraftleasingindustrycurentlyreceivedbytheGroupforitsbusinesin

TianjinandShanghai.Fortheyearsended31December2022,2023and2024,ourotheroperating

incomefromgovernmentgrantsareHK$212.0milion,HK$171.8milionandHK$316.2milion,

respectively.IntheventhathePRCgovernmentnolongerprovidesuchgrantsduetoanychangesin

itsexistingmeasuresandpolicies,ouroperatingincomewilbeadverselyafected.


ThePRClegalsystemisevolvingandmayhaveuncertaintiesthatcouldlimithelegalprotection

availabletoragainstus.

WearegeneralysubjectolawsandregulationsofthePRC.ThePRClegalsystemisbasedonwriten

statutes.Priorcourtdecisionsmaybecitedforeferencebuthavelimitedprecedentialvalue.Since

1979,PRClegislationandregulationshavesignificantlyenhancedtheprotectionsafordedtomarket

participantsinthePRC.However,sincetheselawsandregulationsarerelativelynewandthePRClegal

systemcontinuestorapidlyevolve,theinterpretationsofmanylaws,regulationsandrulesarenot

alwaysclearandenforcementoftheselaws,regulationsandrulesmayinvolveuncertainties,andmay

notbeasconsistentorpredictableasinothermoredevelopedjurisdictions.Theseuncertaintiesmay

impedetheabilitytoenforcethecontractswehaventeredintowithourinvestors,creditors,customers,

supliersandbusinespartners.WecanotpredicthefectofuturedevelopmentsinthePRClegal

systemortheintegrationofsuchdevelopmentsunderthelegalsystemsofthejurisdictionsincluding

HongKong,thejurisdictionofthegoverninglawoftheBonds,includingthepromulgationofnewlaws,

changestoexistinglawsortheinterpretationorenforcementhereof,thepre-emptionoflocal

regulationsbynationalaws,ortheoverturnoflocalgovernment’sdecisionsbyitself,provincialor

nationalgovernments.Theseuncertaintiesmaylimitlegalprotectionsavailabletoragainstus.In

adition,anylitigationinthePRCmaybeprotractedandresultinsubstantialcostsandiversionof

resourcesandmanagementatentionandhaveamaterialadversefectonourbusines,prospects,

financialconditionandresultsofoperations.

Itmaybedificultoefectserviceofprocesupon,ortoenforceagainst,theIsuer,theGuarantor

ortheirespectivedirectorsormembersoftheIsuer’sortheGuarantor’seniormanagementwho

resideinthePRCinconectionwithjudgmentsobtainedinonPRCcourts.

MostofourasetsandourmembersarelocatedinthePRC.Inadition,mostoftheasetsofthe

Isuer’sandtheGuarantor’sdirectorsandthemembersoftheIsuer’sandtheGuarantor’senior

managementmaybelocatedwithinthePRC.Therefore,itmaynotbeposibleforinvestorstoefect

serviceofprocesuponortoenforceanyjudgementobtainedfromoutsidethePRCagainst,theIsuer,

theGuarantorortheirespectivedirectorsormembersoftheIsuer’sortheGuarantor’senior

managementinsidethePRC.ThePRChasnotenteredintotreatiesorarangementsprovidingforthe

recognitionofjudgmentmadebycourtsofmostotherjurisdictions.On14July2006,HongKongand

thePRCenteredintotheArangementonReciprocalRecognitionandEnforcementofJudgmentsin

CivilandComercialMatersbytheCourtsoftheMainlandandoftheHongKongSpecial

AdministrativeRegionPursuantoChoiceofCourtAgrementsBetwenPartiesConcerned(关于内地

与香港特别行政区法院相互认可和执行当事人协议管辖的民商事案件判决的安排)(the“Choiceof

CourtArangement”),pursuantowhichapartywithafinalcourtjudgmentrenderedbyaHongKong

courtrequiringpaymentofmoneyinacivilandcomercialcaseacordingtoa“choiceofcourt”

agrementinwritingmayaplyforecognitionandenforcementofthejudgmentinthePRC.Similarly,

apartywithafinalcourtjudgmentrenderedbyaPRCcourtrequiringpaymentofmoneyinaciviland

comercialcasepursuantoa“choiceofcourt”agrementinwritingmayaplyforecognitionand

enforcementofsuchjudgmentinHongKong.A“choiceofcourt”agrementinwritingisdefinedasany

agrementinwritingenteredintobetwenpartiesafterthefectivedateoftheChoiceofCourt

ArangementinwhichaHongKongcourtoraPRCcourtisexpreslydesignatedasthecourthaving

solejurisdictionforesolvingthedispute.Therefore,itisnotposibletoenforceajudgmentrendered

byaHongKongcourtinthePRCifthepartiesindisputedonotenterintoa“choiceofcourt”

agrementinwriting.Asaresult,itmaybedificultorimposibleforinvestorstoefectserviceof

procesagainstheIsuerortheIsuer’sdirectorsormembersofitseniormanagementinthePRC

and/ortosekrecognitionandenforcementforforeignjudgmentsinthePRC.On18January2019,

HongKongandthePRCenteredintotheArangementonReciprocalRecognitionandEnforcementof

JudgmentsinCivilandComercialMatersbetwentheCourtsoftheMainlandandoftheHongKong

SpecialAdministrativeRegion(关于内地与香港特别行政区法院相互认可和执行民商事案件判决的安

排)(the“2019Arangement”),whichsekstoestablishabilateralegalmechanismwithgreaterclarity

andcertaintyforecognitionandenforcementofjudgmentsinawiderangeofcivilandcomercial

matersbetwenthecourtsofHongKongandthePRC.The2019Arangementokefecton29

January2024,andapliestojudgmentsmadebythecourtsofHongKongandthePRC.Upon


comencementofthe2019Arangement,theChoiceofCourtArangementshalbeterminated,except

for“choiceofcourt”agrementsinwritingmadebetwenpartiesbeforethecomencementofthe2019

Agrement,inwhichcasetheChoiceofCourtArangementshalcontinuetoaply.However,the

recognitionandenforcementofjudgmentsrenderedbyaHongKongcourtinthePRCaresubjectothe

provisions,limits,proceduresandothertermsandrequirementsofthe2019Arangement.Therecanbe

noasurancethatinvestorscansucesfulyefectserviceofprocesagainstheIsuerortheIsuer’s

directorsormembersofitseniormanagementinthePRCand/ortosekrecognitionandenforcement

forjudgmentsrenderedbyaHongKongcourtinthePRC.

Furthermore,thePRCdoesnothavetreatiesoragrementsprovidingforthereciprocalrecognitionand

enforcementofjudgmentsawardedbycourtsoftheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,ormostother

EuropeancountriesorJapan.Hence,therecognitionandenforcementinthePRCofjudgmentofacourt

inanyofthesejurisdictionsinrelationtoanymaternotsubjectoabindingarbitrationprovisionmay

bedificultorevenimposible.

ThenforcementoftheNewLabourContractLawandotherlabour-relatedregulationsinthePRC

mayadverselyafectourbusinesandresultsofoperations.

On28December2012,thePRCgovernmentenactedanewlabourlaw,namely,theNewLabour

ContractLawofthePRC(the“NewLabourContractLaw”),whichbecamefectiveon1July2013.

TheNewLabourContractLawestablishesaditionalrestrictionsandincreasesthecostoemployers

uponterminationofemployes,includingspecificprovisionsrelatedtofixed-termemployment

contracts,temporaryemployment,probation,consultationwiththelabourunionandemployegeneral

asembly,employmentwithoutacontract,dismisalofemployes,compensationuponterminationand

overtimework,andcolectivebargaining.AcordingtotheNewLabourContractLaw,anemployeris

obligatedtosignanunlimitedtermlabourcontractwithanemployeifthemployercontinuesto

employthemployeaftertwoconsecutivefixedtermlabourcontracts.Themployermustalsopay

compensationtoemployesifthemployerterminatesanunlimitedtermlabourcontract.Unlesan

employerefusestoextendthelabourcontractwiththemployeunderthesametermsorbeterterms

thanthoseintheoriginalcontract.Further,undertheRegulationsonPaidAnualLeaveforEmployes

whichbecamefectiveon1January2008,employeswhohaveservedmorethanoneyearwithan

employerarentitledtoapaidvacationrangingfromfiveto15days,dependingontheirlengthof

service.Employeswhowaivesuchvacationtimeatherequestofemployershalbecompensatedat

thretimestheirnormalsalariesforeachwaivedvacationday.Asaresultoftheseprotectivelabour

measuresoranyaditionalfuturemeasures,ourlabourcostsmayincrease.Therecanbenoasurance

thatanydisputes,workstopagesorstrikeswilnotariseinthefuture.

HigherlabourcostsandinflationinthePRCmayadverselyafectourprofitability.

LabourcostsinthePRChaveriseninrecentyearsasaresultofthenactmentofnewlabourlawsand

socialdevelopment.Risinglabourcostsandinflationmayincreaseouroperatingcostsandpartialy

erodethecostadvantageofourPRC-basedoperationsandthereforenegativelyimpactourprofitability.


RISKSRELATINGTOTHEBONDSANDTHEGUARANTE

TheIsuerisaspecialpurposefinancingentitywithnoperationofitsown.Itsabilitytomake

paymentsundertheBondswildependontimelypaymentsunderon-lentloansoftheprocedsfrom

theisueoftheBonds.

TheIsuerisaspecialpurposevehicleusedforthepurposeofraisingfundsthroughisuancesofbonds

andwilusethenetprocedsfromtheisuanceston-lendtotheGuarantorand/oritsubsidiariesor

asociates.Asuch,theIsuerhaslimitedasetsasrecourseforBondholders.TheIsuerdoesnotand

wilnothaveanybusinesactivitiesotherthanraisingindebtednes,anditsabilitytomakepayments

undertheBondswildependonitsreceiptoftimelyremitanceofundsfromtheGuarantorand/orits

subsidiariesandothermembersoftheGroup.

TheGuarantor’subsidiaries,jointlycontroledentitiesandasociatedcompaniesaresubjecto

restrictionsonthepaymentofdividendsandtherepaymentofintercompanyloansoradvancestothe

Guarantor,itsjointlycontroledentitiesandasociatedcompanies.

Asaholdingcompany,theGuarantorwildependonthereceiptofdividendsandtheinterestand

principalpaymentsonintercompanyloansoradvancesfromitsubsidiaries,jointlycontroledentities

andasociatedcompaniestosatisfyitsobligationsundertheGuarante.TheabilityoftheGuarantor’s

subsidiaries,jointlycontroledentitiesandasociatedcompaniestopaydividendsandmakepayments

onintercompanyloansoradvancestotheirshareholdersisubjecto,amongotherthings,distributable

earnings,cashflowconditions,restrictionscontainedinthearticlesofasociationofthesecompanies,

aplicablelawsandrestrictionscontainedinthedebtinstrumentsofsuchcompanies.Therecanbeno

asurancethatheGuarantor’subsidiaries,jointlycontroledentitiesandasociatedcompanieswil

havedistributablearningsorwilbepermitedtodistributetheirdistributablearningstoitasit

anticipates,oratal.Inadition,dividendspayabletoitbythesecompaniesarelimitedbythe

percentageofitsequityownershipinthesecompanies.Inparticular,theGuarantordoesnotmaintain

completecontroloveritsjointlycontroledentitiesorasociatesinwhichitmightholdaminority

interest.Further,ifanyofthesecompaniesraisescapitalbyisuingequitysecuritiestothirdparties,

dividendsdeclaredandpaidwithrespectosuchshareswouldnotbeavailabletotheGuarantortomake

paymentsundertheGuarante.ThesefactorscouldreducethepaymentsthatheGuarantoreceives

fromitsubsidiaries,jointlycontroledentitiesandasociatedcompanies,whichwouldrestrictits

abilitytometitspaymentobligationsundertheGuarante.

TheBondsandtheGuaranteareunsecuredobligations.

TheBondsandtheGuaranteareunsecuredobligationsoftheIsuerandtheGuarantor,respectively.

TherepaymentoftheBondsandpaymentundertheGuarantemaybeadverselyafectedif:

•theIsuerortheGuarantorentersintobankruptcy,liquidation,reorganisationorotherwinding-up

procedings;

•thereisadefaultinpaymentundertheIsuer’sortheGuarantor’sfuturesecuredindebtednesor

otherunsecuredindebtednes;or

•thereisanacelerationofanyoftheIsuer’sortheGuarantor’sindebtednes.

Ifanyoftheseventsweretocur,theIsuer’sortheGuarantor’sasetsmaynotbesuficientopay

amountsdueontheBonds.

TheBondsandtheGuarantewilbestructuralysubordinatedtothexistingandfuture

indebtednesandotherliabilitiesofeachoftheGuarantor’sexistingandfuturesubsidiaries(other

thantheIsuer),andefectivelysubordinatedtotheGuarantor’securedebtothextentofthe

valueofthecolateralsecuringsuchindebtednes.


TheBondsandtheGuarantewilbestructuralysubordinatedtoanyexistingandfuturedebtandother

liabilitiesandcomitments,includingtradepayablesandleaseobligations,oftheGuarantor’sexisting

andfuturesubsidiaries(otherthantheIsuer),whetherornotsecured.TheGuarantor’sobligations

undertheGuarantewilnotbeguarantedbyanyoftheGuarantor’subsidiaries,andtheGuarantor’s

abilitytomakepaymentsundertheGuarantedependspartlyonthereceiptofdividends,distributions,

interestoradvancesfromitsubsidiaries.Theabilityofsuchsubsidiariestopaydividendstothe

Guarantorisubjectovariousrestrictionsunderaplicablelaws.TheGuarantor’subsidiariesare

separatelegalentitiesthathavenobligationtopayanyamountsdueundertheGuaranteormakeany

fundsavailabletherefor,whetherbydividends,loansorotherpayments.TheGuarantor’srighto

receiveasetsofanyoftheGuarantor’subsidiaries,uponthatsubsidiary’sliquidationor

reorganisation,wilbefectivelysubordinatedtotheclaimofthatsubsidiary’screditors(exceptothe

extenthatheGuarantorisacreditorofthatsubsidiary).Consequently,theGuarantewilbe

efectivelysubordinatedtoaliabilities,includingtradepayablesandleaseobligations,ofanyofthe

Guarantor’subsidiariesandanysubsidiariesthatheGuarantormayinthefutureacquireorestablish.

TheoutstandingindebtednesofthesubsidiariesoftheGuarantormayalsocontaincovenants

restrictingtheabilityofsuchsubsidiariestopaydividendsincertaincircumstancesforsolongasuch

indebtednesremainsoutstanding.Moreover,theGuarantor’spercentageinterestsinitsubsidiariesand

jointventurescouldbereducedinthefuture.

TheBondsandtheGuarantearetheIsuer’sortheGuarantor’s(asthecasemaybe)unsecured

obligationsandwil(i)rankatleastequalyinrightofpaymentwithaltheGuarantor’sotherpresent

andfutureunsubordinatedandunsecuredindebtednes;and(i)befectivelysubordinatedtoalofthe

Guarantor’spresentandfuturesecuredindebtednestothextentofthevalueofthecolateralsecuring

suchobligations;and(i)beseniortoaloftheIsuer’sortheGuarantor’s(asthecasemaybe)present

andfuturesubordinatedobligations.Acordingly,claimsofsecuredlenders,whetherseniororjunior,

withrespectoasetsecuringtheirloanswiltakeprioritywithrespectothoseasets.Intheventof

theGuarantor’sbankruptcy,insolvency,liquidation,reorganisation,disolutionorotherwindingup,or

uponanyacelerationoftheBonds,theseasetswilbeavailabletopayobligationsontheGuarante

onlyafteralotherdebtsecuredbytheseasetshasbenrepaidinful.Anyremainingasetswilbe

availabletotheBondholdersrateablywithaloftheGuarantor’sotherunsecuredandunsubordinated

creditors,includingtradecreditors.Iftherearenotsuficientasetsremainingtopayalthesecreditors,

thenaloraportionoftheBondsthenoutstandingwouldremainunpaid.

TheBondsmaynotbeasuitableinvestmentforalinvestors.

EachpotentialinvestorinanyBondsmustdeterminethesuitabilityofthatinvestmentinlightofitsown

circumstances.Inparticular,eachpotentialinvestorshould:

•havesuficientknowledgeandexperiencetomakeameaningfulevaluationoftheBonds,the

meritsandrisksofinvestingintheBondsandtheinformationcontainedorincorporatedby

referenceinthisOferingCircular;

•haveacesto,andknowledgeof,apropriateanalyticaltolstoevaluate,inthecontextofits

particularfinancialsituation,aninvestmentintheBondsandtheimpactsuchinvestmentwilhave

onitsoveralinvestmentportfolio;

•havesuficientfinancialresourcesandliquiditytobearaloftherisksofaninvestmentinthe

Bonds;

•understandthoroughlythetermsoftheBondsandbefamiliarwiththebehaviourofanyrelevant

indicesandfinancialmarkets;and

•beabletoevaluate(eitheraloneorwiththehelpofafinancialadviser)posiblescenariosfor

economic,interestrateandotherfactorsthatmayafectitsinvestmentanditsabilitytobearthe

aplicablerisks.


TheBondsarecomplexfinancialinstrumentsandmaybepurchasedasawaytoreduceriskorenhance

yieldwithameasuredandapropriateaditionofrisktotheinvestor’soveralportfolios.Apotential

investorshouldnotinvestinBondswhicharecomplexfinancialinstrumentsunlesithasthexpertise

(eitheraloneorwiththehelpofafinancialadviser)toevaluatehowtheBondswilperformunder

changingconditions,theresultingefectsonthevalueofsuchBondsandtheimpacthisinvestmentwil

haveonthepotentialinvestor’soveralinvestmentportfolio.

Aditionaly,theinvestmentactivitiesofcertaininvestorsaresubjectolegalinvestmentlawsand

regulations,orevieworegulationbycertainauthorities.Eachpotentialinvestorshouldconsultits

legaladviserstodeterminewhetherandtowhatextent(a)Bondsarelegalinvestmentsforit,(b)Bonds

canbeusedascolateralforvarioustypesofborowingand(c)otherestrictionsaplytoitspurchase

ofanyBonds.Financialinstitutionshouldconsultheirlegaladvisersortheapropriateregulatorsto

determinetheapropriatetreatmentofBondsunderanyaplicablerisk-basedcapitalorsimilarules.

ModificationsandwaiversmaybemadeinrespectoftheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds,the

TrustDedandtheAgencyAgrementbytheTrusteorlesthanaloftheholdersoftheBonds.

TheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsprovidethatheTrustemay(butshalnotbeobligedto)agre,

withoutheconsentoftheBondholders,to(i)anymodification(otherthanaproposedmodification

relatedtothesubjectofcertainreservedmaters)oftheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsorany

provisionsoftheTrustDedortheAgencyAgrementwhichintheopinionoftheTrustewilnotbe

materialyprejudicialtotheinterestsofBondholdersand(i)anymodificationoftheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBondsoranyprovisionsoftheTrustDedortheAgencyAgrementwhichinthe

opinionoftheTrusteisofaformal,minorortechnicalnatureorismadetocorectamanifesteroror

tocomplywithanymandatoryprovisionoflaw.

Inadition,theTrustemay,withoutheconsentoftheBondholders,authoriseorwaiveanybreachor

proposedbreachoftheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsoranyprovisionsoftheTrustDedorthe

AgencyAgrementif,intheopinionoftheTruste,theinterestsoftheBondholderswilnotbe

materialyprejudicedthereby.

AtradingmarketfortheBondsmaynotdevelop.

TheBondsareanewisueofsecuritiesforwhichthereiscurentlynotradingmarket.Therecanbeno

asuranceastotheliquidityoftheBondsorthatanactivetradingmarketwildevelop.Ifsuchamarket

weretodevelop,theBondscouldtradeatpricesthatmaybehigherorlowerthantheinitialisueprice

dependingonmanyfactors,includingprevailinginterestrates,theGroup’soperationsandthemarket

forsimilarsecurities.Althoughaplicationwilbemadeforthelistingof,andpermisiontodealin,the

BondsontheHongKongStockExchange,suchlistingcangivenoasuranceastotheliquidityof,or

tradingmarketfor,theBonds.TheManagersarenotobligatedtomakeamarketintheBondsandany

suchmarketmaking,ifcomenced,maybediscontinuedatanytimeathesolediscretionofthe

Managers.Inadition,theBondsarebeingoferedpursuantoexemptionsfromregistrationunderthe

SecuritiesActand,asaresult,theholdersoftheBondswilonlybeabletoreseltheBondsin

transactionsthathavebenregisteredundertheSecuritiesActorintransactionsnotsubjector

exemptfromregistrationundertheSecuritiesAct.Itisinvestors’obligationtoensurethatofersand

salesoftheBondswithinanycountriescomplywithaplicablesecuritieslaws.Pleasese

“SubscriptionandSale”.NeithertheIsuernortheGuarantorcanpredictwhetheranactivetrading

marketfortheBondswildeveloporbesustained.


TheBondsmayberedemedbytheIsuerpriortomaturity.

TheBondsmayberedemedatheoptionoftheIsuerinwhole,butnotinpart,atheirprincipal

amountogetherwithanyinterestacruedto,butexcluding,thedatefixedforedemptionif,subjecto

certainconditions,asaresultofachangeintaxlaw,theIsuer(or,iftheGuarantewerecaled,the

Guarantor)hasorwilbecomeobligedtopayAditionalTaxAmounts(asdefinedintheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds),asfurtherdescribedinCondition6(b)oftheTermsandConditionsofthe

Bonds.

IftheIsueredemstheBondspriortotheirmaturitydates,investorsmaynotreceivethesame

economicbenefitstheywouldhavereceivedhadtheyheldtheBondstomaturity,andtheymaynotbe

abletoreinvestheprocedstheyreceiveinaredemptioninsimilarsecurities.Inadition,theIsuer’s

abilitytoredemtheBondsmayreducethemarketpriceoftheBonds.

IftheGuarantororanyofitsubsidiaries,includingtheIsuer,isunabletocomplywiththe

restrictionsandcovenantsintheirespectivedebtagrements(ifany),ortheBonds,asaplicable,

therecouldbeadefaultunderthetermsoftheseagrements,ortheBonds,asaplicable,which

couldcauserepaymentofthedebtoftheGuarantororanyofitsubsidiariestobeacelerated.

IftheGuarantororanyofitsubsidiaries,includingtheIsuer,isunabletocomplywiththerestrictions

andcovenantsintheBonds,orcurentorfuturedebtobligationsandotheragrements(ifany),there

couldbeadefaultunderthetermsoftheseagrements.Intheventofadefaultundertheseagrements,

theholdersofthedebtcouldterminatetheircomitmentstolendtotheGuarantororanyofits

subsidiaries,includingtheIsuer,aceleraterepaymentofthedebt,declarealamountsborowedue

andpayableorterminatetheagrements,asthecasemaybe.Furthermore,someofthosedebt

agrementsandtheBondscontainormaycontaincros-acelerationorcros-defaultprovisions.Asa

result,thedefaultbytheGuarantororanyofitsubsidiariesunderonedebtagrementmaycausethe

acelerationofrepaymentofnotonlysuchbutotherdebt,includingtheBonds,oresultinadefault

underitsotherdebtagrements,includingtheBonds.Ifanyoftheseventsocur,therecanbeno

asurancethatherewouldbesuficientasetsandcashflowsoftheGuarantororanyofitsubsidiaries

torepayinfulaloftheirespectiveindebtednes,orthatitwouldbeabletofindalternativefinancing.

EveniftheGuarantoranditsubsidiariescouldobtainalternativefinancing,therecanbenoasurance

thatitwouldbeontermsthatarefavourableoraceptabletotheGuarantoranditsubsidiaries.

TheliquidityandpriceoftheBondsfolowingthisoferingmaybevolatile.

ThepriceandtradingvolumeoftheBondsmaybehighlyvolatile.Factorsuchasvariationsinthe

revenues,earningsandcashflowsoftheGroupandproposalsofnewinvestments,strategicaliances

and/oracquisitions,interestratesandfluctuationsinpricesforcomparablecompanies,changesin

governmentregulationsandanyadversechangeintheresultsofoperationscouldcausethepriceofthe

Bondstochange.Anysuchdevelopmentsmayresultinlargeandsudenchangesinthevolumeand

priceatwhichtheBondswiltrade.Therecanbenoasurancethathesedevelopmentswilnotocurin

thefuture.

Developmentsintheinternationalfinancialmarketsandworldeconomiconditionsmayadversely

afecthemarketpriceoftheBonds.

ThemarketpriceoftheBondsmaybeadverselyafectedbydeclinesintheinternationalfinancial

marketsandworldeconomiconditions.ThemarketfortheBondsis,tovaryingdegres,influencedby

economicandmarketconditionsinothermarkets,especialythoseinAsia.Althougheconomic

conditionsarediferentineachcountry,investors’reactionstodevelopmentsinonecountrycanafect

thesecuritiesmarketsandthesecuritiesofisuersinothercountries,includingChina.Sincetheglobal

financialcrisisof2008and2009andinmorerecentimes,theinternationalfinancialmarketshave

experiencedsignificantvolatility.Ifsimilardevelopmentsocurintheinternationalfinancialmarketsin

thefuture,themarketpriceoftheBondscouldbeadverselyafected.


ChangesininterestratesmayadverselyafecthevalueoftheBonds.

TheBondholdersmaysuferunforesenlosesduetofluctuationsininterestrates.Generaly,arisein

interestratesmaycauseafalinthepricesoftheBonds,resultinginacapitalosfortheBondholders.

However,theBondholdersmayreinvestheinterestpaymentsathigherprevailinginterestrates.

Conversely,wheninterestratesfal,thepricesoftheBondsmayrise.TheBondholdersmayenjoya

capitalgainbutinterestpaymentsreceivedmaybereinvestedatlowerprevailinginterestrates.

TheBondswilcaryafixedinterestrate.Consequently,investmentintheBondsinvolvestheriskthat

subsequentchangesinmarketinterestratesmayadverselyafecthevalueoftheBonds.IfBondholders

seltheBondstheyholdbeforethematurityofsuchBonds,theymayreceiveanoferlesthantheir

investment.

InvestmentintheBondsisubjectoexchangeraterisks.

TheBondsaredenominatedandpayableinU.S.dolars.IfaBondholdermeasuresitsinvestment

returnsbyreferencetoacurencyotherthanU.S.dolars,aninvestmentintheBondsentailsforeign

exchangerelatedrisks,includingchangesinthevalueofU.S.dolarsrelativetothecurencyby

referencetowhichaninvestormeasuresitsinvestmentreturns,suchrisksarisingfrom,amongother

things,economic,politicalandotherfactorsoverwhichtheGrouphasnocontrol.Depreciationofthe

U.S.dolarsagainstsuchcurencycouldcauseadecreaseinthefectiveyieldoftheBondsbelowtheir

statedcouponratesandcouldresultinaloswhenthereturnontheBondsistranslatedintosuch

curency.Inadition,theremaybetaxconsequencesforBondholdersasaresultofanyforeign

curencygainsresultingfromanyinvestmentintheBonds.

TheIsuerortheGuarantormaynotbeabletoredemtheBondsupontheduedateforedemption

thereof.

FolowingtheocurenceofaChangeofControl(asdefinedintheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds),

theIsuermay,atheoptionofanyBondholder,berequiredtoredemal,butnotsomeonly,ofsuch

Holder’sBondsat101percent.oftheirprincipalamount,togetherwithacruedinterest.Ifsuchan

eventweretocur,theIsuermaynothavesuficientcashinhandandmaynotbeabletoarange

financingtoredemtheBondsintime,oronaceptableterms,oratal.Therecanbealsonoasurance

thatheGuarantorwouldhavesuficientliquidityatsuchtimetomaketherequiredredemptionofthe

Bonds.TheabilitytoredemtheBondsinsucheventmayalsobelimitedbythetermsofotherdebt

instruments.TheIsuer’sandtheGuarantor’sfailuretorepay,repurchaseoredemtenderedBonds

couldconstituteaneventofdefaultundertheBonds,whichmayalsoconstituteadefaultunderthe

termsoftheIsuer’s,theGuarantor’sorourotherindebtednes.

AchangeinEnglishlawhichgovernstheBondsmayadverselyafectholdersoftheBonds.

TheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsaregovernedbyEnglishlaw.Noasurancecanbegivenasto

theimpactofanyposiblejudicialdecisionorchangeofEnglishlaworadministrativepracticeafterthe

dateofisueoftheBonds.


AditionalproceduresmayberequiredtobetakentobringEnglishlawgovernedmatersordisputes

totheHongKongcourtsandtheBondholderswouldnedtobesubjectothexclusivejurisdictionof

theHongKongcourts.TherecanalsobenoasurancethathePRCcourtswilrecogniseand

enforcejudgmentsoftheHongKongcourtsinrespectofEnglishlawgovernedmatersordisputes.

TheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds,theTrustDedandtheAgencyAgrementaregovernedby

Englishlaw,whereaspartiestothesedocumentshavesubmitedtothexclusivejurisdictionofthe

HongKongcourts.InordertohearEnglishlawgovernedmatersordisputes,theHongKongcourts

mayrequirecertainaditionalprocedurestobetaken.UndertheChoiceofCourtArangement,

judgmentsofHongKongcourtsarelikelytoberecognisedandenforcedbythePRCcourtswherethe

contractingpartiestothetransactionspertainingtosuchjudgmentshaveagredtosubmitothe

exclusivejurisdictionofHongKongcourts.

Unlikeotherbondsisuedintheinternationalcapitalmarketswhereholdersofsuchbondswould

typicalynotberequiredtosubmitoanexclusivejurisdiction,theBondholderswilbedemedtohave

submitedtothexclusivejurisdictionoftheHongKongcourts.Thus,theBondholders’abilityto

initiateaclaimoutsideHongKongwilbelimited.

Underthe2019Arangement,wheretheHongKongcourthasgivenalegalyefectivejudgmentina

civilandcomercialmater,anypartyconcernedmayaplytotherelevantPeople’sCourtofthe

Mainlandforecognitionandenforcementofthejudgment,subjectotheprovisions,limits,procedures

andothertermsandrequirementsofthe2019ArangementandtheJudicialInterpretation.The

recognitionandenforcementofaHongKongcourtjudgmentcouldberefusediftherelevantPeople’s

CourtoftheMainlandconsiderthathenforcementofsuchjudgmentiscontrarytothebasicprinciples

oflawoftheMainlandorthesocialandpublicinterestsoftheMainland.Whileitisexpectedthathe

relevantPeople’sCourtsoftheMainlandwilrecogniseandenforceajudgmentgivenbyaHongKong

courtandgovernedbyEnglishlaw,therecanbenoasurancethatsuchcourtswildosoforalsuch

judgmentsasthereisnoestablishedpracticeinthisarea.

TheBondswilinitialyberepresentedbytheGlobalCertificateandholdersofabeneficialinterest

intheGlobalCertificatemustrelyontheproceduresoftherelevantClearingSystem.

TheBondswilinitialyberepresentedbytheGlobalCertificate.SuchGlobalCertificatewilbe

depositedwithacomondepositaryforEuroclearandClearstream(eachofEuroclearandClearstream,

a“ClearingSystem”).ExceptinthecircumstancesdescribedintheGlobalCertificate,investorswil

notbentitledtoreceivedefinitiveBonds.TherelevantClearingSystemwilmaintainrecordsofthe

beneficialinterestsintheGlobalCertificate.

WhiletheBondsarerepresentedbytheGlobalCertificate,investorswilbeabletotradetheir

beneficialinterestsonlythroughtheClearingSystems.WhiletheBondsarerepresentedbytheGlobal

Certificate,theIsuerwildischargeitspaymentobligationsundertheBondsbymakingpaymentsto

thecomondepositaryforEuroclearandClearstream,fordistributiontotheiracountholders.A

holderofabeneficialinterestintheGlobalCertificatemustrelyontheproceduresoftherelevant

ClearingSystemtoreceivepaymentsundertheBonds.TheIsuerhasnoresponsibilityorliabilityfor

therecordsrelatingto,orpaymentsmadeinrespectof,beneficialinterestsintheGlobalCertificate.

HoldersofbeneficialinterestsintheGlobalCertificatewilnothaveadirectrightovoteinrespectof

theBonds.Instead,sucholderswilbepermitedtoactonlytothextenthatheyarenabledbythe

relevantClearingSystemtoapointapropriateproxies.


TheTrustemayrequestholdersoftheBondstoprovideanindemnityand/orsecurityand/or

prefundingtoitsatisfaction.

Incertaincircumstances,includingwithoutlimitationthegivingofnoticetotheIsuerandthe

GuarantorpursuantoCondition9oftheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsandthetakingofanysuch

stepsand/oractionsand/ortheinstitutingofanysuchprocedingspursuantoCondition13ofthe

TermsandConditionsoftheBonds,theTrustemayrequestholdersoftheBondstoprovidean

indemnityand/orsecurityand/orprefundingtoitsatisfactionbeforeitakesanysuchstepsand/or

actionsand/orinstitutesanysuchprocedingsonbehalfofholdersoftheBonds.TheTrusteshalnot

beobligedtotakeanysuchstepsand/oractionsand/orinstituteanysuchprocedingsifnotfirst

indemnifiedand/orsecuredand/orprefundedtoitsatisfaction.Negotiatingandagreingtoan

indemnityand/orsecurityand/orprefundingcanbealengthyprocesandmayimpactonwhensuch

actionscanbetaken.TheTrustemaynotbeabletotakeanysuchstepsand/oractionsand/orinstitutes

anysuchprocedings,notwithstandingtheprovisionofanindemnityand/orsecurityand/orprefunding

toit,inbreachofthetermsoftheTrustDedortheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsandinsuch

circumstances,orwherethereisuncertaintyordisputeastotheaplicablelawsoregulations,tothe

extentpermitedbytheagrementsandtheaplicablelaw,itwilbefortheholdersoftheBondstotake

suchactionsdirectly.

DecisionsthatmaybemadeonbehalfofalholdersoftheBondsmaybeadversetotheinterestsof

individualholdersoftheBonds.

TheTrustDedcontainsprovisionsforconveningmetingsofholdersoftheBondstoconsiderany

matersafectingtheirinterests.Theseprovisionspermitdefinedmajoritiestobindalholdersofthe

Bondsincludingholderswhodidnotatendandvoteatherelevantmetingandholderswhovotedina

manercontrarytothemajority.Furthermore,thereisariskthathedecisionofthemajorityofthe

holdersoftheBondsmaybeadversetotheinterestsoftheindividuals.

GainsonthetransferoftheBondsmaybesubjectoincometaxunderPRCtaxlaws.

UndertheEnterpriseIncomeTaxLawofthePRC(the“EITLaw”)whichtokefecton29December

2018anditsimplementationrules,anygainsrealisedonthetransferoftheBondsbyholderswhoare

demedundertheEITLawasnon-residententerprisesmaybesubjectoPRCenterpriseincometaxif

suchgainsareregardedasincomesderivedfromsourceswithinthePRC.UndertheEITLaw,a

“non-residententerprise”meansanenterprisestablishedunderthelawsofajurisdictionotherthanthe

PRCandwhoseactualadministrativeorganisationisnotinthePRC,whichasestablishedoficesor

premisesinthePRC,orwhichasnotestablishedanyoficesorpremisesinthePRCbuthasobtained

incomesderivedfromsourceswithinthePRC.Inadition,thereisuncertaintyastowhethergains

realisedonthetransferoftheBondsbyindividualholderswhoarenotPRCcitizensoresidentswilbe

subjectoPRCindividualincometax.IfsuchgainsaresubjectoPRCincometax,the10percent.

enterpriseincometaxrateand20percent.individualincometaxratewilperhapsaplyrespectively

unlesthereisanaplicabletaxtreatyorarangementhatreducesorexemptsuchincometax.The

taxableincomewilbethebalanceofthetotalincomeobtainedfromthetransferoftheBondsminusal

costsandexpensesthatarepermitedunderPRCtaxlawstobedeductedfromtheincome.Acordingto

anarangementbetwenmainlandChinandHongKongforavoidanceofdoubletaxation,Bondholders

whoareHongKongresidents,includingbothenterpriseholdersandindividualholders,wilbe

exemptedfromPRCincometaxoncapitalgainsderivedfromasaleorexchangeoftheBonds.

IfaBondholder,beinganon-residententerpriseornon-residentindividual,isrequiredtopayanyPRC

incometaxongainsonthetransferoftheBonds,thevalueoftherelevantBondholder’sinvestmentin

theBondsmaybematerialyandadverselyafected.


TheinsolvencylawsoftheBritishVirginIslandsandtheCaymanIslandsandotherlocalinsolvency

lawsmaydiferfromthoseofanotherjurisdictionwithwhichtheholdersoftheBondsarefamiliar.As

theIsuerandtheGuarantorareincorporatedunderthelawsoftheBritishVirginIslandsandthe

CaymanIslands,respectively,anyinsolvencyprocedingrelatingtotheIsuerortheGuarantorwould

likelyinvolveBritishVirginIslandsorCaymanIslands’insolvencylaws,respectively,theprocedural

andsubstantiveprovisionsofwhichmaydiferfromcomparableprovisionsofthelocalinsolvencylaws

ofjurisdictionswithwhichtheholdersoftheBondsarefamiliar.

TheBondsareredemableintheventofcertainwitholdingtaxesbeingaplicable.

NoasurancesaremadebytheIsuerastowhetherornotpaymentsontheBondsmaybemadewithout

witholdingtaxesordeductionsaplyingfromtheIsueDateonacountofanytaxes,duties,

asesmentsorgovernmentalchargesofwhatevernatureimposed,levied,colected,witheldor

asesedbythePRCoranysubdivisionorauthoritythereinorthereofhavingpowertotax.Although

pursuantotheTermsandConditionsoftheBondstheIsuerisrequiredtogrosupaymentson

acountofanysuchwitholdingtaxesordeductions,theIsueralsohastherightoredemtheBonds

atanytimeintheventithasorwilbecomeobligedtopayaditionalamountsonacountofany

existingorfuturewitholdingordeductionforanytaxes,duties,asesmentsorgovernmentalcharges

ofwhatevernatureimposed,levied,colected,witheldorasesedbythePRC,oranypolitical

subdivisionoranyauthoritythereinorthereofhavingpowertotaxasaresultofanychangein,or

amendmento,thelawsoregulationsofthePRCoranypoliticalsubdivisionoranyauthoritytherein

orthereofhavingpowertotax,oranychangeintheaplicationoroficialinterpretationofsuchlawsor

regulations(includingaholdingbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction),whichchangeoramendment

becomesefectiveonorafter11August2025.

AtaxforwitholdingmaybepayableundertheUnitedStatesForeignAcountTaxComplianceAct

(“FATCA”)ifaninvestororcustodianoftheBondsisunabletoreceivepaymentsfreof

witholding.

WhilstheBondsareinglobalformandheldwithintheClearingSystems,inalikelycircumstances,it

isnotexpectedthatFATCA,ascurentlyimplemented,wilafectheamountofanypaymentreceived

bytheClearingSystemsontheBonds(se“Taxation–FATCA”).However,FATCAmayafect

payments(includingpaymentsofprincipal,interestandanypremiumonBondsandsalesprocedsfrom

Bonds)madetocustodiansorintermediariesinthesubsequentpaymentchainleadingtotheultimate

investorifanysuchcustodianorintermediarygeneralyisunabletoreceivepaymentsfreofFATCA

witholding.Italsomayafectpaymentsto,amongothersanyultimateinvestorthatisafinancial

institutionthatisnotentitledtoreceivepaymentsfreofwitholdingunderFATCA,oranultimate

investorthatfailstoprovideitsbroker(orothercustodianorintermediaryfromwhichitreceives

payment)withanyinformation,forms,otherdocumentationorconsentsthatmaybenecesaryforthe

paymentstobemadefreofFATCAwitholding.Investorshouldchosethecustodiansor

intermediarieswithcare(toensureachiscompliantwithFATCAorotherlawsoragrementsrelated

toFATCA),andprovideachcustodianorintermediarywithanyinformation,forms,other

documentationorconsentsthatmaybenecesaryforsuchcustodianorintermediarytomakeapayment

freofFATCAwitholding.TheobligationsoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorundertheBondsorthe

Guarante,asthecasemaybe,aredischargedoncetheIsuerortheGuarantorhasmadepaymentsto,or

totheorderof,thecomondepositaryfortheClearingSystems(asregisteredholderoftheBonds)and

theIsuerandGuarantorhavethereforenoresponsibilityforanyamounthereaftertransmitedthrough

theClearingSystemsandcustodiansorintermediaries.Further,whileforeignfinancialinstitutionsina

jurisdictionwhichasenteredintoa“Model1”inter-governmentalagrementwiththeUnitedStates

(an“IGA”)maygeneralynotbexpectedtoberequiredtowitholdundercurentFATCArulesoran

IGA(oranylawimplementinganIGA)frompaymentstheymake,therecanbenoasurancesthat

FATCAwitholdingwouldnotafecthepaymentsreceivedbyaninvestorinrespectoftheBonds.In

theventhatBondsweretobecomeisuedindefinitiveform,aditionalFATCAconsiderationsmay

aply.Furthermore,itisposiblethatheUnitedStatesmaysubsequentlyintroduceaditionalrules

relatingtoFATCAthatafectwitholding,includingwithrespecto“foreignpasthroughpayments”.

Prospectiveinvestorshouldconsultheirowntaxadvisertobtainamoredetailedexplanationof

FATCAandhowFATCAmayafecthemandtheirinvestmentin,andacquisitionandsaleof,Bonds.


BondholdershouldbeawarethatadefinitiveCertificatewhichasaprincipalamounthatisnotan

integralmultipleoftheminimumspecifiedenominationmaybeiliquidandificultotrade.

InrelationtoanyBondwhichasaprincipalamountconsistingofaminimumspecifiedenomination

plusahigherintegralmultipleofanothersmaleramount,itisposiblethatheBondsmaybetradedin

amountsinexcesoftheminimumspecifiedenominationthatarenotintegralmultiplesofsuch

minimumspecifiedenomination.InsuchacaseaBondholderwho,asaresultoftradingsuchamounts,

holdsaprincipalamountoflesthantheminimumspecifiedenominationwilnotreceiveadefinitive

Certificateinrespectofsucholding(shouldefinitiveBondsbeprinted)andwouldnedtopurchasea

principalamountofBondsuchthatitholdsanamountequaltoneormorespecifiedenominations.If

definitiveBondsareisued,holdershouldbeawarethatadefinitiveCertificatewhichasaprincipal

amounthatisnotanintegralmultipleoftheminimumspecifiedenominationmaybeiliquidand

dificultotrade.

TheIsuermayisueaditionalsecuritiesinthefuture.

TheIsuermayfromtimetotimewithoutheconsentoftheBondholderscreateandisuefurther

securitieshavingthesametermsandconditionsastheBondsinalrespects(orinalrespectsexceptfor

theisuedate,thefirstpaymentofinterestonthem)orotherwiseraiseaditionalcapitalthroughsuch

meansandinsuchmanerasitmayconsidernecesary.Therecanbenoasurancethatsuchfuture

isuanceorcapitalraisingactivitywilnotadverselyafecthemarketpriceoftheBonds.Theisueof

anysuchdebtsecuritiesmayalsoreducetheamountrecoverablebyinvestorsintheBondsuponthe

Isuer’sbankruptcy,winding-uporliquidation.

TheIsuerand/ortheGuarantormayberequiredtocomplywithPRCfilingandregistration

requirementswithrespectotheBondsinthefuture.

TheNationalDevelopmentandReformComisionofthePeople’sRepublicofChina(中华人民共和

国家发展和改革委员会)(the“NDRC”)isuedtheAdministrativeMeasuresfortheReviewand

RegistrationofMedium-andLong-termForeignDebtsofEnterprises(企业中长期外债审核登记管理

办法)(国家发展和改革委员会令第56号)on5January2023andwhichcameintoefecton10February

2023(the“NDRCAdministrativeMeasures”).AcordingtotheNDRCAdministrativeMeasures,

domesticenterprisesandtheiroverseascontroledentitieshalprocuretheregistrationofanyforeign

debtsecuritieswithatermnotlesthanoneyearisuedwiththeNDRCpriortotheisueofthe

securities,andreportheparticularsoftherelevantisueswithinthetimeframeprescribedbytheNDRC

afterthecompletionoftherelevantisue,andtocomplywiththecontinuingobligationsunderthe

NDRCAdministrativeMeasures.Tothextenthereisanyrequirementoregisterormakeanyfiling

withrespectotheBonds,theIsuerand/ortheGuarantorhaveundertakenintheTrustDedtodulyand

punctualycomplywithorprocurethathereiscompliancewithalfiling,registration,reportingand

similarequirementsrequiredinacordancewithaplicablelawandregulationsfromtimetotime,

includinganyPRCregulatoryrequirement,relatingtotheBonds.

TheGuarantor’scorporateratingsmaybedowngradedorwithdrawninthefuture.

TheGuarantoreceivedacorporateratingofaninvestment-gradeinternationalratingof“Ag-”witha

stableoutlokfromChinaChengxin.TheBondsandtheGuarantehavenotbenrated.Aratingisnota

recomendationtobuy,selorholdtheBondsandmaybesubjectorevision,qualification,

suspension,reductionorwithdrawnatanytime.Therecanbenoasurancethataratingwilremainfor

anygivenperiodoftimeorthataratingwilnotbeloweredorwithdrawnentirelybytherelevantrating

agencyifinitsjudgmentcircumstancesinthefuturesowarant.TheIsuerortheGuarantorisnot

obligedtoinformBondholdersofanysuchrevision,downgradeorwithdrawal.Eachratingshouldbe

evaluatedindependentlyofanyothersecuritiesoftheIsuerortheGuarantor.Arevision,qualification,

suspensionorwithdrawalatanytimeofanyratingasignedtotheGuarantormayadverselyafecthe

marketpriceoftheBonds.


USEOFPROCEDS

ThegrosprocedsoftheisueoftheBondsarestimatedtobeU.S.$160.0milionbeforededucting

underwritingcomisionandexpensesinrelationtotheofering.Thenetprocedswilbeon-lento

theGuarantorforaircraftacquisitions,businesexpansioninaircraftandrelatedbusinesandgeneral

corporatepurposes.


CAPITALISATIONANDINDEBTEDNESOFTHEGUARANTOR

ThefolowingtablesetsoutheGuarantor’sconsolidatedcapitalisationandindebtednesasat31

December2024andasadjustedtogivefectotheisuanceoftheBonds.Foraditionalinformation,

setheAuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatementsandrelatednotestheretoincludedelsewhereinthis

OferingCircular.

ThistableshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeAuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatementsandrelated

notestheretoincludedelsewhereinthisOferingCircular.ExceptasdisclosedinthisOferingCircular

aswelas(i)theisuanceof5-yearcorporatebondsofRMB1.5bilionwithcouponrateof2.38%per

anumbyCALC(Tianjin),theGuarantor’sonshoresubsidiary,inFebruary2025;(i)theupsizeofour

warehousefacilitiesfromUS$400miliontoUS$700milioninMarch2025;and(i)theisuanceof

perpetualmedium-termnotesofRMB500milionwithcouponrateof2.48%peranumbyCALC

(Tianjin)inApril2025,therehasbenomaterialadversechangetothecapitalisationorindebtednes

oftheGuarantorsince31December2024.

Asat31December2024

ActualAsadjusted

(HK$milion)(U.S.$milion)

(1)

(HK$milion)(U.S.$milion)

(1)

(Audited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)

Interest-bearingdebts–curentportion

Borowings.12,732.71,639.212,732.71,639.2

Medium-termnotes.10.51.410.51.4

Bondsandebentures.1,542.9198.61,542.9198.6

14,286.11,839.214,286.11,839.2

Interest-bearingdebts–non-curentportion

Borowings.30,313.53,902.530,313.53,902.5

Medium-termnotes.1,589.2204.61,589.2204.6

Bondsandebentures.2,387.8307.42,387.8307.4

Bondstobeisued

(2)

.–1,242.8160.0

34,290.54,414.535,533.34,574.5

Totalequity.5,328.2685.95,328.2685.9

Totalcapitalisation

(3)

.53,904.86,939.655,147.67,099.6

Notes:

(1)TranslationofHongKongdolaramountoU.S.dolaramountweremadeatarateofHK$7.7677toU.S.$1.00,thenon

buyingrateinefecton31December2024asetforthintheH.10weklystatisticalreleaseoftheBoardofGovernorsof

theFederalReserveSystemoftheUnitedStates.

(2)RepresentingtheagregateprincipalamountoftherelevantseriesofBondstobeisued,withoutakingintoacountand

beforedeductionofanyfes,comisionorexpenses.

(3)Totalcapitalisationcomprisescurentandnon-curentinterest-bearingdebtsandtotalequity.

(4)Theremaybeaslightlydiscrepancybetwenthesumofindividualitemsandthetotalashowninthetablesowingto

rounding.


TERMSANDCONDITIONSOFTHEBONDS

Thefolowing,subjectothemodificationandotherthanthewordsinitalics,isthetextoftheTerms

andConditionsoftheBondswhichwilapearonthereverseofeachofthedefinitivecertificates

representingtheBonds:

TheisueoftheU.S.$160,000,0006.0percent.guarantedbondsdue2028(the“Bonds”whichterm

shalinclude,unlesthecontextrequiresotherwise,anyfurtherbondsisuedinacordancewith

Condition15andtobeconsolidatedandformingasingleseriestherewith)wasauthorisedbya

resolutionoftheboardofdirectorsofCALCBondsLimited(the“Isuer”)pasedon31July2025.The

Bondsareconstitutedbyatrustdedated14August2025(the“TrustDed”)betwentheIsuer,

ChinaAircraftLeasingGroupHoldingsLimited(the“Guarantor”)andCNCBITrusteLimited(the

“Truste”,whichexpresionshalincludeitsucesor(s)andalpersonsforthetimebeingthetruste

ortrustesundertheTrustDed)astrusteforitselfandtheholdersoftheBonds.TheBondsarethe

subjectofanagencyagrementdated14August2025(the“AgencyAgrement”)betwentheIsuer,

theGuarantor,theTruste,ChinaCITICBankInternationalLimitedasinitialprincipalpayingagent

(the“PrincipalPayingAgent”,whichexpresionshalincludeanysucesorprincipalpayingagent

apointedfromtimetotimeinconectionwiththeBondsand,togetherwithanyotherpayingagents

apointedundertheAgencyAgrement,the“PayingAgents”),asregistrar(the“Registrar”,which

expresionshalincludeanysucesoregistrarapointedfromtimetotimeinconectionwiththe

Bonds)andastransferagent(the“TransferAgent”,whichexpresionshalincludeanysucesor

transferagentapointedfromtimetotimeinconectionwiththeBonds)andanyotheragentsnamedin

it.Referenceshereinto“Agents”meansthePrincipalPayingAgent,theRegistrar,theTransferAgents

andanyotheragentoragentsapointedfromtimetotimepursuantotheAgencyAgrementwith

respectotheBonds.

ThegivingoftheGuarante(asdefinedinCondition3(a)wasauthorisedbyaresolutionoftheboard

ofdirectorsoftheGuarantorpasedon17December2024.TheBondholders(asdefinedbelow)are

entitledtothebenefitof,areboundby,andaredemedtohavenoticeof,altheprovisionsoftheTrust

Ded,andaredemedtohavenoticeofalthoseprovisionsaplicabletothemoftheAgency

Agrement.ThestatementsintheseConditions(asdefinedbelow)includesumariesof,andare

subjecto,thedetailedprovisionsoftheTrustDed.

CopiesoftheTrustDedandtheAgencyAgrementareavailable(i)forinspectionbytheBondholders

atalreasonabletimesduringusualbusineshours(beingbetwen9:00amto3:00pm(HongKong

time)fromMondaytoFriday(otherthanpublicholidays)atheprincipaloficeoftheTruste(being

atheIsueDateat80/F,InternationalComerceCentre,1AustinRoadWest,Kowlon,HongKong)

andathespecifiedoficeforthetimebeingofthePrincipalPayingAgent,and(i)electronicalytoa

requestingBondholder,ineachcaseuponpriorwritenrequestandprofofholdingandidentitytothe

satisfactionoftheTrusteor,asthecasemaybe,thePrincipalPayingAgent.

Alcapitalisedtermsthatarenotdefinedinthesetermsandconditions(the“Conditions”)wilhavethe

meaningsgiventothemintheTrustDed.

1.FORM,SPECIFIEDENOMINATIONANDTITLE

TheBondsareisuedinthespecifiedenominationofU.S.$200,000andintegralmultiplesof

U.S.$1,000inexcesthereof(the“AuthorisedDenomination”).

TheBondsarerepresentedbyregisteredcertificates(“Certificates”)and,saveasprovidedin

Condition2(a),eachCertificateshalrepresenthentireholdingofBondsbythesameholder.


TitletotheBondshalpasbyregistrationintheregisterthatheIsuershalprocuretobekept

bytheRegistrarinacordancewiththeprovisionsoftheAgencyAgrement(the“Register”).

Exceptasorderedbyacourtofcompetentjurisdictionorasrequiredbylaw,theholder(asdefined

below)ofanyBondshalbedemedtobeandshalbetreatedasitsabsoluteownerforal

purposeswhetherornotitisoverdueandregardlesofanynoticeofownership,trustorany

interestinit,anywritingontheCertificaterepresentingitorthetheftorlosofsuchCertificate

andnopersonshalbeliableforsotreatingtheholder.

IntheseConditions,“Bondholder”and“holder”meanthepersoninwhosenameaBondis

registeredintheRegister(orinthecaseofajointholding,thefirstnamedthereof).

Uponisue,theBondswilberepresentedbyaglobalcertificate(the“GlobalCertificate”)

registeredinthenameofanomineof,andepositedwith,acomondepositaryforEuroclear

BankSA/NVandClearstreamBankingS.A.TheseConditionsaremodifiedbycertainprovisions

containedintheGlobalCertificate.Se“SumaryofProvisionsRelatingtotheBondsinGlobal

Forms”.

ExceptinthelimitedcircumstancesdescribedintheGlobalCertificate,ownersofinterestsin

BondsrepresentedbytheGlobalCertificatewilnotbentitledtoreceivedefinitiveCertificatesin

respectoftheirindividualholdingsofBonds.TheBondsarenotisuableinbearerform.

2.TRANSFERSOFBONDSANDELIVERYOFNEWCERTIFICATES

(a)Transfer

AholdingofBondsmay,subjectotheAgencyAgrementandConditions2(d)and2(e),be

transferedinwholeorinpartintheAuthorisedDenominationuponthesurender(athe

specifiedoficeoftheRegistraroranyTransferAgent)oftheCertificate(s)representing

suchBondstobetransfered,togetherwiththeformoftransferendorsedonsuch

Certificate(s)(oranotherformoftransfersubstantialyinthesameformandcontainingthe

samerepresentationsandcertifications(ifany),unlesotherwiseagredbytheIsuer),duly

completedandexecutedandanyotherevidenceastheRegistrarortherelevantTransfer

Agent(asthecasemaybe)mayrequire.Inthecaseofatransferofpartonlyofaholdingof

BondsrepresentedbyoneCertificate,anewCertificateshalbeisuedtothetransferein

respectofthepartransferedandafurthernewCertificateinrespectofthebalanceofthe

holding(whichmustbeinanAuthorisedDenomination)notransferedshalbeisuedtothe

transferor.InthecaseofatransferofBondstoapersonwhoisalreadyaholderofBonds,a

newCertificaterepresentingthenlargedholdingshalonlybeisuedagainstsurenderof

theCertificaterepresentingthexistingholding.

TransfersofinterestsintheBondsrepresentedbytheGlobalCertificatewilbefectedin

acordancewiththerulesandproceduresoftherelevantclearingsystems.


(b)DeliveryofNewCertificates

EachnewCertificatetobeisuedpursuantoCondition2(a)shalbeavailablefordelivery

withinfivebusinesdaysofreceiptbytheRegistrarortheTransferAgent,asthecasemay

be,ofadulycompletedformoftransferandsurenderofthexistingCertificate(s).Delivery

ofthenewCertificate(s)shalbemadeathespecifiedoficeoftheTransferAgentorofthe

Registrar(asthecasemaybe)towhomdeliveryorsurenderofsuchformoftransferand

Certificateshalhavebenmadeor,atheoptionoftheholdermakingsuchdeliveryor

surenderasaforesaidandaspecifiedintherelevantformoftransferorotherwisein

writing,bemailedbyuninsuredpostatheriskoftheholderentitledtothenewCertificate

tosuchadresasmaybesospecified,unlesucholderequestsotherwiseandpaysin

advancetotherelevantTransferAgentortheRegistrar(asthecasemaybe)thecostsofsuch

othermethodofdeliveryand/orsuchinsuranceasitmayspecify.IntheseConditions,

“businesday”meansaday,otherthanaSaturday,Sundayorpublicholiday,onwhich

comercialbanksareopenforbusinesintheplaceofthespecifiedoficeoftherelevant

TransferAgentortheRegistrar,asthecasemaybe.

(c)TransferorExerciseFreofCharge

TransferoftheBondsandCertificateshalbefectedwithoutchargetotherelevant

BondholderbyoronbehalfoftheIsuer,theRegistrarortheTransferAgent,butupon(i)

paymentbytherelevantBondholderofanytaxorothergovernmentalchargesthatmaybe

leviedorimposedinrelationtoit(orthegivingofsuchindemnityand/orsecurityand/or

pre-fundingastheRegistrarortherelevantTransferAgentmayrequire),(i)theRegistraror

therelevantTransferAgentbeingsatisfiedinitsabsolutediscretionwiththedocumentsof

titleoridentityofthepersonmakingtheaplicationand(i)theRegistrarortherelevant

AgentbeingsatisfiedthatheRegulationshavebencompliedwith.

(d)ClosedPeriods

NoBondholdermayrequirethetransferofaBondtoberegistered(i)duringtheperiodof15

daysendingon(andincluding)theduedateforedemptionofthatBond,(i)afteraChange

ofControlPutExerciseNoticehasbendepositedinrespectofsuchBondpursuanto

Condition6(c),or(i)duringtheperiodofsevendaysendingon(andincluding)anyRecord

Date(asdefinedinCondition7(a).

(e)Regulations

AltransfersofBondsandentriesontheRegisterwilbemadesubjectothedetailed

regulationsconcerningtransferandregistrationofBonds,theinitialformofwhichis

scheduledtotheAgencyAgrement(the“Regulations”).EachoftheIsuerandthe

RegistrarmaybyagrementchangetheRegulationsfromtimetotime,withthepriorwriten

aprovaloftheTrusteorbytheTrustewiththepriorwritenaprovaloftheRegistrar.A

copyofthecurentRegulationswilbemadeavailableforinspectionatalreasonabletimes

duringnormalbusineshours(betwen9:00amto3:00pm(HongKongtime)fromMonday

toFriday(otherthanpublicholidays)uponpriorwritenrequestandprofofholdingtothe

satisfactionoftheRegistrarathespecifiedoficeoftheRegistrar.


3.GUARANTEANDSTATUS

(a)Guarante:TheGuarantorhasintheTrustDedunconditionalyandirevocablyguaranted

(the“Guarante”)theduepaymentofalsumsexpresedtobepayablebytheIsuerunder

theTrustDedandtheBonds.ItsobligationsinthatrespectarecontainedintheTrustDed.

(b)StatusoftheBondsandtheGuarante:TheBondsconstitutedirect,unsubordinated,

unconditionaland(subjectoCondition4)unsecuredobligationsoftheIsuerandshalatal

timesrankparipasuandwithoutanypreferenceamongthemselves.Thepayment

obligationsoftheIsuerundertheBondsandtheobligationsoftheGuarantorunderthe

Guaranteshal,saveforsuchexceptionsasmaybeprovidedbyaplicablelawandsubject

toCondition4(a),ataltimesrankatleastequalywithalotherpresentandfuture

unsecuredandunsubordinatedobligationsoftheIsuerandtheGuarantor,respectively.

4.NEGATIVEPLEDGEANDOTHERCOVENANTS

(a)NegativePledge

SolongasanyBondremainsoutstanding,neithertheIsuernortheGuarantorwil,andeach

oftheIsuerandtheGuarantorwilensurethatnoneofthePrincipalSubsidiarieswil,create

orpermitosubsistanySecurityInterest(saveforanyPermitedSecurityInterest)uponany

ofitspresentorfutureundertakings,asetsorevenues(includinguncaledcapital)tosecure

therepaymentof,oranyguaranteorindemnityinrespectof,anyPublicExternal

Indebtednes,withoutathesametimeorpriortheretoacordingtotheBonds(i)thesame

securityasiscreatedorsubsistingtosecureanysuchPublicExternalIndebtednes,

guaranteorindemnityor(i)suchothersecurityashalbeaprovedbyanExtraordinary

Resolution(asdefinedintheTrustDed)oftheBondholders.

(b)Isuer’sActivities

TheIsuerundertakesthatitwilnot,andtheGuarantorshalprocurethatheIsuerwilnot,

solongasanyBondremainsoutstanding,caryonanybusinesactivitywhatsoeverother

thaninconectionwiththeisueofbondsand/ornotesandanyotheractivitiesinconection

withorincidentalthereto(suchactivitieshal,fortheavoidanceofdoubt,include(i)the

establishmentandmaintenanceofmediumtermnoteprograme,(i)theofering,saleor

isuanceofbondsand/ornotes,and(i)theon-lendingoftheprocedsoftheisueofbonds

and/ornotestotheGuarantororanyotherSubsidiariesoftheGuarantor).

(c)InformationRights

InthecaseoftheGuarantor,furnishtheTrustewith(i)copiesoftheGuarantorAudited

FinancialReportsinEnglishasonastheyareavailable,butinanyeventwithin120days

afterthendofeachRelevantPeriodand(i)copiesoftheGuarantorUnauditedFinancial

ReportsinEnglishasonastheyareavailable,butinanyeventwithin90daysafterthend

ofeachRelevantPeriod;providedthat,ifatanytimethecapitalstockoftheGuarantoris

listedfortradingonarecognisedstockexchange,theGuarantorshalfurnishtheTruste,as

sonastheyareavailablebutinanyeventnotmorethan14daysafteranyfinancialorother

reportsoftheGuarantoraremadepubliclyavailable,trueandcorectelectronicopiesof

anypublishedfinancialorothereportinEnglishfiledwithsuchstockexchangeinlieuof

thereportsidentifiedin(i)and(i)above.


TheTrusteshalnotberequiredtoreviewtheGuarantorAuditedFinancialReports,the

GuarantorUnauditedFinancialReportsoranyotherfinancialreportfurnishedordeliveredto

itascontemplatedinthisCondition4(c)and,ifthesameshalnotbeintheEnglish

language,shalnotberequiredtorequestorobtainorarangeforanEnglishlanguage

translationofthesame,andtheTrusteshalnotbeliabletoanyBondholderoranyother

personfornotdoingso.

UndertheTrustDed,solongasanyBondremainsoutstanding,theIsuerandGuarantorare

obligedtofurnishtheTrustewithaComplianceCertificate(onwhichtheTrustemayrely

astosuchcompliance)(A)within14daysaftertheGuarantorAuditedFinancialReportsor

theGuarantorUnauditedFinancialReports,asthecasemaybe,aremadepubliclyavailable;

and(B)within14daysofanywritenrequestbytheTruste.

(d)Definitions:

IntheseConditions:

“ComplianceCertificate”meansacertificateoftheIsuerortheGuarantor(asthecasemay

be)signedbyanyauthorisedsignatoryoftheIsuerortheGuarantor(asthecasemaybe)

confirmingthat,havingmadealreasonablenquiries,tothebestoftheknowledge,

informationandbeliefoftheIsuerortheGuarantor(asthecasemaybe),asatadate(the

“CertificationDate”)notmorethanfivedaysbeforethedateofthecertificate:

(i)noEventofDefault(asdefinedinCondition9)orPotentialEventofDefaulthas

ocuredsincetheCertificationDateofthelastsuchcertificateor(ifnone)thedateof

theTrustDedor,ifsuchaneventhasocured,givingdetailsofit;

(i)eachoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorhascompliedwithalitsobligationsunderthe

TrustDed,theAgencyAgrementandtheBondsor,ifnon-compliancehasocured,

givingdetailsofit;and

(i)noChangeofControl(asdefinedinCondition6)hasocuredsincetheCertification

Dateofthelastsuchcertificateor(ifnone)thedateoftheTrustDedor,ifsuchan

eventhasocured,givingdetailsofit;

“GuarantorAuditedFinancialReports”meansanualauditedfinancialstatements(ona

consolidatedbasis)oftheGuarantor,includingaconsolidatedbalanceshet,aconsolidated

statementofincome,aconsolidatedstatementofcomprehensiveincome,aconsolidated

statementofchangesinequityandaconsolidatedstatementofcashflows,togetherwithany

statements,reports(includinganyauditors’reports)andnotesatachedtorintendedtobe

readwithanyofthem;

“GuarantorUnauditedFinancialReports”meansemi-anual(oranyotherinterim

reportingperiodrequiredbyaplicablelaworegulations)unauditedfinancialstatements

(onaconsolidatedbasis)oftheGuarantor,includingaconsolidatedbalanceshet,a

consolidatedstatementofincome,aconsolidatedstatementofcomprehensiveincome,a

consolidatedstatementofchangesinequityandaconsolidatedstatementofcashflows,

togetherwithanystatements,reports(includinganydirectors’andauditors’reviewreports,

ifany)andnotesatachedtorintendedtobereadwithanyofthem,aspreparedonabasis

consistentwiththeGuarantorAuditedFinancialReports;

“Group”meanstheGuarantoranditsconsolidatedsubsidiariestakenasawhole;

“HongKong”meanstheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegionofthePeople’sRepublic

ofChina;


“NationalExportCreditAgencyGuarantedCapitalMarketsInstrument”meansany

PublicExternalIndebtednesisuedbyanentity(notbeingtheIsuer,theGuarantorora

PrincipalSubsidiary)thatisguarantedbyanyNationalExportCreditAgency;

“NationalExportCreditAgency”meansanyoftheExport-ImportBankoftheUnited

StatesortheExportCreditsGuaranteDepartmentoftheU.K.ortheExportCredit

GuaranteSchemeofGermanyorCOFACEofFranceoranyotheragencyofthegovernment

ofanycountrythatprovidesguarantestosuporthefinancingofaircraft(orpartsthereof)

exportedfromthatcountry;

“NetAsets”meanstotalasetslestotaliabilities;

“outstanding”hasthemeaningascribedtoitintheTrustDed;

“PermitedSecurityInterest”means:

(i)anySecurityInterestonanypropertyorasetexistingathetimeofacquisitionofsuch

propertyorasetortosecurethepaymentofaloranypartofthepurchasepriceor

constructioncosthereofortosecureanyindebtednesincuredpriorto,orathetime

of,suchacquisitionorthecompletionofconstructionofsuchpropertyorasetforthe

purposeofinancingaloranypartofthepurchasepriceorconstructioncosthereofor

anysubstitutesecuritycreatedonsuchpropertyorasetinconectionwiththe

refinancingoftheindebtednesecuredbytherelevantpropertyoraset(providedthat

theprincipalamountsecuredbyanysuchsecuritymaynotbeincreasedwithouthe

aprovalbyanExtraordinaryResolutionoftheBondholders);

(i)anylienarisingbyoperationoflaw;

(i)anySecurityInterestonanypropertyorasetsecuringanyPublicExternal

Indebtednesif(a)bythetermsofsuchindebtednesitisexpreslyprovidedthat

recoursebytheholdersofsuchindebtednesislimitedtothepropertiesorasetsofthe

isueror,asthecasemaybe,borowerofsuchPublicExternalIndebtednesandthe

revenuestobegeneratedbytheoperationof,orlosofordamageto,suchpropertiesor

asets,forepaymentofthemoneysadvancedandpaymentofinteresthereonand(b)

suchfinancingisnotguarantedbytheIsuer,theGuarantororanyPrincipal

Subsidiary;and

(iv)anySecurityInterestonanypropertyorasetoftheIsuer,theGuarantororany

PrincipalSubsidiarywhichiscreatedpursuantoanysecuritisation(including,forthe

avoidanceofdoubt,securitisationintheformofrentalrealisation),repackagingorlike

arangementinacordancewithnormalmarketpractice;

“PotentialEventofDefault”meansaneventorcircumstancewhichcouldwiththegivingof

notice,lapseoftime,isueofacertificateand/orfulfilmentofanyotherequirement

providedforinCondition9becomeanEventofDefault;

“PRC”meansthePeople’sRepublicofChina(forthepurposeshereofnotincludingHong

KongortheMacauSpecialAdministrativeRegionofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaor

Taiwan);


“PrincipalSubsidiary”meansanySubsidiaryoftheGuarantorwhoseNetAsets,ashown

bytheconsolidatedacountsofsuchSubsidiary,baseduponwhichthelatestGuarantor

AuditedFinancialReportshavebenprepared,areatleast10.0percent.oftheNetAsetsof

theGroupashownbysuchGuarantorAuditedFinancialReports,providedthatifanysuch

Subsidiary(the“Transferor”)shalatanytimetransferthewholeorasubstantialpartofits

busines,undertakingorasetstotheGuarantororanotherSubsidiaryoftheGuarantor(the

“Transfere”)then(a)ifthewholeofthebusines,undertakingandasetsoftheTransferor

shalbesotransfered,theTransferorshalthereuponceasetobeaPrincipalSubsidiaryand

theTransfere(unlesitistheGuarantor)shalthereuponbecomeaPrincipalSubsidiary;

and(b)ifonlyasubstantialpartofthebusines,undertakingandasetsoftheTransferor

shalbesotransfered,theTransferorshalremainaPrincipalSubsidiaryandtheTransfere

(unlesitistheGuarantor)shalthereuponbecomeaPrincipalSubsidiary.

AnySubsidiarywhichbecomesaPrincipalSubsidiarybyvirtueof(a)aboveorwhich

remainsorbecomesaPrincipalSubsidiarybyvirtueof(b)aboveshalcontinuetobea

PrincipalSubsidiaryuntilthearlierofthedateofisueof(i)thefirstGuarantorAudited

FinancialReportspreparedasatadatelaterthanthedateoftherelevantransferwhichshow

theNetAsetsashownbytheconsolidatedacountsofsuchSubsidiary,baseduponwhich

suchGuarantorAuditedFinancialReportshavebenprepared,tobelesthan10.0percent.

oftheNetAsetsoftheGroup,ashownbysuchGuarantorAuditedFinancialReportsor(i)

areportbytheGroup’sauditorsdatedonorafterthedateoftherelevantransferwhich

showstheNetAsetsofsuchSubsidiaryonaconsolidatedbasistobelesthan10.0percent.

oftheNetAsetsoftheGroup.Acertificate(onwhichtheTrustemayrelyconclusively

withoutfurtherenquiryandwithoutliabilitytoanyBondholdersoranyotherperson)bythe

GuarantorthataSubsidiaryisorisnotaPrincipalSubsidiaryshal,intheabsenceof

manifesteror,beconclusive;

“PublicExternalIndebtednes”meansanyindebtednesrepresentedbybonds,notes,

debentures,debenturestock,loanstock,certificatesorothersimilarinstrumentswhich(i)

hasanoriginalmaturityinexcesofoneyearand(i)is,oriscapableofbeing,quoted,listed

ortradedonanystockexchangeorover-the-counterorothersimilarsecuritiesmarket

outsidethePRC(withoutregard,however,towhetherornotsuchinstrumentsaresold

throughpublicoferingsorprivateplacements),providedthatanyamountsowedinrelation

toaNationalExportCreditAgencyGuarantedCapitalMarketsInstrumentwilnot

constitutePublicExternalIndebtednesnotwithstandingthatsuchamountsareguaranted

directlyorindirectlybytheIsuer,theGuarantororanyPrincipalSubsidiary;

“RelevantPeriod”means(i)inrelationtotheGuarantorAuditedFinancialReports,each

periodof12monthsendingonthelastdayoftheGuarantor’sfinancialyear(beingasathe

IsueDate,31Decemberofthatfinancialyear;(i)inrelationtotheGuarantorUnaudited

FinancialReports,eachperiodofsixmonthsendingonthelastdayoftheGuarantor’sfirst

halfinancialyear(beingasatheIsueDate,30Juneofthatfinancialyear);

“SecurityInterest”meansanymortgage,charge,lien,pledge,encumbranceorother

securityinterestofanykind(including,withoutlimitation,anythinganalogoustoanyofthe

foregoingunderthelawsofanyjurisdictionandanyconditionalsaleorothertitleretention

agrementorleaseinthenaturethereoforanyagrementocreateanymortgage,charge,

lien,pledge,encumbranceorothersecurityinterestofanykind);and


a“Subsidiary”ofanypersonmeans(a)anycompanyorotherbusinesentityofwhichthat

personownsorcontrols(eitherdirectlyorthroughoneormoreotherSubsidiaries)morethan

50percent.oftheisuedsharecapitalorotherownershipinteresthavingordinaryvoting

powertoelectdirectors,managersortrustesofsuchcompanyorotherbusinesentity,or

(b)anycompanyorotherbusinesentitywhichatanytimehasitsacountsconsolidated

withthoseofthatpersonorwhich,underthelaw,regulationsorgeneralyacepted

acountingprinciplesofthejurisdictionofincorporationofsuchpersonfromtimetotime,

shouldhaveitsacountsconsolidatedwiththoseofthatperson.

5.INTEREST

TheBondsbearinterestontheiroutstandingprincipalamountfromandincluding14August2025

(the“IsueDate”)atherateof6.0percent.peranum(the“RateofInterest”),payable

semi-anualyinarearinequalinstalmentsofU.S.$30.0perCalculationAmount(asdefined

below)on14Februaryand14Augustineachyear(eachan“InterestPaymentDate”)

comencingon14February2026.

EachBondwilceasetobearinterestfromtheduedateforedemptionunles,uponsurenderof

theCertificaterepresentingsuchBond,paymentofprincipalisimproperlywitheldorefused.In

suchevent,itshalcontinuetobearinterestatsuchrate(bothbeforeandafterjudgment)until

whicheveristhearlierof(a)thedayonwhichalsumsdueinrespectofsuchBonduptothatday

arereceivedbyoronbehalfoftherelevantBondholder,and(b)thedayfalingsevendaysafterthe

TrusteorthePrincipalPayingAgenthasnotifiedBondholdersofreceiptofalsumsduein

respectofaltheBondsuptothatseventhday(exceptothextenthathereisfailureinthe

subsequentpaymentotherelevantBondholderundertheseConditions).

IfinterestisrequiredtobecalculatedforaperiodoflesthanacompleteInterestPeriod,the

relevantday-countfractionwilbedeterminedonthebasisofa360-dayearconsistingof12

monthsof30dayseachand,inthecaseofanincompletemonth,thenumberofdayselapsed.

IntheseConditions,theperiodbeginingonandincludingtheIsueDateandendingonbut

excludingthefirstInterestPaymentDate,andeachsucesiveperiodbeginingonandincluding

anInterestPaymentDateandendingonbutexcludingthenextsucedingInterestPaymentDate

iscaledan“InterestPeriod”.

InterestinrespectofanyBondshalbecalculatedperU.S.$1,000inprincipalamountofthe

Bonds(the“CalculationAmount”).TheamountofinterestpayableperCalculationAmountfor

anyperiodshal,saveasprovidedaboveinrelationtoequalinstalments,bequaltotheproductof

theRateofInterest,theCalculationAmountandtheday-countfractionfortherelevantperiod,

roundingtheresultingfiguretothenearestcent(halfacentbeingroundedupwards).

6.REDEMPTIONANDPURCHASE

(a)FinalRedemption

Unlespreviouslyredemed,orpurchasedandcanceled,theBondswilberedemedatheir

principalamounton14August2028.TheBondsmaynotberedemedatheoptionofthe

IsuerotherthaninacordancewiththisCondition6.


(b)RedemptionforTaxationReasons

TheBondsmayberedemedatheoptionoftheIsuerinwhole,butnotinpart,atanytime,

ongivingnotlesthan30normorethan60days’noticetotheBondholdersinacordance

withCondition16(whichnoticeshalbeirevocable),andinwritingtotheTrusteandthe

PrincipalPayingAgent,atheirprincipalamountogetherwithinterestacruedtothedate

fixedforedemption,if(i)theIsuer(or,iftheGuarantewascaled,theGuarantor)hasor

wilbecomeobligedtopayAditionalTaxAmounts(asdefinedinCondition8)asprovided

oreferedtoinCondition8asaresultofanychangein,oramendmento,thelawsor

regulationsoftheBritishVirginIslands,theCaymanIslands,HongKongorthePRC,or,in

eachcase,anypoliticalsubdivisionoranyauthoritythereoforthereinhavingpowertotax,

oranychangeintheaplicationoroficialinterpretationofsuchlawsoregulations

(includingbutnotlimitedtoanydecisionbyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction),which

changeoramendmentbecomesefectiveonorafter11August2025,and(i)suchobligation

canotbeavoidedbytheIsuer(ortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe)takingreasonable

measuresavailabletoit,providedthatnosuchnoticeofredemptionshalbegivenearlier

than90dayspriortothearliestdateonwhichtheIsuer(ortheGuarantor,asthecasemay

be)wouldbeobligedtopaysuchAditionalTaxAmountswereapaymentinrespectofthe

Bonds(ortheGuarante,asthecasemaybe)thendue.Priortothegivingofanynoticeof

redemptionpursuantothisCondition6(b),theIsuer(or,iftheGuarantewerecaled,the

Guarantor)shaldelivertotheTruste(A)acertificatesignedbyanydirectoroftheIsuer

or,asthecasemaybe,theGuarantor,statingthatheobligationreferedtoin(i)aboveof

thisCondition6(b)canotbeavoidedbytheIsueror,asthecasemaybe,theGuarantor

takingreasonablemeasuresavailabletoitand(B)anopinioninformandsubstance

satisfactorytotheTrusteofindependentlegalortaxadvisersofrecognisedstandingtothe

efecthatheIsuerortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe,hasorwilbecomeobligedtopay

suchaditionalamountsasaresultofsuchchangeoramendment.TheTrusteshalbe

entitled(butshalnotbeobliged)toaceptandrelyconclusivelyuponsuchcertificateand

opinion(withoutfurtherinvestigationorenquiryandwithoutliabilitytotheIsuer,the

Guarantor,theBondholdersoranyotherperson)asuficientevidenceofthesatisfactionof

theconditionsprecedentsetoutin(i)and(i)aboveofthisCondition6(b),inwhichevent

theyshalbeconclusiveandbindingontheBondholders.AlBondsinrespectofwhichany

noticeofredemptionisgivenunderthisCondition6(b)shalberedemedonthedateandin

suchmaneraspecifiedinsuchnoticeinacordancewiththisCondition6(b).

(c)RedemptionforChangeofControl

AtanytimefolowingtheocurenceofaChangeofControl,theholderofanyBondwil

havetheright,atsucholder’soption,torequiretheIsuertoredemal,butnotsomeonly,

ofthatholder’sBondsontheChangeofControlPutSetlementDateataredemptionprice

equalto101percent.oftheirprincipalamount,togetherwithacruedinterestobut

excludingtheChangeofControlPutSetlementDate.Inordertoexercisesuchright,the

holderoftherelevantBondmustdepositathespecifiedoficeofanyPayingAgentaduly

completedandsignednoticeofredemption,intheformforthetimebeingcurent,

obtainablefromthespecifiedoficeofanyPayingAgent(a“ChangeofControlPut

ExerciseNotice”),togetherwiththeCertificaterepresentingtheBondstoberedemed,by

notlaterthan30daysfolowingaChangeofControl,or,iflaterandprovidedthatheIsuer

shalhavegivenoticeofaChangeofControltoBondholdersinacordancewithCondition

16within14daysofsuchChangeofControl,30daysfolowingthedateuponwhichsuch

noticeisgiventoBondholders.The“ChangeofControlPutSetlementDate”inrespectof

anyBondshalbethefourtenthdayafterthexpiryofsuchperiodof30daysasreferedto

aboveinthisCondition6(c).

AChangeofControlPutExerciseNotice,oncedelivered,shalbeirevocableandtheIsuer

shalredemtheBondsubjectotheChangeofControlPutExerciseNoticesdeliveredas

aforesaidontheChangeofControlPutSetlementDate.


TheIsuershalgivenoticetoBondholders(inacordancewithCondition16)andtothe

TrusteandthePrincipalPayingAgentinwritingbynotlaterthan14daysfolowingthefirst

dayonwhichitbecomesawareoftheocurenceofaChangeofControl,whichnoticeshal

specifytheprocedureforexercisebyholdersoftheirightstorequireredemptionofthe

BondspursuantothisCondition6(c).

NoneoftheTrusteoranyoftheAgentshalberequiredtotakeanystepstoascertain

whetheraChangeofControlhasocuredandshalnotberesponsiblefororliabletothe

Bondholders,theIsuerortheGuarantorforanylosarisingfromanyfailuretodoso.

ForthepurposesofthisCondition6:

“Afiliate”means,withrespectoanyperson,anyotherperson(i)directlyorindirectly

Controling,Controledby,orunderdirectorindirectcomonControlwith,suchpersonor

(i)whoisaspouseorchildofanypersondescribedin(i)above;or(i)anytrustestablished

forthebenefitofanypersondescribedin(i)and(i)above;

a“ChangeofControl”ocurswhen:

(i)ChinaEverbrightLimitedandanyofitsAfiliatescolectivelyceasetobethesingle

largestshareholderoftheGuarantor;

(i)theGuarantorceasestodirectlyorindirectlyholdorown100percent.oftheisued

sharecapitaloftheIsuer;

“Control”means(whereaplicable):(i)theownership,acquisitionorcontrolofmorethan

50percent.ofthevotingrightsoftheisuedsharecapitalofapersonor(i)therighto

apointand/oremovealorthemajorityofthemembersofaperson’sboardofdirectorsor

othergoverningbody,whetherobtainedirectlyorindirectly,andwhetherobtainedby

ownershipofsharecapital,theposesionofvotingrights,contractorotherwise,andthe

terms“Controling”and“Controled”havemeaningscorelativetotheforegoing;and

a“person”meansanyindividual,company,corporation,firm,partnership,jointventure,

undertaking,asociation,organisation,trust,state,agencyofastate(ineachcasewhetheror

notbeingaseparatelegalentity).

(d)NoticesofRedemption

AlBondsinrespectofwhichanynoticeofredemptionisgivenunderthisCondition6shal

beredemedonthedatespecifiedinsuchnoticeinacordancewiththisCondition6.Ifthere

ismorethanonenoticeofredemptiongiveninrespectofanyBond(whichshalincludeany

noticegivenbytheIsuerpursuantoCondition6(b)andanyChangeofControlPut

ExerciseNoticegivenbyaBondholderpursuantoCondition6(c),thenoticegivenfirstin

timeshalprevailandintheventoftwonoticesbeingivenonthesamedate,thefirstobe

givenshalprevail.NeithertheTrustenoranyoftheAgentshalberesponsiblefor

monitoringortakinganystepstoascertainwhetheranyofthecircumstancesmentionedin

thisCondition6hasocuredorforcalculatingorverifyinganycalculationsofanyamounts

payableunderanynoticeofredemptionorChangeofControlPutExerciseNoticeandnone

ofthemshalbeliabletotheBondholders,theIsuer,theGuarantororanyotherpersonfor

notdoingso.


(e)Purchase

TheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheirespectiveSubsidiariesmayatanytimepurchaseBonds

intheopenmarketorotherwiseatanyprice.TheBondsopurchased,whileheldbyoron

behalfoftheIsuer,theGuarantororanysuchSubsidiary,shalnotentitletheholdertovote

atanymetingsoftheBondholdersandshalnotbedemedtobeoutstandingforthe

purposesof,amongotherthings,calculatingquorumsatmetingsoftheBondholdersorfor

thepurposesofCondition9,Condition12(a)orCondition13orwhentheTrusteis

determiningprejudiceormaterialprejudicetoBondholders.AnyBondspurchasedbythe

Isuer,theGuarantororanyoftheirespectiveSubsidiariesmay,atheIsuer’sorthe

Guarantor’sdiscretion,beheld,resoldorsurenderedtotheRegistrarforcancelation.

(f)Cancelation

AlBondsredemedbytheIsuerorsurenderedbytheIsuer,theGuarantororanyoftheir

respectiveSubsidiarieshalbecanceledandmaynotbereisuedoresold.

7.PAYMENTS

(a)MethodofPayment

(i)Paymentsofprincipalandpremium(ifany)shalbemade(subjectosurenderofthe

relevantCertificatesathespecifiedoficeofanyPayingAgentoroftheRegistrarifno

furtherpaymentfalstobemadeinrespectoftheBondsrepresentedbysuch

Certificates)inthemanerprovidedinCondition7(a)(i).

(i)InterestoneachBondshalbepaidontheduedateforsuchpaymentotheperson

shownontheRegisterathecloseofbusinesonthePaymentBusinesDaybeforethe

relevantduedateforpaymenthereof(the“RecordDate”).Paymentsofintereston

eachBondshalbemadebytransfertoaU.S.dolaracountoftheBondholder

maintainedbyoronbehalfofitwithabankinNewYorkCity,detailsofwhichapear

ontheRegisterathecloseofbusinesontherelevantRecordDate.

(i)IftheamountofprincipalbeingpaiduponsurenderoftherelevantCertificateisles

thantheoutstandingprincipalamountofsuchCertificate,theRegistrarwilanotate

theRegisterwiththeamountofprincipalsopaidandwil(ifsorequestedbytheIsuer

oraBondholder)isueanewCertificatewithaprincipalamountequaltotheremaining

unpaidoutstandingprincipalamount.Iftheamountofinterestbeingpaidislesthan

theamounthendue,theRegistrarwilanotatetheRegisterwiththeamountof

interestsopaid.

Notwithstandingtheforegoing,solongastheGlobalCertificateisheldonbehalfof

EuroclearBankSA/NV,ClearstreamBankingS.A.oranyotherclearingsystem,each

paymentinrespectoftheGlobalCertificatewilbemadetothepersonshownastheholder

intheRegisterathecloseofbusinesoftherelevantclearingsystemontheClearingSystem

BusinesDaybeforetheduedateforsuchpayments,where“ClearingSystemBusinesDay”

meansawekday(MondaytoFriday,inclusive)except25Decemberand1January.


(b)PaymentsSubjectoFiscalLaws

Alpaymentswilbesubjectinalcasesto(i)anyaplicablefiscalorotherlaws,regulations

andirectivesaplicabletheretointheplaceofpayment,butwithoutprejudicetothe

provisionsofCondition8and(i)anywitholdingordeductionrequiredpursuantoan

agrementdescribedinSection1471(b)oftheU.S.InternalRevenueCodeof1986,as

amended(the“Code”)orotherwiseimposedpursuantoSections1471through1474ofthe

Code,anyregulationsoragrementsthereunder,anyoficialinterpretationsthereofor

(withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofCondition8)anylawimplementingan

intergovernmentalaproachtheretobutnocomisionorexpenseshalbechargedtothe

Bondholdersinrespectofsuchpayments.

(c)PaymentInitiation

WherepaymentistobemadebytransfertoaU.S.dolaracount,paymentinstructions(for

valuetheduedateor,ifthatisnotaPaymentBusinesDay,forvaluethefirstfolowingday

whichisaPaymentBusinesDay)wilbeinitiatedontheduedateforpayment(or,ifthat

dateisnotaPaymentBusinesDay,onthefirstfolowingdaywhichisaPaymentBusines

Day)or,inthecaseofpaymentsofprincipalwheretherelevantCertificatehasnotben

surenderedathespecifiedoficeofanyPayingAgent,onaPaymentBusinesDayon

whichthePrincipalPayingAgentisopenforbusinesandonwhichtherelevantCertificate

isurendered.

(d)ApointmentofAgents

ThePrincipalPayingAgent,theRegistrarandtheTransferAgentinitialyapointedbythe

IsuerandtheGuarantorandtheirespectivespecifiedoficesarelistedbelow.ThePrincipal

PayingAgent,theRegistrar,theTransferAgentandanyotherAgentsapointedfromtimeto

timeactsolelyasagentsoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorandonotasumeanyobligationor

relationshipofagencyortrustfororwithanyBondholder.TheIsuerandtheGuarantor

reservetherightatanytimewiththeaprovaloftheTrustetovaryorterminatethe

apointmentofthePrincipalPayingAgent,theRegistrar,theTransferAgentoranyofthe

otherAgentsandtoapointaditionalorotherAgents,providedthatheIsuerandthe

Guarantorshalataltimesmaintain(i)aPrincipalPayingAgent,(i)aRegistrar,(i)a

TransferAgent,and(iv)suchotheragentsasmayberequiredbyanystockexchangeon

whichtheBondsmaybelisted,ineachcase,asaprovedbytheTruste.

Noticeofanysuchterminationorapointmentoranychangeofanyspecifiedoficeofan

AgentshalpromptlybegivenbytheIsuerortheGuarantortotheBondholdersin

acordancewithCondition16.

(e)DelayinPayment

Bondholderswilnotbentitledtoanyinterestorotherpaymentforanydelayafterthedue

dateinreceivingtheamountdueonaBondiftheduedateforapaymentisnotaPayment

BusinesDay,oriftheBondholderislateinsurenderingorcanotsurenderitsCertificate

(ifrequiredtodoso),orifawiretransfermadeinacordancewithCondition7(a)arivesin

theregisteredacountoftheBondholderaftertheduedateforpayment.


(f)PaymentBusinesDays

IfanydateforpaymentinrespectofanyBondisnotaPaymentBusinesDay,theholder

shalnotbentitledtopaymentuntilthenextfolowingPaymentBusinesDaynortoany

interestorothersuminrespectofsuchpostponedpayment.InthisCondition7,“Payment

BusinesDay”meansaday(otherthanaSaturday,Sundayorapublicholiday)onwhich

banksandforeignexchangemarketsaregeneralyopenforbusinesinNewYork,Hong

KongandtheplaceinwhichthespecifiedoficeofthePrincipalPayingAgentislocatedand,

ifsurenderoftherelevantCertificateisrequired,therelevantplaceofpresentation.

8.TAXATION

Alpaymentsofprincipal,premium(ifany)andinterestbyoronbehalfoftheIsuerorthe

GuarantorinrespectoftheBondsorundertheGuarante(asthecasemaybe)shalbemadefre

andclearof,andwithoutset-oforcounterclaimandwithoutwitholdingordeductionfororon

acountof,anypresentorfuturetaxes,duties,asesmentsorgovernmentalchargesofwhatever

natureimposed,levied,colected,witheldorasesedbyorwithintheBritishVirginIslands,the

CaymanIslands,HongKongorthePRCoranyauthoritythereinorthereofhavingpowertotax,

unlesuchwitholdingordeductionisrequiredbylaw.

WheresuchwitholdingordeductionismadebytheIsueror,asthecasemaybe,theGuarantor

byorwithinthePRCatarateuptoandincludingtheagregaterateaplicableon11August2025

(the“AplicableRate”),theIsuerortheGuarantor(asthecasemaybe)wilincreasethe

amountspaidbyitothextentrequired,sothathenetamountreceivedbytheBondholders

equalstheamountswhichwouldotherwisehavebenreceivablebythemhadnosuchwitholding

ordeductionbenrequired.

IftheIsuerortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe,isrequiredtomakeadeductionorwitholding

(i)byorwithinthePRCinexcesoftheAplicableRate,or(i)bytheBritishVirginIslands,the

CaymanIslandsorHongKong,theIsuerortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe,shalpaysuch

aditionalamounts(“AditionalTaxAmounts”)aswilresultinreceiptbytheBondholdersof

suchamountsaswouldhavebenreceivedbythemhadnosuchwitholdingordeductionben

required,excepthatnoAditionalTaxAmountshalbepayableinrespectofanyBond(orunder

theGuarante,asthecasemaybe):

(a)to,ortoathirdpartyonbehalfof,aBondholderwhoisliabletosuchtaxes,duties,

asesmentsorgovernmentalchargesinrespectofsuchBondbyreasonofitshavingsome

conectionwiththeBritishVirginIslands,theCaymanIslands,HongKongorthePRCother

thanthemereholdingoftheBond;or

(b)presented(orinrespectofwhichtheCertificaterepresentingitispresented)forpayment

morethan30daysaftertheRelevantDatexceptothextenthatherelevantBondholder

wouldhavebenentitledtosuchAditionalTaxAmountsonpresentingitforpaymentonthe

30thday.

ReferencesintheseConditionstoprincipal,premiumandinterestshalbedemedalsotoreferto

anyAditionalTaxAmountswhichmaybepayableunderthisCondition8oranyundertakingor

covenantgiveninaditiontheretorinsubstitutionthereforpursuantotheTrustDed.

NoAditionalTaxAmountshalbepaidtoaholderthatisafiduciary,partnershiporpersonother

thanthesolebeneficialownerofanypaymentothextenthatsuchpaymentwouldberequiredto

beincludedintheincomedeclarableunderthelawsoftheBritishVirginIslands,theCayman

Islands,HongKongorthePRC,fortaxpurposes,ofabeneficiaryorsetlorwithrespectothe

fiduciary,oramemberofthatpartnershiporabeneficialownerwhowouldnothavebenentitled

tosuchAditionalTaxAmountshadthatbeneficiary,setlor,memberorbeneficialownerbenthe

holderthereof.


“RelevantDate”inrespectofanyBondmeansthedateonwhichpaymentinrespectofitfirst

becomesdueor(ifanyamountofthemoneypayableisimproperlywitheldorefused)thedate

onwhichpaymentinfuloftheamountoutstandingismadeor(ifearlier)thedatefalingseven

daysafterthatonwhichnoticeisdulygiventotheBondholdersthat,uponfurthersurenderofthe

CertificaterepresentingsuchBondbeingmadeinacordancewiththeseConditions,suchpayment

wilbemade,providedthatpaymentisinfactmadeuponsuchsurender.

IftheIsuerand/ortheGuarantorbecomesubjectatanytimetoanytaxingjurisdictionotherthan

theBritishVirginIslands,theCaymanIslands,HongKongandthePRC,referencesinthese

ConditionstotheBritishVirginIslands,theCaymanIslands,HongKongand/orthePRCshalbe

construedasreferencestotheBritishVirginIslands,theCaymanIslands,HongKong,thePRC

and/orsuchotherjurisdiction(asthecasemaybe).

NeithertheTrustenoranyAgentshalberesponsibleforpayinganytax,duty,asesments,

charges,witholdingorotherpaymentreferedtointhisCondition8orotherwiseinconection

withtheBondsorfordeterminingwhethersuchamountsarepayableortheamounthereof,and

shalnotberesponsibleorliableforanyfailurebytheIsuer,theGuarantorortheBondholdersor

anyotherpersontopaysuchtax,duty,asesments,charges,witholdingorotherpaymentand

shalnotberesponsibletoprovideanynoticeorinformationinrelationtotheBondsinconection

withpaymentofsuchtaxes,duties,charges,asesments,governmentalcharges,witholdingor

otherpaymentimposedbyorinanyjurisdiction,includingwithoutlimitationanynoticeor

informationtotheTrusteoranyAgentoranypersonthatwouldpermit,enableorfacilitatethe

paymentofanyprincipal,premium(ifany),interestorotheramountunderorinrespectofthe

Bondswithoutdeductionorwitholdingfororonacountofanytax,duty,charge,asesment,

governmentalcharge,witholdingorotherpaymentimposedbyorinanyjurisdiction.

9.EVENTSOFDEFAULT

Ifanyofthefolowingevents(eachan“EventofDefault”)ocurstheTrusteatitsabsolute

discretionmay,andifsorequestedbyholdersofatleast25percent.oftheagregateprincipal

amountoftheBondsthenoutstandingorifsodirectedbyanExtraordinaryResolutionshal

(providedthatinanysuchcasetheTrusteshalhavebenindemnifiedand/orsecuredand/or

pre-fundedtoitsatisfaction),givenoticetotheIsuerandtheGuarantorthatheBondsare,and

theyshalimediatelybecome,dueandpayableatheirprincipalamountogether(ifaplicable)

withanyacruedandunpaidinterest:

(a)Non-Payment:thereisafailuretopaytheprincipaloforanypremium(ifany)orintereston

anyoftheBondswhendueandsuchfailurecontinuesforaperiodof7days;or

(b)BreachofOtherObligations:theIsuerortheGuarantordoesnotperformorcomplywith

anyoneormoreofitsotherobligationsundertheBondsortheTrustDed,whichdefaultis

intheopinionoftheTrusteincapableofremedyor,ifsuchdefaultisintheopinionofthe

Trustecapableofremedy,suchdefaultisnotremediedwithin45daysafternoticeofsuch

defaultshalhavebengiventotheIsuerortheGuarantor(asthecasemaybe)bythe

Truste;or


(c)Cros-Aceleration:(i)anyotherpresentorfutureindebtednesoftheIsuer,theGuarantor

oranyofthePrincipalSubsidiariesfororinrespectofmoneysborowedoraisedbecomes

dueandpayablepriortoitstatedmaturitybyreasonofanyactualorpotentialdefault,event

ofdefaultorthelike(howsoeverdescribed),or(i)anysuchindebtednesisnotpaidwhen

dueor,asthecasemaybe,withinanyoriginalyaplicablegraceperiod,or(i)theIsuer,

theGuarantororanyofthePrincipalSubsidiariesfailstopaywhendueanyamountpayable

byitunderanypresentorfutureguarantefor,orindemnityinrespectof,anymoneys

borowedoraised,providedthatheagregateamountoftherelevantindebtednes,

guarantesandindemnitiesinrespectofwhichoneormoreoftheventsmentionedabovein

thisCondition9(c)haveocuredequalsorexcedsU.S.$50,000,000oritsequivalentinany

othercurency(onthebasisofthemidlespotratefortherelevantcurencyagainstheU.S.

dolarasquotedbyanyleadingbankonthedayonwhichthisCondition9(c)operates);or

(d)UnsatisfiedJudgment:oneormorejudgment(s)ororder(s)forthepaymentofanyamount

excedingU.S.$60,000,000oritsequivalentinanyothercurency(onthebasisofthemidle

spotratefortherelevantcurencyagainstheU.S.dolarasquotedbyanyleadingbankon

thedayonwhichthisCondition9(d)operates)isrenderedagainstheIsuer,theGuarantor

oranyofthePrincipalSubsidiaries,suchjudgmentcontinue(s)unsatisfiedandunstayedfor

aperiodof30daysafterthedate(s)thereofor,iflater,thedatethereinspecifiedforpayment

andnofurtherapealorjudicialreviewfromsuchjudgmentispermisibleunderaplicable

law;or

(e)EnforcementProcedings:adistres,atachment,executionorotherlegalprocesislevied,

enforcedorsuedoutonoragainsthewholeorasubstantialpartoftheproperty,asetsor

revenuesoftheIsuer,theGuarantororanyofthePrincipalSubsidiariesandisnot

dischargedorstayedwithin45days;or

(f)SecurityEnforced:anymortgage,charge,pledge,lienorotherencumbrance,presentor

future,createdorasumedbytheIsuer,theGuarantororanyofthePrincipalSubsidiaries

overthewholeorasubstantialpartoftheasetsoftheIsuer,theGuarantororthePrincipal

Subsidiaries,becomesenforceableandanystepistakentoenforceit(includingthetakingof

posesionortheapointmentofareceiver,managerorothersimilarperson)andisnot

dischargedorstayedwithin30days;or

(g)Insolvency:theIsuer,theGuarantororanyofthePrincipalSubsidiariesis(oris,orcould

be,demedbylaworacourtobe)insolventorbankruptorunabletopayitsdebts,stops,

suspendsorthreatenstostoporsuspendpaymentofalorasubstantialpartofitsdebts,

proposesormakesanyagrementforthedeferal,reschedulingorothereadjustmentofal

orasubstantialpartofitsdebts,proposesormakesageneralasignmentoranarangement

orcompositionwithorforthebenefitoftherelevantcreditorsinrespectofanyofsuchdebts

orcomencesavoluntarycaseorprocedingunderanyaplicablebankruptcylaw,consents

tothentryofjudgment,decreororderforeliefagainstitinaninvoluntarycaseor

procedingunderanyaplicablebankruptcylaw,consentstotheapointmentofareceiverof

itorforasubstantialpartofitspropertyandasets,consentstoracquiescesinthe

institutionofabankruptcyoraninsolvencyprocedingagainstit,ortakesanycorporate

actiontoauthoriseorefectanyoftheforegoing,oramoratoriumisagredordeclaredin

respectoforafectingalorasubstantialpartofthedebtsoftheIsuer,theGuarantororany

ofthePrincipalSubsidiaries,except,inthecaseofabankruptcyoraninsolvencyproceding

only,forthepurposeofandfolowedbyareconstruction,amalgamation,reorganisation,

mergerorconsolidation(i)ontermsaprovedbyanExtraordinaryResolutionofthe

Bondholders,or(i)inthecaseofaPrincipalSubsidiary,wherebytheundertakingandasets

ofsuchPrincipalSubsidiaryaretransferedtorotherwisevestedin(A)theIsuerorthe

Guarantor,asthecasemaybe,oranotherSubsidiaryoftheGuarantor,or(B)anyother

persononanarms’lengthbasis,wheretheprocedsresultingfromsuchtransferare

transferedtorotherwisevestedintheIsuerortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe,or

anotherSubsidiaryoftheGuarantor;or


(h)Winding-up:anadministratorisapointed,anorderismadeoranefectiveresolution

pasedforthewinding-upordisolutionoftheIsuer,theGuarantororanyofthePrincipal

Subsidiaries,ortheIsuer,theGuarantororanyofthePrincipalSubsidiariesceasesor

threatenstoceasetocaryonalorasubstantialpartofitsbusinesoroperations,except(i)

forthepurposeofandfolowedbyareconstruction,amalgamation,reorganisation,merger,

consolidationordisposal(A)ontermsaprovedbyanExtraordinaryResolution(asdefined

intheTrustDed)oftheBondholdersor(B)inthecaseofaPrincipalSubsidiary,(x)

wherebytheundertakingandasetsofsuchPrincipalSubsidiaryaretransferedtor

otherwisevestedintheIsuerortheGuarantor,asthecasemaybe,oranotherSubsidiaryof

theGuarantoror(y)anydisposalorsaleofaPrincipalSubsidiarytoanyotherpersonon

arms’lengthtermsformarketconsideration,wheretheprocedsresultingfromsuchdisposal

orsalearetransferedtorotherwisevestedintheIsuerortheGuarantor,asthecasemay

be,oranotherSubsidiaryoftheGuarantor;or(i)amembers’voluntarysolventwinding-up

ofanyPrincipalSubsidiary;or

(i)AuthorisationandConsents:anyaction,conditionorthing(includingtheobtainingor

efectingofanynecesaryconsent,aproval,authorisation,exemption,filing,licence,order,

recordingoregistration)atanytimerequiredtobetaken,fulfiledordoneinorder(i)to

enabletheIsuerandtheGuarantorlawfulytoenterinto,exercisetheirespectiverightsand

performandcomplywiththeirespectiveobligationsundertheBondsandtheTrustDed;

(i)toensurethathoseobligationsreferedtoin(i)arelegalybindingandenforceableand

(i)tomaketheBonds,theCertificates,theRegisterandtheTrustDedadmisiblein

evidenceinthecourtsofHongKong,isnotaken,fulfiledordone;or

(j)Ilegality:itisorwilbecomeunlawfulforanyoftheIsuerandtheGuarantortoperformor

complywithanyoneormoreoftheirespectiveobligationsunderanyoftheBonds,the

TrustDed,theGuaranteand/ortheAgencyAgrement;or

(k)UnenforceabilityofGuarante:theGuarantebecomesunenforceableorinvalidorshal

foranyreasonceasetobeinfulforceandefectorisclaimedtobeunenforceable,invalid

ornotinfulforceorefectbytheGuarantor;or

(l)AnalogousEvents:anyeventocurswhichunderthelawsofanyrelevantjurisdictionhasan

analogousefectoanyoftheventsreferedtoinanyofConditions9(a)to9(k)(both

inclusive).

AcertificateinEnglish(substantialyintheformscheduledtotheTrustDed)signedbyany

AuthorisedSignatoryoftheIsuerortheGuarantor(asthecasemaybe)adresedtotheTruste,

thatinitsopinion(makingsuchadjustments(ifany)asitshaldemapropriate)aSubsidiaryis

orisnotorwasorwasnotatanyparticulartimeorduringanyparticularperiodaPrincipal

SubsidiaryshalbeconclusiveandbindingontheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheBondholders,and

theTrusteshalbentitledtorelyconclusivelyuponsuchcertificatewithoutfurtherinvestigation

orenquiryandwithoutliabilitytotheIsuer,theGuarantor,theBondholdersoranyotherperson.

10.PRESCRIPTION

ClaimsagainstheIsuerortheGuarantorforpaymentinrespectoftheBondshalbeprescribed

andbecomevoidunlesmadewithin10years(inthecaseofprincipalorpremium)orfiveyears

(inthecaseofinterest)fromtheapropriateRelevantDateinrespectofthem.


11.REPLACEMENTOFCERTIFICATES

IfanyCertificateislost,stolen,mutilated,destroyedordefacedoralegedtobelost,stolenor

destroyed,itmaybereplaced,subjectoaplicablelaws,regulationsorotherelevantregulatory

authorityregulations,athespecifiedoficeoftheRegistrarorsuchotherTransferAgentasmay

fromtimetotimebedesignatedbytheIsuerforthatpurposeandnoticeofwhosedesignationis

giventoBondholdersinacordancewithCondition16,ineachcaseonpaymentbytheclaimantof

thefesandcostsincuredinconectiontherewithandonsuchtermsastoevidence,security,

indemnity,pre-fundingandotherwiseastheIsuer,theRegistrarortherelevantTransferAgent

mayrequire.MutilatedordefacedCertificatesmustbesurenderedbeforereplacementswilbe

isued.

12.METINGSOFBONDHOLDERS,MODIFICATIONANDWAIVER

(a)MetingsofBondholders

TheTrustDedcontainsprovisionsforconveningmetingsofBondholderstoconsider

matersafectingtheirinterests,includingthesanctioningbyExtraordinaryResolutionofa

modificationofanyoftheseConditionsoranyprovisionsoftheTrustDedortheAgency

Agrement.SuchametingmaybeconvenedbytheIsuer,theGuarantorortheTrusteand

shalbeconvenedbytheTruste,ifrequestedtodosobyBondholdersholdingnotlesthan

10percent.inagregateprincipalamountoftheBondsforthetimebeingoutstandingandif

itisindemnifiedand/orsecuredand/orpre-fundedtoitsatisfactionagainstalcostsand

expenses.ThequorumforanymetingconvenedtoconsideranExtraordinaryResolution

wilbetwormorepersonsholdingorepresentingholdersofmorethanfiftypercent.in

agregateprincipalamountoftheBondsforthetimebeingoutstanding,oratanyadjourned

metingtwormorepersonsbeingorepresentingBondholderswhatevertheprincipal

amountoftheBondsheldorepresented,unlesthebusinesofsuchmetingincludes

considerationofproposals,interalia,(i)tomodifythematurityoftheBondsorthedateson

whichinterestorpremium(ifany)ispayableinrespectoftheBondsoralterthemethodof

calculatingtheamountofanypaymentinrespectoftheBonds,(i)toreduceorcancelthe

principalamountof,anypremiumpayableonredemptionof,orintereston,theBonds,(i)

tochangethecurencyofpaymentoftheBonds,(iv)toefecthexchange,conversionor

substitutionoftheBondsforotherobligationsorsecurities,(v)tomodifytheprovisions

concerningthequorumrequiredatanymetingofBondholdersorthemajorityrequiredto

pasanExtraordinaryResolution,or(vi)tomodifyorcanceltheGuarante(subjecto

Condition12(b),inwhichcasethenecesaryquorumwilbetwormorepersonsholdingor

representingholdersofnotlesthan662/3percent.,oratanyadjournedmetingnotles

than331/3percent.,inagregateprincipalamountoftheBondsforthetimebeing

outstanding.AnyExtraordinaryResolutiondulypasedshalbebindingonBondholders

(whetherornotheywerepresentorvotedathemetingatwhichsuchresolutionwas

pased).

TheTrustDedprovidesthataresolution(A)inwritingsignedbyoronbehalfoftheholders

ofnotlesthan90percent.inagregateprincipalamountoftheBondsforthetimebeing

outstanding,or(B)pasedbyElectronicConsent(asdefinedintheTrustDed)shalforal

purposesbeasvalidandefectiveasanExtraordinaryResolutionpasedatametingof

Bondholdersdulyconvenedandheld.Aresolutionpasedinwritingasaforesaidand/or

pasedbyElectronicConsentwilbebindingonalBondholderswhetherornothey

participatedinsuchresolution.Sucharesolutioninwritingmaybecontainedinone

documentorseveraldocumentsinthesameform,eachsignedbyoronbehalfofoneormore

Bondholders.


(b)ModificationofAgrementsandDeds

TheTrustemay(butshalnotbeobligedto)agre,withoutheconsentoftheBondholders,

to(i)anymodificationofanyoftheseConditionsoranyoftheprovisionsoftheTrustDed

ortheAgencyAgrement,thatisinitsopinionofaformal,minorortechnicalnatureoris

madetocorectamanifesterororistocomplywithanymandatoryprovisionofaplicable

law,and(i)anyothermodification(exceptasmentionedintheTrustDed),andanywaiver

orauthorisationofanybreachorproposedbreach,ofanyoftheseConditionsoranyofthe

provisionsoftheTrustDedortheAgencyAgrementhatisintheopinionoftheTruste

notmaterialyprejudicialtotheinterestsoftheBondholders.Anysuchmodification,

authorisationorwaivershalbebindingontheBondholdersand,unlestheTruste

otherwiseagres,suchmodification,authorisationorwaivershalbenotifiedbytheIsueror

theGuarantortotheBondholdersasonaspracticable.

(c)EntitlementoftheTruste

Inconectionwiththeperformanceandexerciseofitsfunctions,rights,powersand

discretions(includingbutnotlimitedtothosereferedtointhisCondition12)theTruste

shalhaveregardtotheinterestsoftheBondholdersasaclasandshalnothaveregardto

theconsequencesofsuchexerciseforindividualBondholdersandtheTrusteshalnotbe

entitledtorequireonbehalfofanyBondholder,norshalanyBondholderbentitledto

claim,fromtheIsuer,theGuarantorortheTrusteanyindemnificationorpaymentin

respectofanytaxconsequenceofanysuchexerciseuponindividualBondholders.

13.ENFORCEMENT

AtanytimeaftertheBondsbecomedueandpayable,theTrustemay(butshalnotbeobligedto),

atitsabsolutediscretionandwithoutfurthernotice,takesuchstepsand/oractionsand/orinstitute

suchprocedingsagainstheIsuerand/ortheGuarantorasitmaythinkfitoenforcethetermsof

theTrustDed,theAgencyAgrementand/ortheBonds(asthecasemaybe),butitnednotake

anysuchstepsand/oractionsand/orinstitutesuchprocedingsunles(a)itshalhavebenso

directedbyanExtraordinaryResolutionorsorequestedinwritingbyBondholdersholdingatleast

25percent.inagregateprincipalamountoftheBondsoutstanding,and(b)itshalhaveben

indemnifiedand/orsecuredand/orpre-fundedtoitsatisfaction.NoBondholdermayproced

directlyagainstheIsuerortheGuarantorunlestheTruste,havingbecomeboundsoto

proced,failstodosowithinareasonabletimeandsuchfailureiscontinuing.

14.INDEMNIFICATIONOFTHETRUSTE

TheTrustDedcontainsprovisionsfortheindemnificationoftheTrusteandforitsreliefrom

responsibility,includingprovisionsrelievingitfromtakingstepsand/oractionsand/orinstituting

procedingstoenforcepaymentunlesfirstindemnifiedand/orsecuredand/orpre-fundedtoits

satisfactionandfortheTrustetobepaidoreimbursedforanyfes,costs,expensesand

indemnitypaymentsandforliabilitiesincuredbyitinprioritytotheclaimsoftheBondholders.

TheTrusteisentitledtoenterintobusinestransactionswiththeIsuer,theGuarantor,any

subsidiaryoftheIsuerand/ortheGuarantorand/oranyentityrelated(directlyorindirectly)to

theIsuerortheGuarantorwithoutacountingforanyprofit.

NoneoftheTrusteoranyoftheAgentshalberesponsibleorliablefortheperformance

(financialorotherwise)bytheIsuer,theGuarantorandanyotherpersonapointedbytheIsuer

and/ortheGuarantorinrelationtotheBondsofthedutiesandobligationsontheirpartexpresed

inrespectofthesameand,unlesithasexpreswritenoticefromtheIsuerortheGuarantorto

thecontrary,theTrusteandeachAgentshalbentitledtoasumethathesamearebeingduly

performed.NoneoftheTrusteoranyAgentshalbeliabletoanyBondholderoranyotherperson

foranyactiontakenbytheTrusteorsuchAgentinacordancewithanyinstruction,direction,

requestoresolutionoftheBondholders.


WhenevertheTrusteisrequiredorentitledbythetermsoftheTrustDedortheseConditionsto

exerciseanydiscretionorpower,takeorefrainfromtakinganyaction,makeanydecisionorgive

anydirectionorcertification,theTrusteisentitled,priortoitsexercisinganysuchdiscretionor

power,takingorefrainingfromtakinganysuchaction,makinganysuchdecisionorcertification,

orgivinganysuchdirectionorclarificationofanydirection,tosekdirectionsorinstructions

fromtheBondholdersbywayofanExtraordinaryResolution(asdefinedintheTrustDed),and

theTrusteshalnotberesponsibleforanylosorliabilityincuredbytheIsuer,theGuarantor,

Bondholders,oranyotherpersonasaresultofanydelayinitexercisingsuchdiscretionorpower,

takingsuchaction,makingsuchdecision,orgivingsuchdirectionasaresultofsekingsuch

directionsorinstructionsfromtheBondholdersorintheventhatnodirectionsorinstructions

aregiventotheTrustebytheBondholders.

TheTrusteshalnotbeunderanyobligationtomonitororsupervisecompliancebytheIsueror

theGuarantorwiththeprovisionsoftheTrustDed,theAgencyAgrementortheseConditionsor

tomonitorortakeanystepstoascertainwhetheranEventofDefaultoraPotentialEventof

DefaultoraChangeofControlhasocured,anditshalnotberesponsibleorliabletotheIsuer,

theGuarantor,theBondholdersoranyotherpersonfornotdoingso.

TheTrustemayrelyconclusivelywithoutfurtherenquiryandwithoutliabilitytotheIsuer,the

Guarantor,theBondholdersoranyotherpersononanyreport,confirmationorcertificateor

informationoranyadviceoropinionofanylegalcounsel,acountants,financialadvisers,

financialinstitutionoranyotherexpert,whetherornotobtainedbyoradresedtoitandwhether

theirliabilityinrelationtheretoislimited(byitstermsorbyanyengagementleterelating

theretoenteredintobytheTrusteoranyotherpersoninanyothermaner)byreferencetoa

monetarycap,methodologyorotherwise.TheTrustemayaceptandshalbentitledtorely

conclusivelywithoutfurtherenquiryonanysuchreport,confirmation,certificate,information,

adviceoropinion,inwhicheventsuchreport,confirmation,certificate,information,adviceor

opinionshalbebindingontheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheBondholders.TheTrusteandthe

AgentshalnotberesponsibleorliabletotheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheBondholdersorany

otherpersonforanylosocasionedbyactingonorefrainingfromactingonanysuchreport,

information,confirmation,certificate,opinionoradvice.

EachBondholdershalbesolelyresponsibleformakingandcontinuingtomakeitsown

independentapraisalofandinvestigationintothefinancialcondition,creditworthines,

condition,afairs,statusandnatureoftheIsuer,theGuarantororanyoftheirespective

Subsidiaries,andtheTrusteshalnotatanytimehaveanyresponsibilityorliabilityforthesame

andnoparty(includinganyBondholder)shalrelyontheTrusteinrespecthereof.

15.FURTHERISUES

TheIsuermayfromtimetotimewithoutheconsentoftheBondholderscreateandisuefurther

bondseitherhavingthesametermsandconditionsastheBondsinalrespectsorinalrespects

exceptfortheisuedateandthefirstpaymentofinterestonthem,andsothatsuchfurtherisue

shalbeconsolidatedandformasingleserieswiththeoutstandingBonds.Referencesinthese

ConditionstotheBondsinclude(unlesthecontextrequiresotherwise)anyothersecuritiesisued

pursuantothisCondition15andformingasingleserieswiththeBonds.Anyfurtherbonds

formingasingleserieswiththeoutstandingBondsconstitutedbytheTrustDedoranyded

suplementaltoitshal,andanyotherbondsmay(withtheconsentoftheTruste),beconstituted

byadedsuplementaltotheTrustDed.


16.NOTICES

NoticestotheholdersofBondshalbeinEnglishandmailedtothematheirespective

adresesintheRegisterandemedtohavebengivenonthefourthbusinesday(beingaday

otherthanaSaturday,aSundayorapublicholiday)afterthedateofmailingand,solongasthe

Bondsarelistedonastockexchangeandtherulesofthatexchangesorequire,publishedbythe

IsueratheIsuer’sexpenseinamanerthatcomplieswiththerulesandregulationsofthatstock

exchange.Ifanysuchpublicationisnotpracticable,noticeshalbevalidlygivenifpublishedin

anotherleadingdailyEnglishlanguagenewspaperwithgeneralcirculationinAsia.Anysuch

noticeshalbedemedtohavebengivenonthedateofsuchpublicationor,ifpublishedmore

thanonceorondiferentdates,onthefirstdateonwhichpublicationismade,asprovidedabove.

Anysuchnoticeshalbedemedtohavebengivenonthedateofsuchpublicationor,if

publishedmorethanonceorondiferentdates,onthefirstdateonwhichsuchpublicationis

made,asprovidedabove.

SolongastheBondsarerepresentedbytheGlobalCertificateandtheGlobalCertificateisheld

initsentiretyonbehalfofEuroclearBankSA/NVandClearstreamBankingS.A.,anynoticetothe

holdersoftheBondshalbevalidlygivenbythedeliveryoftherelevantnoticetoEuroclearBank

SA/NVandClearstreamBankingS.A.forcomunicationbytherelevantclearingsystemto

entitledacountholdersinsubstitutionfornotificationasrequiredbytheseConditionsandshal

bedemedtohavebengivenonthedateofdeliverytosuchclearingsystem.

17.CONTRACTS(RIGHTSOFTHIRDPARTIES)ACT1999

NopersonshalhaveanyrightoenforceanytermorconditionoftheBondsortheTrustDed

undertheContracts(RightsofThirdParties)Act1999.

18.GOVERNINGLAWANDJURISDICTION

(a)GoverningLaw

TheTrustDed,theAgencyAgrement,theBonds,theGuaranteandanynon-contractual

obligationsarisingoutoforinconectionwiththemaregovernedby,andshalbeconstrued

inacordancewith,Englishlaw.

(b)Jurisdiction

ThecourtsofHongKongaretohavexclusivejurisdictiontosetleanydisputesthatmay

ariseoutoforinconectionwiththeBonds,theTrustDedortheAgencyAgrementand

acordinglyanylegalactionorprocedingsarisingoutoforinconectionwithanyBonds,

theTrustDedortheAgencyAgrement(“Procedings”)shalbebroughtinthecourtsof

HongKong.EachoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorirevocablysubmitstothejurisdictionof

suchcourtsandwaivesanyobjectiontoProcedingsinsuchcourtswhetheronthegroundof

venueoronthegroundthatheProcedingshavebenbroughtinaninconvenientforum.


(c)ServiceofProces

TheIsuerhasirevocablyapointedtheGuarantor(whoseprincipalplaceofbusinesin

HongKongiscurentlyat32ndFlor,FarEastFinanceCentre,16HarcourtRoad),to

receiveserviceofprocesinanyProcedingsinHongKong,andtheGuarantorhasacepted

suchapointment.Suchserviceshalbedemedcompletedondeliverytosuchagent

(whetherornotitisforwardedtoandreceivedbytheIsuer).Iforanyreasonsuchagent

ceasestobeabletoactasuchornolongerhasanadresinHongKong,eachoftheIsuer

andtheGuarantorirevocablyagrestoforthwithapointasubstituteprocesagentinHong

KongtoaceptserviceofprocesonbehalfoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorandelivertothe

TrusteandtheAgentsacopyoftheprocesagent’saceptanceofthatapointmentwithin

30daysofsuchcesation.Nothingshalafectherightoserveprocesinanymaner

permitedbylaw.

(d)WaiverofImunity

EachoftheIsuerandtheGuarantorhas,pursuantotheTrustDed,waivedanyrighto

claimsovereignorotherimunityfromjurisdictionorexecutionandanysimilardefence,

andhasirevocablyconsentedtothegivingofanyreliefortheisueofanyproces,

including,withoutlimitation,themaking,enforcementorexecutionagainstanyproperty

whatsoever(irespectiveofitsuseorintendeduse)ofanyorderorjudgmentmadeorgiven

inconectionwithanyProcedings.


SUMARYOFPROVISIONSRELATING

TOTHEBONDSINGLOBALFORM

TheGlobalCertificatecontainsprovisionswhichaplytotheBondsinrespectofwhichaGlobal

Certificateisisued,someofwhichmodifythefectoftheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsetoutin

thisOferingCircular.TermsdefinedintheTermsandConditionsoftheBondshavethesamemeaning

intheparagraphsbelow.Thefolowingisasumaryofthoseprovisions:

TheBondswilbevidencedbyaGlobalCertificateregisteredinthenameofanomineof,and

depositedwith,acomondepositoryforEuroclearandClearstream.

PromisetoPay

UndertheGlobalCertificate,theIsuerpromisestopaysuchprincipal,interestandsuchothersumsand

aditionalamounts(ifany)asmaybepayableundertheTermsandConditionsoftheBondsonthe

BondstotheholderoftheBondsonsuchdateordatesasthesamemaybecomepayableinacordance

withtheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds.

Eachpaymentwilbemadeto,ortotheorderof,thepersonwhosenameisenteredontheRegisterat

thecloseofbusinesontheClearingSystemBusinesDayimediatelypriortothedateforpayment,

where“ClearingSystemBusinesDay”meansaMondaytoFriday,inclusivexcept25Decemberand

1January.

ExchangeofBondsRepresentedbyGlobalCertificate

OwnersofinterestsintheBondsinrespectofwhichtheGlobalCertificateisisuedwilbentitledto

havetitletotheBondsregisteredintheirnamesandtoreceiveindividualdefinitiveCertificatesifeither

EuroclearorClearstreamoranyotherclearingsystemselectedbytheIsuerandaprovedinwritingby

theTruste,thePrincipalPayingAgentandtheRegistrar(an“AlternativeClearingSystem”)isclosed

forbusinesforacontinuousperiodof14days(otherthanbyreasonofholidays,statutoryorotherwise)

oranouncesanintentionpermanentlytoceasebusinesordoesinfactdoso.Insuchcircumstances,

theIsueratitsownexpensewilcausesuficientindividualdefinitiveCertificatestobexecutedand

deliveredtotheRegistrarforcompletion,authenticationandespatchtotherelevantholdersofthe

Bonds.ApersonwithaninterestintheBondsinrespectofwhichtheGlobalCertificateisisuedmust

providetheRegistrarnotlesthan30days’noticeatitspecifiedoficeofsucholder’sintentionto

efectsuchexchangeandawritenordercontaininginstructionsandsuchotherinformationasthe

IsuerandtheRegistrarmayrequiretocomplete,executeandeliversuchindividualdefinitive

Certificates.

Notices

SolongastheBondsarerepresentedbytheGlobalCertificateandtheGlobalCertificateisheldon

behalfofEuroclearorClearstreamoranyAlternativeClearingSystem,noticestoholdersoftheBonds

shalbegivenbydeliveryoftherelevantnoticetoEuroclearorClearstreamorsuchAlternative

ClearingSystem,forcomunicationbyitoacountholdersentitledtoaninterestintheBondsin

substitutionfornotificationasrequiredbytheConditions.

Metings

ForthepurposesofanymetingofBondholders,eacholderoftheBondsrepresentedbytheGlobal

Certificateshal(unlestheGlobalCertificaterepresentsonlyoneBond)betreatedastwopersonsfor

thepurposesofanyquorumrequirementsofametingofBondholdersandasbeingentitledtonevote

inrespectofeachU.S.$1,000inominalamountofBondsforwhichtheGlobalCertificateisisued.


Bondholder’sRedemption

TheBondholder’sredemptionoptioninCondition6(c)maybexercisedbytheholderoftheGlobal

CertificategivingnoticetothePrincipalPayingAgentwithinthetimelimitspecifiedintheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds,inacordancewiththerulesandproceduresofEuroclearandClearstreamor

anyAlternativeClearingSystem,andstatingtheprincipalamountofBondsinrespectofwhichthe

optionisexercisedwithinthetimelimitspecifiedintheTermsandConditionsoftheBonds.

Isuer’sRedemption

TheIsuer’sredemptionoptionprovidedforinCondition6(b)shalbexercisedbytheIsuergiving

noticetotheBondholderswithinthetimelimitsetoutinandcontainingtheinformationrequiredby

theTermsandConditionsoftheBonds.

Transfers

TransfersofbeneficialinterestsintheBondsrepresentedbytheGlobalCertificatewilbefected

throughtherecordsofEuroclearandClearstream(oranyAlternativeClearingSystem)andtheir

respectiveparticipantsinacordancewiththerulesandproceduresofEuroclearandClearstream(or

anyAlternativeClearingSystem)andtheirespectivedirectandindirectparticipants.

Cancelation

CancelationofanyBondrepresentedbytheGlobalCertificatethatisrequiredbytheConditionstobe

canceled(otherthanuponitsredemption)shalbefectedbyareductionintheagregateprincipal

amountoftheBondsintheregisterofBondholdersandtheGlobalCertificateonitspresentationtor

totheorderoftheRegistrarforanotation(forinformationonly)intheScheduletotheGlobal

Certificate.

Truste’sPowers

InconsideringtheinterestsofBondholderswhiletheGlobalCertificateisregisteredinthenameofa

nomineforaclearingsystem,theTrustemay,tothextentitconsidersitapropriatetodosointhe

circumstances,butwithoutbeingobligedtodoso,(i)haveregardtoanyinformationasmayhaveben

madeavailabletoitbyoronbehalfoftherelevantclearingsystemoritsoperatorastotheidentityofits

acountholders(eitherindividualyorbywayofcategory)withentitlementsinrespectoftheBondsand

(i)considersuchinterestsonthebasisthatsuchacountholdersweretheholdersoftheBondsin

respectofwhichtheGlobalCertificateisisued.


INDUSTRYOVERVIEW

Certaininformationandstatisticsetoutinthesectionbelowisforinformationpurposesonlyandis

basedon,orderivedorextractedfrom,amongothersources,governmentpublications,marketdata

providers,comunicationswithvariousPRCgovernmentagenciesorotherindependenthirdparty

sourcesunlesotherwiseindicated.Suchinformationisubjectochangeandcanotbeverifiedwith

completecertaintyduetolimitsontheavailabilityandreliabilityoftherawdatandotherlimitations

anduncertaintiesinherentinanymarketstudyandstatisticalsurvey.NoneoftheIsuer,theGuarantor,

theArangers,theDealers,theTruste,theAgentsoranyoftheirespectiveafiliates,directors,

oficers,employes,representatives,advisers,agentsandeachpersonwhocontrolsanyofthemorany

otherpartyinvolvedintheoferinghasindependentlyverifiedsuchinformation.Theinformationmay

notbeconsistentwithotherinformationcompiledwithinoroutsidethePRC.Acordingly,such

informationshouldnotbeundulyreliedupon.

Theglobalaviationindustryhasprovenresilientandregainsgrowthmomentum

Thedevelopmentoftheglobalaviationindustryisdrivenbythemarketdemandforairtransportation,

whichislargelydependentonglobaleconomicgrowth.Overthe10yearsfrom2010to2020,global

realgrosdomesticproductgrewatanaverageanualrateofaproximately3.1%acordingtothe

InternationalMonetaryFundwhileglobalRPKgrewatananualrateofaproximately6.4%betwen

2010and2019.Infact,2019presentedthesuper-cycleofgrowthinaviation,witharecordtenth

consecutiveyearofglobalairlineprofitabilityandthefifthighestlevelofprofitsrecorded.Thefactors

whichaveledtothisincreaseincludemergingeconomies,increasedtourismandcontinued

liberalizationofairtravel.TheCOVID-19pandemicpostedunprecedentedisruptionstotheindustry.

TheInternationalAirTransportAsociation(“IATA”)reportedthatcolectiveairlineprofitandlosfel

fromaprofitUSD26.4biliontoalosofUSD126.4bilionin2020,withglobalRPKshrunkenby

66%.

Nevertheles,airtravelisreturningtopre-pandemicratesastheaviationindustryhasprovenresilient

overthepastdecades.Therehasbenarobustreboundinaviationdemandastravelrestrictionswere

liftedandtheCOVID-19pandemicsubsided.In2022,airpasengertraficgainedmomentumglobaly

andrecoveredsubstantialyto68.5%of2019RPK.Thisrecoverycontinuedthrough2023,withglobal

airtraficreaching94.1%ofpre-pandemiclevelsandenteringanewgrowthcyclein2024.

AcordingtothedatafromtheIATA,totalglobalairtrafic(measuredinRPKs)in2024increasedby

10.4%year-on-yearwhiletheoveraloadfactoreachedahistoricalhighof83.5%.

InJune2025,IATAanouncedupdatestoairlineindustryfinancialoutlok,showingimproved

profitabilityin2025over2024.With4.99biliontotaltravelernumbersprojected,industryrevenues

for2025arexpectedtoreachahistoricalhighofU.S.$979bilionwhiletheindustry’snetprofitswere

expectedtoreachU.S.$36bilion.

TheChineseaviationmarkethasbouncedbacksignificantlyaftertheCOVID-19pandemic

AsChinaeaseditsCOVID-19pandemicontrolandreopeneditsborderinthebeginingof2023,air

traficinChinahascontinueditstrongreboundeversince.CivilAviationAdministrationofChina

(“CAC”)datashowedrobustdemandwithpasengervolumereachedhistoricalhighof730milionin

2024,up17.9%year-on-year.Airlinesreturnedtoprofitability,recordingRMB4.47bilioninetprofit,

aRMB10.2bilionincreasecomparedwiththatin2023.


BothAirbusandBoeingpredictedthatheworld’slargestraficflowintheyearsfrom2019to2043

wilbeindomesticPRCmarket,withCAGRof5%.Airbuspredictedthat9,520newpasengeraircraft

wouldbedeliveredtothePRCmarketinthenext20years,acountingfor22.4%ofglobalnew

deliveriesofpasengeraircraftbetwen2024and2043,markingChinathesinglelargestcountryfor

newdeliveries.AirbusisbuildingitsecondfinalasemblylineatitsfactoryinTianjin,China,which

wilefectivelydoubleitsproductioncapacityoftheA320familyatTianjinfactory.Thisdemonstrates

thesignificanceoftheChinesemarket.

Suply-demandynamicmanifestsingle-aisleshortagewithrisingmarketvaluesandleaserates

Onthedemandside,single-aisleaircraftdominatesglobalpasengerfletandisexpectedtofurther

increaseitsmarketshareintheforeseablefuture.Airbuspredictsinthe“GlobalMarketForecast2024”

thatheworldwilned33,510newsingle-aisleaircraftinthenext20years,acountingfor81%of

globalnewpasengeraircraftdemand,similartoBoeing’sforecastsin“ComercialMarketOutlok

2024-2043”.

Onthesuplyside,whileAirbusmiseditsanualdeliverytargetfor2024,Boeing’sful-year

deliveriesdeclinedbyover30%year-on-year.Thecontinuingsuplyshortagefurtherpushedupaircraft

leaseratesandvalues.Therisingdemandamidongoingsuplychainisues,coupledwithighinflation

andinterestrates,hasdrivenupmarketvalueandleaserates,especialyforsingle-aisleaircraftinthe

pastwoyears.Itisgeneralyexpectedthathenarowbodyaircraftshortagewouldlikelypersistfora

coupleofyears,contributingtohighermarketvaluesandleaserates.

Aircraftlesors’roletobemoredominantpost-pandemic

Asoposedtodirectownership,aircraftleasingrequireslescapitalinvestmentandprovidesmoreflet

planingflexibility.Insteadofowningacomercialaircraftformorethan20years,anairlinecanlease

anaircraftfor4to15yearsdependingonitsbusinesandoperationalneds.Operatingleasesalow

airlinestomaintaintheoperationofaircraftwhileloweringtheiroperatingcostsathesametime.They

alsoenableairlinestoarangetheirfletandmanagetheirbalanceshetswithgreaterflexibilityandto

avoidtheresidualvalueriskoftheaircraft.

Leasingpenetrationratehasteadilyclimbedupfromlowsingledigitstoaround46%beforetheon-set

oftheCOVID-19pandemic.Therehasbenincreasedpurchaseandleasebackactivitiesince2020for

bothnewandusedaircraft,drivingleasingpenetrationpast50%inthepasengersingle-aisleand

twin-aislemarkets.Withairlinestrivingtoprotectcashandgenerateliquidity,leasingprovedtobe

increasinglypopularduringthispecialperiod.Meanwhile,airlines,emergentlow-costcariersin

particular,arenowmorepronetoturntoaircraftlesorsforaircraftasetmanagementastheyreiterate

theirfocustowardspasengerserviceinthemidstofafiercelycompetitivelandscape.

TheaircraftleasingmarketinChinahasalsogrownsignificantly.Previously,themarketwasdominated

byforeignleasingcompanies,however,themarketshareofChineseaircraftleasingcompanieshas

increasedsubstantialysincethethenChinaBankingRegulatoryComisionrelaxeditsregulationson

aircraftleasinginJanuary2007.Inadition,underthecurentaxregime,Chineseairlinesare

exemptedfrompayingwitholdingtaxwhenleasingaircraftfromChineseleasingcompanies,which

sharpensthecompetitivenesoftheChineseaircraftleasingcompaniesontheirhometurf.Nowadays,

demandfromChineseairlinesarebecomingmorecomplexastheirfletstartoage,increasingdemand

notonlyforsourcesofcapital,butalsoforprofesionalaircraftasetmanagement.Therefore,theyare

moreinclinedtoworkwithprofesionalaircraftasetmanagerstodevelopmorecomprehensivelease

structuresandprovideone-stopservicestorealizeintegratedfletmanagementoacomplishbeter

costeficiency.


DESCRIPTIONOFTHEISUER

FORMATION

TheIsuerisaBVIbusinescompanyincorporatedwithlimitedliabilityon26October2017inthe

BritishVirginIslandsundertheBusinesCompaniesAct,2004(asamended)oftheBritishVirgin

Islands(BVICompanyNumber1958966).Itisadirectwholy-ownedsubsidiaryoftheGuarantor.The

Isuerhasnomaterialasetsandwilconductnobusinesexceptinconectionwiththestablishment

oftheisuanceoftheBonds.TheIsuer’sregisteredoficeisatVistraCorporateServicesCentre,

WickhamsCayI,RoadTown,Tortola,VG1110,BritishVirginIslands.

BUSINESACTIVITY

TheIsuerwasestablishedpursuantotheobjectsandpowersetoutinitsmemorandumofasociation.

TheIsuerdoesnotselanyproductsorprovideanyservicesandhasundertakenobusinesactivities

sincethedateofitsincorporation,otherthanthoseincidentaltoitsincorporation;andinconection

withtheisueofdebtsecuritiesandanyotheractivitiesinconectiontherewithorincidentalthereto

(suchactivitieshal,fortheavoidanceofdoubt,includetheofering,saleorisuanceofthedebt

securities(includingtheBonds),and(i)theon-lendingoftheprocedsoftheisueofthedebt

securities(includingtheBonds)totheGuarantororanyotherSubsidiariesoftheGuarantor).

FINANCIALSTATEMENTS

UnderBritishVirginIslandslaw,theIsuerisrequiredtofileafinancialanualreturnwithits

registeredagentintheBritishVirginIslandswithininemonthsafterthendofeachyeartowhichthe

financialanualreturnrelates.

DIRECTORS

ThedirectorsoftheIsuerareXieZhihuanandLauWaiShing.TangYuPingisapointedasalternative

directortoLauWaiShing.ThedirectorsoftheIsuerdonotholdanysharesoroptionstoacquireshares

oftheIsuer.TheIsuerdoesnothaveanyemployesandhasnosubsidiaries.

SHARECAPITAL

TheIsuerisauthorisedunderitsmemorandumofasociationtoisueamaximumof50,000shares

eachwithnoparvalueofasingleclasandonesharehasbenisuedtoandheldbytheGuarantor.The

registerofmembersoftheIsuerismaintainedatitsregisteredoficeinBritishVirginIslandsathe

oficesofitsregisteredagent.NopartofthequitysecuritiesoftheIsuerislistedordealtonanystock

exchangeandnolistingorpermisiontodealinsuchsecuritiesisbeingorisproposedtobesought.As

athedateofthisOferingCircular,theIsuerdoesnothaveanydebtoutstanding.


DESCRIPTIONOFTHEGROUP

OVERVIEW

Weareanindependentinternationalaircraftleasingcompanyaswelasaone-stopaircraftsolutions

providerengagingintwomajorsegments,aircraftleasingandaviationaftermarketservices.Unlike

traditionalaircraftlesors,weareaone-stopaircraftfulife-cyclesolutionsproviderforglobalairlines

andaircraftasetowners.TheGroup’sconventionalbusinesincludesprovisionofaircraftoperating

leasing,purchaseandleaseback,portfoliotradingandasetmanagement.TheGroupalsocoverscore

value-adedservicesuchasfletupgrades,MRO,aircraftdisasemblyandcomponentsalesthrough

ourasociatecompanyARIandairlineoperationservicesthroughourjointventure,TAM.

Establishedin2006,wearethefirstoperatingaircraftlesorinChinandhasbenapionerinpushing

forwardthedevelopmentofaircraftleasingindustryinChina.In2010,webecamethefirstwholy

foreignownedaircraftlesoregisteredinChina.In2014,webecamethefirstChineselesortoplacea

bulkorderfor100A320swithAirbusandiscurentlyChina’slargestlesorwithdirectorderswith

originalequipmentmanufacturers.In2015,wewerethefirstoperatinglesoralowedtoforma

cros-borderforeigncurencyfundpol.Asweimplementourfulvaluechainstrategy,webuiltupthe

firstlarge-scaleaircraftdisasemblyfacilityinAsiawhichcomencedoperationin2018.Wearethe

firstChinesenterprisewithlicensespaningacrosaircraftleasing,MRO,disasemblyandparts

trading.WehavebenlistedontheHongKongStockExchangesince11July2014andwearethefirst

listedaircraftlesorinAsia.Furthermore,wewerenamedasthe“AircraftLesoroftheYear”forfour

consecutiveyearsfrom2015to2018byGlobalTransportFinance.Wewerenamedasthe“Asia-Pacific

LesoroftheYear”fortwoconsecutiveyearsin2017and2018andwonthe“Editor’sDealoftheYear

forInovation”awardin2018presentedbyAirlineEconomics.Withastrongorderbok,wewere

listedasoneofthetopthreglobalesorsfrom2020to2022byAirfinanceJournal.Wewon

“Asia-PacificLeaseDealoftheYear”awardinboth2022and2024,“SustainabilityDebtDealofthe

Year”in2023and“Asia-PacificStructuredFinanceDealoftheYear”in2024,alpresentedbyAirline

Economics.WhilewekepconsolidatingourleadingpositioninChina,wehavealsoimplementedour

globalisationstrategysince2015andhavestablishedapresenceinAsiaPacific,theMidleEast,

Europe,NorthAmerica,LatinAmericandAfrica.

Throughoutourbusinesdevelopmenthistory,wehavestablishedourbusinesmodelfordirect

aircraftpurchaseandleasetransactions,aircraftpurchaseandleasebacktransactionswithleading

airlineoperators,andportfoliotradingwiththird-partylesorsandinvestors.Ourbusinesmodelalows

ustoprovidediferentaircraftleasingtransactionstructuresthroughourSPCs.Ouraircraftleasing

businesisfocusedongeneratinglong-termandstablecashinflowsofleaseincometomatchthecash

outflowsfortherepaymentinstalmentsofasociatedaircraftloans.

WeuseSPCstoenterintoaircraftleaseagrementswithairlineoperators.Theleasetermsofour

long-termaircraftleaseagrementsaresuficientlylongtocovertherepaymentermsofouraircraft

loans(otherthanthebalonpayment,whichiscoveredbytheresidualvalueoftheaircraft).This

arangementisdesignedtoreduceourliquidityriskasociatedwithshort-termaircraftacquisition

financing.Uponthexpirationoftheaircraftleaseagrements,werequireourairlinelesestoreturn

toustheleasedaircraftinful-lifeconditionorsuchotherconditionastipulatedintherelevantlease

agrements.Asat31December2024,ourleaseagrementsinrespectofaircraftpurchasedfrom

originalequipmentmanufacturerswereofanaverageoriginaleasetermofaproximately8to12years.


Pursuantotheaircraftleaseagrements,ourairlinelesesenjoythexclusiverightousetheleased

aircraftduringthetermoftheaircraftleaseagrements.Ourairlinelesesarerequiredtosetlethe

leasepaymentsonamonthlyorquarterlybasis,andarealsoresponsibleformostcosts,expensesand

insuranceinvolvedinthemaintenanceandoperationoftheaircraftduringtheleaseterm.Wealso

requireourairlinelesestomaintainvalidinsuranceagainstaliabilitiesinvolvedintheoperationof

theleasedaircraftincompliancewiththeaplicablelawsandregulationsintheplacewheretheaircraft

operates.

PriortoDecember2010,weusedourSPCsestablishedintheCaymanIslandsandIrelandasthelesors

foraircraftleasedtoairlineoperatorsinChina.SinceDecember2010andOctober2012,wehave

startedusingourSPCsinTianjinDongjiangFreTradePortZoneandShanghaiPudongAirportFre

TradeZone,respectively,aslesorstoenterintoaircraftleasingtransactionswithairlineoperatorsin

China.InAugust2011,wefirstgainedrecognitionintheChineseaircraftleasingmarketfolowingthe

sucesfuldeliveryofanaircraftoShandongAirlinesthroughourSPCsestablishedinTianjin

DongjiangFreTradePortZone.InMarch2013,wesucesfulycompletedanovationoftheleaseof

anaircraftoChinaSouthernAirlinestourSPCestablishedinShanghaiPudongAirportFreTrade

Zone.LeveragingthetransactionstructureinvolvingourSPCsinChina,wecanasistourairline

customerstoreducetheiroveraleasingcostandwitholdingtaxobligationandtherebyenhancetheir

competitivenes.Ourtransactionstructuretogetherwithourvalue-adingservicesprovideincentivesto

bothofourexistingandpotentialairlinecustomersinChinatouseouraircraftleasingservices.

Welease,deliverandmanageaircraftoleadingairlinesinChinandglobaly,suchasAirChina,China

EasternAirlines,ChinaSouthernAirlines,ChengduAirlines,SichuanAirlines,ShenzhenAirlines,

XiamenAirlines,AirMacau,ChinaAirlines,UnitedAirlines,FrontierAirlines,HawaianAirlines,

LufthansaGroup,Iberia,LATAMAirlines,KoreanAir,AirIndia,RoyalJordanian,CebuPacificAir,

VirginAustralia,DATAirlines,etc.Ourairlinecustomersalsoincludeairlineoperators,suchasChina

EasternAirlines,towhomweprovidevalue-adingservicesincludingtradingandmarketingofused

aircraft.

Wehavebenveryselectiveinthetypeofaircraftasetstobeincludedinourportfolio.Wehavea

modernandnarowbody-dominantaircraftflet.Ourownedfletsizewas159aircraftasat31

December2024,90%ofwhicharenarowbodyaircraftbynumberofaircraft.Thenarowbodyaircraft

typesincludeAirbusA320familyaircraftandBoeing737familyaircraft,andthewide-bodyaircraft

typesincludeAirbusA330familyaircraftandBoeing787aircraft.Theaverageageofouraircraftflet

was8.5yearsasat31December2024.Otherthanthe159aircraftownedbyus,anaditional30aircraft

aremanagedbyusasat31December2024.

Asat31December2024,bynumberofaircraft,68.6%ofourownedfletwereonleasetoChinese

airlinecustomers(includingHongKong,MacauandTaiwan),mostofwhicharestate-ownedairlines

withfinancialstrength.Ourself-ownedflethadanaverageremainingleasetermofaproximately6.1

yearsasat31December2024.Wecontinuedtopursueourlong-standingstrategyofinvestingin

modernaircrafthatarethemostfuel-eficientandsought-aftercategoryasweprepareourselvesfor

recoveryandgrowthinthefuture.Asof31December2024,wehad124aircraftinourorderbok,tobe

deliveredinstagesby2028,comprising97AirbusA320neoaircraft,and27COMAC909aircraft.


Theoveraloperatingenvironmentoftheindustrycontinuestoimprove.Onthedemandside,market

growthremainedrobust.AcordingtothedatafromIATA,totalglobalairtrafic(measuredinRPKs)in

2024increasedby10.4%year-on-yearwhiletheoveraloadfactoreachedahistoricalhighof83.5%.

China’scivilaviationmarketachievedequalyencouragingperformancewitharecord730milion

pasengerstransported,markinga17.9%year-on-yeargrowth.Onthesuplyside,multiplechalenges

persistedincludingcapacityconstraints,labourandengineshortages.WhileAirbusmiseditsanual

deliverytargetfor2024,Boeing’sful-yeardeliveriesdeclinedbyover30%year-on-year.The

continuingsuplyshortagefurtherpushedupaircraftleaseratesandvalues.Meanwhile,folowingthe

USdolarinterestratecutsduringtheyear,thescaleoftheconsecutivereductionsurprisedthemarket,

loweringfundingcostsfortheindustrywhilebostinglobalaircraftradingmarketactivities.Against

thisbackdrop,wefulyleveragedouradvantagesinfulvaluechainoperationsandqualityfletasets

tocapturetheoportunitiesarisingfromthegrowingdemand,therisingaircraftvaluesandtheratecuts

cycle.

WeareanesentialinvestedcompanyofCELandweadheretothemisionandvisionof“integrating

industriesandfinancing,andcontributingtoChina’srisingaviationstrength”,whiledepeningand

optimisingthemodelof“integratingindustriesandfinancinginaviation”,andcontinuously

strengtheningourcapacityinaircraftfulife-cyclevaluechain.Westrivetobecometheglobaly

leadingaircraftful-value-chainsolutionsuplier.

Inourconsistentpursuitofhigh-qualitysustainabledevelopment,wehavebecomeanindispensable

partoftheaviationindustrychainbyexpandingitsglobalpartnernetworkandexploringdiverse

businesmodels,whilestrengtheningourone-stopsolutionsandasetmanagementcapabilities.During

2024,wefurtheroptimisedourglobalcustomerbaseandachievedbreakthroughsintheleasing

busines.Ononehand,wedepenedlong-termcoperationwithstate-ownedairlinesinChina’s

domesticmarket,representedbythe“TopThre”airlines(三大航)andtheirsubsidiaries,continuously

extendingcoperationscopewithflexiblefletsolutionoferings.Ontheotherhand,weactively

expandedourqualityclienteleglobaly.Weachievedourfirstcoperationwithglobaltop-tierairlines

suchasLufthansaGroupandCebuPacificAir,byreposesionandredeliveryaswelasre-marketing

uponfirstleasexpiry.Thishasfurtherenhancedandiversifiedthegeographicalmixofourcustomer

base.

During2024,weproactivelyseizedtheoportunitiespopedupintheindustry’supwardcyclewhere

aircraftmarketvaluecontinuedtorise,achievingscaledgrowthinourordinarycourseofaircraft

tradingbusines,withanualtransactionvolumehitingarecordhigh.Throughdiversifiedaset

portfoliosandtransactionstructures,werespondedtovariouspreferencesofbothdomesticand

overseasinvestorsinasetalocationandmanagement.Whilesucesfulyadingeightnewaircraft

tradingpartnerstourglobalnetwork,wealsoexpandedourmanagedfletsize,furtherenhancingits

asetradingandmanagementcapabilities.

Wealsomadeinovativebreakthroughsinfinancingduring2024,continuouslyexpandingand

optimisingouronshoreandofshorefundingsources.Thisincludedsucesfulisuanceofourfirst

perpetualmedium-termnotesinthePRCmarketandclosingourinauguralwarehousefacilityfor

aircraftprojectfinancingintheinternationalmarket.Thesefortsfurtherwidenedourinovative

financingchanelsandhighlightedourcomitmentostrategicgrowthandfinancialinovation.


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KEYCORPORATEMILESTONES

Thefolowingtablesetsforthourbusinesdevelopmentsinceourdateofcomencementofour

busines:

Month/YearDevelopmentmilestones

March2006

.

EstablishmentofChinaAircraftLeasingCompanyLimited,a

companyincorporatedintheBritishVirginIslandswith

limitedliability.

December2010

.

CALC(Tianjin)wasestablishedasawholy-foreignowned

aircraftleasingcompanyinTianjinDongjiangFreTrade

Zone,thePRC.

May2011

.

ChinaEverbrightAerospaceHoldingsLimited(“CE

Aerospace”)purchased14,400,000sharesofChinaAircraft

LeasingHoldingsLimited(“CALH”)fromFriedmanPacific

AsetManagementLimited(“FPAM”),representing48.0%of

thethensharesinisueofCALH,foratotalpurchasepriceof

U.S.$17,292,000.CEAerospacehasbecomeoneofour

controlingshareholderswithparticipationinourmajor

managementandinvestmentdecisions.

July2014

.

ListingontheHongKongStockExchange.

May2016

.

FirstinternationalisuanceofunsecuredUS$300.0milion

thre-yearbonds.

December2017

.

EstablishmentofaU.S.$3bilionfirstseniorunsecured

medium-termnoteprograme.

October2019

.

SetupajointventurewithHNCAviation&Equipment

Leasingforinvestmentinaircraftportfolio(October).FLARI

AircraftMaintenance&EngineringCompanyLtd(“FL

ARI”)obtainedacreditationsforaircraftdisasemblyfrom

CAC,makingitChina’sfirstacreditedaircraftdisasembler

undertheCAC’sCAR145CivilAircraftMaintenance

OrganizationCertificateRegulations.

March2020

.

FLARIobtainedEASAPart145MaintenanceOrganization

certificationforlinemaintenanceinChina.

August2020

.

ReceivedthehighestAcreditratingfromDagongGlobal

CreditRatingCo.,Ltd.

June2021

.

Receivedfirst-timeBa1corporatefamilyratingfromMody’s

withastableoutlok.

Receivedfirst-timeLong-TermIsuerDefaultRating(“IDR”)

of‘B+’andaShort-TermIDRof‘B’fromFitchwithastable

long-termoutlok.


Month/YearDevelopmentmilestones

March2022

.

ARI’saircraftrecyclingfacilityinHarbinaprovedtobe

includedintheflightzoneofHarbinTaipingInternational

Airport.

FLARIobtainedCACPart145MaintenanceOrganization

CertificationforBaseMaintenance.

April2022

.

CALC(Tianjin)isuedRMB1.5bilionmediumtermnotesat

4.5%coupon.

July2022

.

PlacedthefirstB737-800SFfreighterconversionorder.

October2022

.

CALC(Tianjin)isuedRMB1biliondebutlow-carbon

transitionbondinChina’saviationmarketat3.56%coupon.

SignedAircraftLeasingIreland’sSustainabilityCharter.

December2022

.

DeliveredCOMAC909aircraftoTransNusaofIndonesia,

thefirstChina-maderegionalpasengerjetoanoverseas

market.

April2023

.

TransNusa’sfirstC909oficialylaunchedcomercialflight

inIndonesia.

May2023

.

CALC(Tianjin)receivesAratingsfromajorChinese

creditratingagencies.

June2023

.

CALC(Tianjin)isuedRMB1.5bilionlow-carbontransition

corporatebondat3.85%coupon.

SetfotinOceaniawiththefirstBoeing737Max8aircraft

delivery.

July2023

.

FLARIobtainedbasemaintenancelicensefromCACforthe

A3203C-check.

TransNusa’sfirstC909operateditsfirstinternationalflight.

August2023

.

MadetheNovationArangementwithDAEAviationGroup

Ltd.

November2023

.

CALC(Tianjin)isuedRMB0.5bilionlow-carbontransition

corporatebondat3.58%coupon.

December2023

.

FLARIobtainedbasemaintenancelicensefromCACforthe

B737NG3C-check.

SignedandrawnaUS$360milionfive-yearunsecured

revolvingsyndicatedloanfacilityforaircraftPDP,whichis

alsothefirstsustainability-linkedloanfacilityofthe

Guarantor.

May2024

.

DeliveredthethirdC909toTransNusandachievedChina’s

firstcros-borderleasingofaChina-madeaircraftsetledin

ofshoreChineseYuan.


Month/YearDevelopmentmilestones

September2024

.

CALC(Tianjin)isueditsfirstRMB1.0bilion

sustainability-linkedperpetualmedium-termnoteswithafixed

couponrateof2.7%.

October2024

.

TransNusacompletedinauguralflightbetwenManadoand

Guangzhou,markingthefirstinternationalflightoChina

operatedbyC909aswelasthelongestcomercialroute

flownbyC909todate.

SecureditsinauguralUS$400milionwarehousefacilityfor

aircraftfinancing(whichwasubsequentlyupsizedtoUS$700

milioninMarch2025).

December2024

.

Receiveditsfirstinvestment-gradeinternationalratingofAg-

withastableoutlokfromChinaChengxin(AsiaPacific)

CreditRatingsCompanyLimited.

February2025

.

CALC(Tianjin)isuedRMB1.5bilion5-yearcorporatebonds

withafixedcouponrateof2.38%.

April2025

.

CALC(Tianjin)isuedperpetualmedium-termnotesof

RMB500milionwithcouponrateof2.48%.

OURCOMPETITIVESTRENGTHS

Ourcorecompetenceliesinourdistinctiveandresilientbusinesmodel,whichgivesusthecompetitive

strengthstograsptheoportunitiesbroughtbytherobustgrowthinaviationdemandpost-COVID-19

pandemicandtocapitaliseonthegrowthoportunitiesinthehigh-growthChinaircraftleasing

industry.Ourkeystrengthsinclude:

Positioningourselvesasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsprovider

Wehavebencontinuouslyenhancingouraircraftfulvaluechainoperationsandextendingourservice

coveragetoalmajorsegmentsoftheaircraftaftermarket.

ARIoperatesaglobalife-cyclesolutionsplatformtosuportourvaluechainecosystemwithourdual

aircraftrecyclingbasesinHarbin,PRCandintheUnitedStates,whichismanagedbyitswholy-owned

subsidiary,UAM,whospecialisedinaircraftdisasembly,fulrecyclingsolutions,componentsales,

warehousingandthird-partylogisticsheadquarteredintheUnitedStates.ARIanditsubsidiarieshave

providedvariousaircraftinspection,consultancyandaircraftechnicalrelatedservicestotheGroup

fromtimetotimeandhavegeneratedstableincomefortheGroup.ThroughCAM,ARI’sasociate

company,wecompletedcomprehensivesolutionsforfiveoldaircraftsacquiredfromAirChinaLimited

toasistheairline’sfletretirementplan,sucesfulymaximizingtheresidualvalueoftheseasets

throughaseriesofcomplexsustainabilitysolutionsincludingpartswap,P2Fconversions,portfolio

trading,aircraftdisasembly,componentrepairandsales.Wehavefurtherstrengthenedcustomer

loyaltyandstrengthenedbusinesoportunitieswithourstrategicoperationwithUAM,wherewe

identifiedLATAM’sairframeretirementneduringanewaircraftleasingdiscusionandUAM

engagedwithLATAMtopurchasesixA320airframefordisasembly.


Wehavecontinuedtodevelopourselvesasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsproviderfortheglobal

aviationairlinesandaircraftasetowners.Suchbusinesmodelhasbenefectiveaswehavebenable

toleverageoftherespectiveresourcesandsynergiesamongourmembercompaniesandafiliated

companies,enablingustoferservices,throughourselvesand/ortogetherwithsuchcompanies,

coveringeverystageofanaircraftlife-cycle,including(a)aircraftorderingandprocurement;(b)

aircraftleasing,purchaseandleaseback,andportfoliotrading;and(c)aircraftdisasemblyand

componentsales,andMRO.Ourbusinesmodelalsomadeusoneoftherarefewthatcouldprovide

customerswithone-stopfletupgradesolutionsaswenotonlyhavealargeorderbokcomprisedof

new-generationfuel-eficientaircrafthatcanhelpairlinecustomersoptimizetheirfletsandreduce

carbonemisions,butalsocouldprovideprofesionaloldaircraftsolutionsandservicestoasist

airlines’fletretirement.Thisalsoputsusinabeterpositionintheglobaltrendofgrenaviation.

Wealsoextendedownstreamalongtheaviationvaluechainintothend-usersegmentofurther

enhanceourbusinesynergies.InMarch2020,weacquireda72.82%interestinAviationSynergy

Ltd.,whicholdsa49%indirectequityinterestintheIndonesianregionalairline,TAM.InJanuary

2021,weplacedafirmorderfor30C909aircraftand,togetherwithCEGandCEL,furtheredour

strategicoperationwithCOMACinthefieldsofaircraftasetmanagement,MROandaviation

aftermarketservices.InDecember2022,wesucesfulydeliveredaCOMAC909aircrafto

IndonesiacarierTransNusa,markingthefirstimeforaChina-maderegionalpasengerjetoenterthe

overseasmarket.TheaircraftwasoficialyputintocomercialoperationinApril2023,andwehave

deliveredatotalofthreCOMAC909aircraftoTransNusabyendof2024.

Narowbody-dominantaircraftfletleasedtotopclasclients

Asat31December2024,90%ofourownedflet,bynumberofaircraft,arenarowbodyaircraft.The

averageageofouraircraftfletwas8.5yearsandwehadatotalordercomitmentof124narowbody

aircraftandregionaljetobedeliveredby2028.Narowbodyaircraftisahighlyliquidasetclasand

themostpopularaircraftypemainlyservedomesticroutesandshort-haulflights,whichadled

recoveryintheaviationindustryfromthepandemic.Withundergoinglow-carbontransitionofthe

aviationindustryandrisingfuelprice,demandforourmodernflethavebenincreasingamongsthe

airlinesglobalyforitsfueleficiencyandlowcostofmaintenanceascomparedwiththeoldermodels

ofaircraft.

TheGroup’saircraftfletismainlyleasedtotopclasclients.Asat31December2024,bynumberof

aircraft,68.6%oftheGroup’sownedfletwereleasedtoChineseairlinecustomers(includingHong

Kong,MacauandTaiwan),mostofwhicharestate-ownedairlineswithfinancialstrength.Asat31

December2024,theGroup’soveralcustomerbase(includingbothownedandmanagedaircraft)covers

40airlinesin21countriesandregionsglobaly.

Withtheimplementationofincreasinglystringentenvironmentalregulationsoncarbonemisionlevel

byaircraft,oldermodelsofaircraftarecostliertomaintain,operateandmodifytobringitin

compliancewiththenvironmentalstandards.Inadition,thereisanincreasingdemandforairlinesin

Chinatoupgradetheirfletswithnewmodelsbecauseofueleficiencyandeaseofoperationsand

maintenance.Inlightofalthesefactorsandfavourablegovernmentalpolicies,ourmodernfletgives

usthestrengthofhavingasustainablebusinesmodelwithconstantcashflowofleaseincome.

Theleasexpiryprofileandeliverypipelinearewel-positionedtocapturerisingleaserate

Wehaveastrongtrackrecordofplacingouraircraft,bothnewdeliveriesandreturnedaircraft,in

advance,achievingconsistentlyhighutilisationrateofourownedflet,evenduringtheCOVID-19

pandemic.Asat31December2024,excludingoneaircraftinvolvingaRusianairline,theGroup’s

ownedfletmaintaineda100%utilisationrate.


Thecurentmarketdynamicsfurthersuportourpositioning.Post-pandemicsuplychaindisruptions

havexacerbatedaircraftshortages,drivingleaseratesupwardoverthepastwoyears.Witha

concentratedwaveofleasexpiriescoincidingwithschedulednewdeliveriesbetwen2025and2027,

wearestrategicalypositionedtoplaceoremarketheseaircraftathigherleaserates.Theoveral

rentalyieldofourownedfletisexpectedtotrendup.

ReadyacestodiverseandflexiblefundingsourcesacrosbothPRConshoreandofshore

platforms

Giventhechalengingbusinesenvironment,managingliquidityisvitaltotheaviationindustryforits

recovery.Wewilcontinuetoadvanceouronshoreandofshoreplatformstoflexiblytapoportunities

toacesqualityfundingsources,includingactivelyexploringrenfinancingoportunities,andthe

diversityofundingchanelshavenabledustoreadilyacesvariousbanks,financialinstitutionsand

investorswithmultiplefinancingproducts.

Bankloansremainthemainsourceofundingforourfletandbankshavegivenadequatecreditlines

tosuportourbusinesdevelopment.Withthelong-termleaseagrementswithourairlinecustomers,

weareabletosecureaircraftloansfromcomercialbanksforaircraftacquisitions,therebyalowingus

tomanageourliquidityriskbymatchingthecashinflowsandoutflowsthroughthereceiptoflease

incomeandthepaymentofregularloanrepayments,respectively.AswehavestablishedourSPCsin

China,wealsohavetheflexibilitytosecureacquisitionfinancinginChina,whichisanadvantagewe

haveoverforeignlesorsoutsideChina.Fortheyearended31December2024,totalnewfacilitiesand

renewedfacilitieswerearoundHK$24bilion,includingaircraftloans,PDPfinancing,workingcapital

facilities,RMBbondsetc.

InviewofthelowerinterestratenvironmentinthePRCdomesticmarket,theGroupstrovetoreduce

itsoveralfinancingcostsbyproactivedebtmanagementhroughincreasingRMBdebtfinancing.

During2024,theGroupsucesfulyisuedRMB0.3bilion3-yearandRMB1.2bilion5-year

medium-termnoteswithacouponrateof2.75%and3.3%respectively.Asat31December2024,RMB

andUSDdebtsacountedforaproximately28%and72%oftheGroup’sinterest-bearingdebts

respectively.During2024,theGroupcompletedrefinancingofitsperpetualcapitalsecuritiesto

optimisecapitalstructurewhilefectivelyreducingfundingcosts.Folowingthevoluntaryredemption

ofthexpensiveUSDperpetualbondsinDecember2023andJuly2024,theGrouplaterisuedRMB1

bilionperpetualmedium-termnotesinPRCmarkethroughitsubsidiary,CALC(Tianjin),witha

couponrateofonly2.7%.InFebruary2025,CALC(Tianjin)sucesfulyisuedRMB1.5bilion5-year

corporatebondswithafixedcouponrateof2.38%.

InMay2023,CALC(Tianjin)receivedanAisueratingfromDagongGlobalCreditRatingCo.,

Ltd,andanupgradetoAratingfromChinaChengXinInternationalCreditRatingCo.,Ltd,both

withastableoutlok.InDecember2024,wereceivedourfirstinvestment-gradeinternationalratingof

Ag-withastableoutlokfromChinaChengxin(AsiaPacific)CreditRatingsCompanyLimited,

markinganimportantsteptowardsbecominganinternationalinvestment-gradeisuer.

WehavealsoreceivedstrongsuportfromtheasociatecompaniesunderCEG,providinguswith

standbycreditsandcomitedworkingcapitalfacilitiesinaditiontoliquidityprovidedbycomercial

banks.

Asat31December2024,theGrouphadcashandbankbalancesofHK$4,079.4milionandundrawn

borowingfacilitiesofHK$9,624.6milion,andtheGroup’stotalbalanceofcashandbankbalances

withundrawnborowingfacilitieswasHK$13,704.0milion.Inviewoftheforegoingmeasures,despite

thebackdropofachalengingenvironment,theGrouphasgatheredrichamunitiontotap

oportunitiesfromtheiminentrecoveryofitskeyaviationmarketsinChinandtheregion.


StrongsuportreceivedfromChinaEverbrightGroup

WehavereceivedstrongsuportfromCEG,whichisprovidedthroughCEL,ourlargestshareholderas

welastheasociatecompaniesunderCEG.CALCisthekeyinvestecompanyofCELandtheflagship

unitofCEGintheaircraftleasingsegment.InJanuary2021,wesignedatripartiteprojectinvestment

coperationmemorandumwithCELandCOMACtocoperateintheareasofoverseasoperationof

aircraftmadeinChina,aircraftasetmanagementandaviationaftermarket.ThisispartofCEG’swider

strategicframeworkwithCOMACastheyexplorecoperationinaviationfield.ChinaEverbrightBank

isalsocurentlyoneoftheCALC’skeyrelationshipbanksandprovidesuswithacestodiversified

rangeofshort-termandlong-termfinancingfundingchanels.

Beingoneoftheforerunersinthehigh-growthChinaircraftleasingindustrywithadistinctive

businesmodelandaprovensucesfuloperatingtrackrecord.

China’sdomesticandinternationalairtravelhasdemonstratedstrongresilienceandrecoveryduring

andaftertheCOVID-19pandemic.PriortotheCOVID-19pandemic,China’saircraftleasingindustry

hasbengrowingrapidlyasaresultofthecontinuousexpansionoftheairlineindustry,favourable

governmentpolicies,andthefacthataircraftleasingafordsairlinecompaniesrelativelylowinitial

capitalinvestmentandfletplaningflexibility.Post-COVID-19pandemic,theaviationmarketin

Chinahasfulyrecoveredandbenbacktogrowthwithpasengertrafichitrecordhigh.Withour

establishedbusinesmodel,wearewel-positionedtocapitaliseonthegrowingaircraftleasing

oportunitiesfromtheairlinesinChina.

Ourbusinesmodel,whichisacombinationofanofshoreplatformforaircraftacquisitionand

financingandanonshoreplatformfordiferentleasingstructures,togetherwithourasetmanagement

capabilities,distinguishesusfromotherdomesticandforeignlesorsinChinainthefolowingaspects:

Aircraftacquisition

WedistinguishourselvesfromourcompetitorsinChinaircraftleasingindustrybyourabilitytosource

newandusedaircraftfromtheoverseasaircraftmanufacturersandtheinternationalsecondaryaircraft

market.Ouraircraftacquisitioncapabilityalowsustoengageindirectpurchaseofaircraftforleasing

purposesandasuch,wecanmanageouroveralaircraftportfoliointermsofaircraftmodel,aircraft

age,andresidualvalue.Asof31December2024,wehadtotalordercomitmentsof124aircraftobe

deliveredby2028,exceding70%oftheGroup’sownedfletsize,providingstrongsuportforfuture

growth.

WehavestablishedSPCsinTianjinDongjiangFreTradePortZoneandShanghaiPudongAirport

FreTradeZone,andtheyareourwholy-ownedsubsidiariesinChina.

UnderthecurentaxlawsinChina,airlinesinChinarerequiredtowitholdtaxupto10.0%onlease

paymentspaidtointernationaleasingcompaniesoutsideChina.SinceDecember2010,folowingthe

establishmentofCALC(Tianjin)asthefirstwholy-foreignownedaircraftleasingcompanyinTianjin

DongjiangFreTradePortZone,weoferourairlinecustomersanonshoreleasingplatforminChina

whichcanasistourairlinecustomerstoreducetheiroveraleasingcostandthereby,enhancetheir

competition.

Wearethereforeabletofercompetitiveleasetermsandeliveraircraftourairlinecustomers

withinarelativelyshortperiodoftime,therebyreducingthetimeandtheuncertaintiesinvolvedinthe

aircraftprocurementprocesforourairlinecustomers.


Flexibleleasestructures

OuronshoreleasingplatforminChinacouldatractpotentialairlinecustomerstoenterintobusines

withus,ascomparedwiththeleasingofaircraftfromotherforeignlesors.Weleaseouraircrafto

airlineoperatorsinChinaunderaircraftleaseagrements,pursuantowhichtheairlineoperatorsonly

requiretheaprovalfromtheNDRCbeforenteringintotheaircraftleaseagrementswithus.

Asetmanagementcapabilities

Wehavealsobenabletoprovideone-stop-shopsolutionstourChinesecustomers,whichusualy

encounterdificultiesinmanagingandisposingoftheiragedflet.Forexample,CAM,hasrecently

acquiredfiveoldaircraftfromAirChinandcompletedcomprehensivesolutionstomaximisetheir

residualvaluethroughaseriesofsustainabilitysolutionsincludingpartswap,P2Fconversions,

portfoliotrading,aircraftdisasembly,componentrepairandsales.Suchasetmanagementcapabilities

havenabledustoenhanceourelationshipswithChineseairlinecustomers;andstandoutfromour

competitorsintheChineseleasingmarket.Wearealsoactivelyexploringoportunitiestoexpandour

asetmanagementbusinesthroughportfoliotradingactivities.During2024,wesucesfulysecured

asetmanagementmandatesforfiveoftheaircraftsold.

StableandatractivegrowththroughourorderbokwithAirbus,withwhomwehavestrong

relationship

Wehaveahigh-qualityandgrowingairlinecustomerbaseforaircraftleasingservices.Since2014,we

havexpandedourbusinesintoverseasmarketsinAsia,Africa,EuropeandAmericas.Asat31

December2024,wehadafletof159ownedand30managedaircraft.Ourclientelextendedto40

airlinesin21jurisdictionsandregionsthroughoutheworld,includingAirChina,ChinaEastern

Airlines,ChinaSouthernAirlines,ChengduAirlines,SichuanAirlines,ShenzhenAirlines,Xiamen

Airlines,AirMacau,ChinaAirlines,UnitedAirlines,FrontierAirlines,HawaianAirlines,Lufthansa

Group,Iberia,LATAMAirlines,KoreanAir,AirIndia,RoyalJordanian,CebuPacificAir,Virgin

Australia,DATAirlines,etc.Wehavelong-standingbusinesrelationshipwithourairlinecustomers,

somegoingbackof17yearsandhencepartofourexistingairlinecustomersarerepeatingcustomers

whichmayberetainedbecauseofourfavourableleasetermsandourvalue-adingservices.We

sucesfulydelivered17newaircraftfromorderboktoairlinecustomersandpurchased2used

aircraft,fortheyearended31December2024.Wehavealsosignednewleaseagrementsorletersof

intentfor48aircraftduringtheyear2024,includingorderbokplacement,reposesionand

remarketing,aswelasleasextensions,adresingairlinecustomers’nedsforcapacityexpansionand

futurepipeline.

Ourfletisexpandingtocopewiththeincreasingdemandfromourexistingandpotentialairline

customersforaircraftleasingservices.Asat31December2024,wehadtotalordercomitmentsof124

aircraftobedeliveredby2028.Theseleasecomitmentswilprovideuswithconstantcashinflowsof

leaseincomeinthefutureandthatourstrongaircraftdeliverypipelinenablesustoprovideourairline

customerswithquickdeliveryscheduleunderleasingarangements.

Operationalandfinancialflexibilityduetourindependentstatus

Weareanindependentinternationalaircraftleasingcompanyfocusingaswelasaone-stopaircraft

solutionsproviderontheaircraftleasingmarket.Ourindependentstatusfromajorcomercialbanks,

aircraftmanufacturers,andairlineoperatorsgivesustheflexibilityinselectingtheaircrafthatmatches

ourgrowthstrategiesandstructuringleaseagrementstailoringforthespecificbusinesnedsofour

airlinecustomers.


AircraftlesorsinChinamaybedividedintofourcategories,namelyindependentaircraftlesorsand

aircraftlesorsafiliatedwithcomercialbanks,aircraftmanufacturersandairlineoperators,

respectively.Comparedtoaircraftlesorsafiliatedwithcomercialbanks,wenjoytheflexibilityin

selectingdiferentacquisitionfinancingsolutionsonthebestcomercialtermsoferedbydiferent

banksandfinancialinstitutionswithinandoutsideChina.Wearealsonotsubjectotherestrictionson

leverageandequityaplicabletobankingindustryinChina.Comparedtoaircraftlesorsafiliatedwith

aircraftmanufacturers,wehavetheflexibilityinchosingdiferentaircraftmodelsfromdiferent

aircraftmanufacturersandsourcingaircraftfromthesecondaryaircraftmarket.Comparedtoaircraft

lesorsafiliatedwithairlineoperators,wecanprovideservicestoalairlineswithnocustomerbase

limitations.Hence,asanindependentaircraftlesor,wehaveacestoawidercustomerbaseandhave

greaterflexibilityinstructuringleasingandfinancingtransactions.

Stableandexperiencedmanagementeamwithaproventrackrecord

Weareledbyexperiencedprofesionalswithextensivexperienceinaircraftasetmanagementand

aircraftleasingindustriesinChina.OurMr.AnXuesong,ChairmanoftheBoardandNon-executive

Director,wasapointedon22October2024.HeisalsoanexecutivedirectorofCEL,thevicepresident

ofCELgroup(asdefinedbelow)inchargeofinance,andanon-executiveandnon-independent

directorofYingLiInternationalRealEstateLimited.HeisresponsibleforformulatingtheGroup’s

overalstrategicplaningandirections.OurMr.PonHoMan,Mike,ExecutiveDirectorandChief

ExecutiveOficer,isanentrepreneurandapionerofaviationsectorinChina.Hefoundedthecompany

in2006.OurMs.LiuWanting,PresidentandChiefComercialOficer,hasmorethan15yearsof

experienceintheaircraftleasingindustriesinChina.OurMr.LiGuohui,ExecutiveDirector,Chief

FinancialOficerandChiefStrategyOficer,hasover30yearsofexperienceworkingasasenior

executiveinbluechipandlarge-scalecompaniesandarangedoverU.S.$10bilionofcorporate

financingfacilities.Ourexecutivedirectorsandseniormanagementeamarexperiencedinstructuring

leasetransactions,riskmanagement,aircraftacquisitionfinancing,selectionandeliveryofaircraft,

technicalreview,monitoringandcompliance,andaircraftradingandmarketingwithinandoutside

China.Se“Management”.

Ourbusinesoperationsaremanagedcolaborativelybyouriskmanagementeam,financingteam,sale

andmarketingteamandtechnicalsuportsteam.Mr.JonHoweyistheDeputyChiefOperatingOficer

andHeadofAviationRiskandisresponsiblefortheriskmanagementofourGroup.Oursalesand

marketingteam,withthecolaborativefortsbyMr.LuisAyala,ourChiefDevelopmentOficer,Mr.

DonaldLiu,ourDeputyChiefComercialOficer,GreaterChina,Mr.MatCorley,ourRegionalHead

ofSales&Marketing–theAmericas,Mr.ChristopherDenis-Meyer,ourRegionalHeadofSales&

Marketing–EMEAandMr.QingFang,ourHeadofSalesandMarketing–AsiaPacific&Greater

China,providesacestopotentialaircraftacquisitionandmarketingoportunities.Oursalesand

marketingteamalsofocusesonmaintainingclosecontactwiththeairlinesinChinandglobalyand

developingtransactionstructuresinlinewiththeirbusinesnedsandthelatestmarketandregulatory

environment.OurtechnicalsuportsteamledbyMr.RichardLuo,ourHeadofTechnical&Aset

Management,AsiaPacific&GreaterChina,posesesextensivexperienceintechnicalaspectof

aircraftoperations.Theyregularlymonitortheusageconditionofourleasedaircraftandprovide

technicalsuportsandmarketingserviceofusedaircraftourairlinecustomersaspartofour

value-adingservices.Inrespectofaircraftacquisition,ourtechnicalsuportsteamalsoconducts

technicalreviewsontheaircraftconditionandthemaintenancerecordsfortheusedaircraftandto

ensurethathespecificationsandmodificationsaremetforthenewaircraft.

Throughoutourbusinesdevelopmenthistory,ourseniormanagementdemonstratesprovencapability

tosucesfulyimplementdiferentleasingtransactionstructuresfornewandusedaircraftandfor

majorairlinesunderdiferentmarketconditions.


OURGROWTHSTRATEGIES

Theoveraloperatingenvironmentoftheindustrycontinuestoimprove.Onthedemandside,market

growthremainedrobust.AcordingtothedatafromtheIATA,totalglobalairtrafic(measuredin

RPKs)in2024increasedby10.4%year-on-yearwhiletheoveraloadfactoreachedahistoricalhigh

of83.5%.China’scivilaviationmarketachievedequalyencouragingperformancewitharecord730

milionpasengerstransported,markinga17.9%year-on-yeargrowth.

Onthesuplyside,multiplechalengespersistedincludingcapacityconstraints,labourandengine

shortages.WhileAirbusmiseditsanualdeliverytargetfor2024,Boeing’sful-yeardeliveries

declinedbyover30%year-on-year.

Therapidgrowthofairtravelamidongoingsuplychainisues,coupledwithighinflationand

interestrates,hadbenandisexpectedtocontinuepushingupleaserates.Itisgeneralyexpectedthat

theaircraftshortagewouldlikelypersistforacoupleofyears,contributingtohighmarketvalueand

leaserates.Moreover,globalwaveofcarboneutralityaswelasfuelpricehikeurgesairlinestosped

upupgradingtheirfletstonewgenerationfuel-eficientaircraft.

Takingintoacountouroutlokofthisector,weintendtopursuethefolowingrowthstrategies:

Continueourdevelopmentasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsprovider

Wewilcontinueourdevelopmentasafulife-cycleaircraftsolutionsproviderfortheglobalaviation

industryandtoexploitfurthersynergiesintheaviationandaircraftleasingecosystem.

ThroughCAM,wecompletedcomprehensivesolutionsforfiveoldaircraftsacquiredfromAirChina

Limitedtoasistheairline’sfletretirementplan,sucesfulymaximizingtheresidualvalueofthese

asetsthroughaseriesofcomplexsustainabilitysolutionsincludingpartswap,P2Fconversions,

portfoliotrading,aircraftdisasembly,componentrepairandsales.AsthebusinesofARIcontinuesto

developandtakeshape,ARIshalsekstrategicinvestorstofurthersuportitsgrowthandexplore,

amongothers,theposibilityoflistingonastockexchangeinthefuture,therebyenablingARItoraise

morecapitalforgrowth.Wehavealsoenteredintoaco-investmentmemorandumofunderstandingwith

areputablePRCstate-ownedenterprisetodeveloptheaviationaftermarketbusines.

WecontinuedtoenhancetheGroup’strengthsinaircraftoperatingleasingaroundtheworld.The

utilisationrateofourownedflet(excludingoneaircraftinvolvingaRusianairline)remained100%,

benefitingfromarelativelyhighproportionof90%ofnarowbodyaircraftamongtheperlisted

lesors.Wenotonlyprovideaircraftleasingservicescustomisedtoclientrequirements,butalso

unleashedgesinitsfulvaluechainfotholdtointegrateprofesionalysolutionsforoldandretiring

aircraftandcompletepurchase-and-leasebacktransactionsandisposalsofretiringaircraftformajor

airlines,therebyhelpingthemtomitigateresidualrisk.Suchone-stopfletupgradeserviceswel

positionedustograspoportunitiesemergingfromairlines’aceleratedfletrenewalandoptimization

demandinresponsetothetrendofgrenaviation.


Expandingournarowbodydominantfletofaircraft

Wecontinuetoaplyprudentprinciplesinoptimizingourfletportfolio.Asat31December2024,we

had124narowbodyaircraftandregionaljetinourorderbok,tobedeliveredinstagesby2028.In

makingdecisionsonaircraftacquisition,weconsidervariousfactorsuchastheaircraftypeand

model,aircraftage,andtheapetitesoftheairlines.Weplantofocusonarowbodyaircraftwhichare

suitablefordomesticroutesandshort-haulregionalflights.TheGroupcontinuestopursueits

long-standingstrategyofinvestinginewgenerationandfuel-eficientaircraftwhichareprovento

havelongusefulives,morelikelytobeincompliancewiththestringentenvironmentalprotection

standardsandlescostlytomaintainandoperate.TheGrouphasben,andwilcontinuetobe,selective

inthetypeofaircraftasetstobeincludedinitsportfolio.Asof31December2024,bynumberof

aircraft,90%oftheGroup’sownedflet,bynumberofaircraft,werenarowbodyaircraft,ahighly

liquidasetclasandthemostpopularaircraftypemainlyservingdomesticroutesandshort-haul

flights,whichledrecoveryintheaviationindustryfromthepandemic.

Globalexpansionwithtop-tierclientele

Startingfrom2015,CALChadstartedtoadinternationalesestoitsclientlist.Inrecentyears,the

GroupcontinuedtostrengthenitsleadingpositioninChinamarketwhileactivelyexpandingitsglobal

fotprintwithtop-tierclientstoenhancediversityinthegeographicaldistributionofitscustomerbase.

In2024,withoverseascustomersacountedformorethan30%,theGrouphasucesfulyachievedits

firstcoperationwithglobaltop-tierairlinesuchasLufthansaGroupandCebuPacificAir.Asat31

December2024,bynumberofaircraft,68.6%ofCALC’sownedfletwereleasedtoChineseairlines

customers(includingHongKong,MacauandTaiwan),mostofwhicharestate-ownedairlineswith

financialstrength.Goingforward,globaldiversificationwilremainoneofthefocusesofCALC.In

fact,morethanhalfoftheaircraftscheduledfordeliverybeforeDecember2025havebenleasedto

overseasairlinecustomers.TheimprovementinoveralclientprofileshasdriventheGroup’soveral

rentcolectionratioexceding100%forpasthreyears,reaching101%in2024.TheGrouphasalso

achievedanadjustedaveragerentalyieldof11.6%.

EnhancePortfolioTradingandAsetManagementCapabilities

InJune2018,wecolaboratedwithfourleadingstate-ownedenterprisesasmezanineinvestorstorol

outourglobalaircraftinvestmentvehicle,CAG.WiththestablishmentofCAG,wehavemadegreat

stridesinbuildingupourasetmanagementcapabilities.Perfectingourportfoliotradingandaset

managementcapabilitiesisinstrumentalinourlongtermstrategyofincreasingourpresenceinthe

aviationindustrychainasalesorplayingheavieroles,withbroaderbusinesoportunities.Thisis

particularlyimportantgiventhearth-breakingchangesintheindustryecosysteminresponsetothe

pandemic.Activeportfoliotradesandasetmanagementensuresourfletportfoliotobeoptimizedwith

discipline,capitaleficiencyathighlevelsandlowgearingandstrengthensofourcorebusineses.

FolowingthefuloperationofCAG,weroledoutARGinDecember2019togetherwithARIandother

investors,anotheraircraftinvestmentvehiclefocusingonmid-ageandolderaircraftportfolios

primarilyinthePRCdomesticmarketandtradingofusedpartsandcomponentsdisasembly.During

2020,weinjectedfouraircraftintoARGwhileitsasociateARIservedastheservicertoadvanceits

asetmanagementstrengths.ARGhasucesfulyconcludeditsoperationinDecember2024,withal

investorshavingexitedtheirpositions.

During2020,weinjectedtwoaircraftoajointventurewestablishedwithHNCAviation&

EquipmentLeasingCo.,Ltd.Furthermore,wejoinedforceswithMoutaiFinancialLeasingCo.,Ltd.in

astrategicoperativepartnershipfortheinvestmentinlease-atachedaircraftportfolioinMay2020

andtwoaircrafthadbeninjectedthereinbyJune2023.Wealsocompletedthedisposalofnineaircraft

in2021andfouraircraftin2022,mainlytothird-partylesors,soastosekwin-wincoperationwhere

weoptimiseourfletandasetportfoliowhilethelaterexpandsitsbusinespresence.


In2024,wecompletedthesaleof25ownedaircraftand2managedaircraft,reachingarecordhigh.

Meanwhile,wesucesfulysecuredasetmanagementmandatesforfiveoftheaircraftsold.Wealso

integratedandextendedourglobalaviationpartnershipnetworkandestablishedfirst-timetrading

coperationwith8domesticandoverseaslesorsduring2024.Asat31December2024,thenumberof

ourglobalaircraftradingandasetmanagementpartnershasreachedaproximately30.Since2014,

wehavetradedinagregateover200aircraftandrelatedcomponentandpartsandaproximately110

aircraftengines.

Throughthestablishmentofvariousaviationindustryfundplatformsandjointventures,wehave

fosteredindustrialcoperationecosystems,acretingvalueandrealizingreturnsforfinanciers,

investorsandotheraircraftasetownersinourcapacityasanaircraftasetmanager.

Diversifyingourfinancingsourceandcapitaloptimisationtoimproveourcreditratings

Since2018,wehavebenactivelytapingintoboththeonshoreandofshorecapitalmarketsbyisuing

equityandebtinstruments.In2022,weisuedthefirstlow-carbontransitionbondinChina’saviation

industrywithprincipalamountofRMB1bilionatacouponof3.56%,aswelasRMB1.2bilion

corporatebonds.In2023,weisuedthre-yearRMB1.5bilioncorporatebondsatacouponrateof

3.85%andanotherRMB500milioncorporatebondswithacouponrateat3.58%.During2024,we

completedrefinancingofourperpetualcapitalsecuritiestoptimizecapitalstructurewhilefectively

reducingfundingcosts.FolowingthevoluntaryredemptionofthexpensiveUSDperpetualbondsin

December2023andJuly2024,we,inSeptember2024,isuedRMB1bilionperpetualmedium-term

notesinPRCmarkethroughitsubsidiary,CALC(Tianjin),withacouponrateofonly2.7%.In

February2025,CALC(Tianjin)sucesfulyisuedRMB1.5bilion5-yearcorporatebondswithafixed

couponrateof2.38%.

WewilcontinueusingaircraftloansandPDPfinancingtosuportouraircraftacquisitions.Through

theuseofprojectfinancings,wematchouregularloanrepaymentsfortheaircraftloanswithourlease

income,therebygeneratingconstantcashinflowsofleaseincomeandreducingourliquidityrisk.In

October2024,wesecuredourinauguralUS$400milionwarehousefacilityforaircraftfinancing,

whichprovidesenhancedflexibilitytofacilitateouraircraftacquisition,saleandleasing.Thefacility

hadsubsequentlybenupsizedtoUS$700milioninMarch2025withsignificantover-subscriptions.

Wewilcloselymonitorchangesinonshoreandofshoremarketsandbusinesdevelopmentnedsto

selectmarketsandfinancinginstrumentsflexiblywhilecontinuingtoreduceoveralfinancingcosts

throughproactivefinancialmanagement.Wewilalsoactivelyexplorequityorequity-likefinancing

andotherinovativefinancinginstrumentstoimproveourcapitalstrengthandupgradeourinternational

creditrating.

CoperationwithCOMAC

InJanuary2021,theGrouprocuredC909seriesaircraftwith30firmordersand30intendedorders

fromCOMAC,andsignedatripartiteprojectinvestmentcoperationmemorandumwithCELand

COMACinrespectofdepandpragmaticoperationintheareasofoverseasoperationofaircraft

madeinChina,aircraftasetmanagementandaviationaftermarket,etc.

WesucesfulydeliveredaCOMAC909aircraftoIndonesiacarierTransNusainDecember2022,

markingthefirstimeforaChina-maderegionalpasengerjetoentertheoverseasmarket.Itwas

oficialyputintocomercialoperationinApril2023andsucesfulycompleteditsdebutflight,and

laterflewitsfirstinternationalflightinJuly2023.OursecondCOMAC909wasdeliveredto

TransNusainJune2023,steadilypacingupourefortopromotecomercialoperationofChina-made

aircraftinoverseasmarket.In2024,wedeliveredthethirdCOMAC909toTransNusa.InApril2024,

C909basewasopenedinManadoandwelaunchedthredomesticscheduledflightroutesintheastern

Indonesianarchipelago.


WhenChineseaircraftbecomespopularintheglobalaviationmarket,wewilenjoytheupsidebybeing

thefirstmoverinleasingandexportingChineseaircraftoverseas.

RECENTDEVELOPMENTS

Acquisitionoftwoaircraft

On21January2025,we(throughourwholy-ownedsubsidiary,asbuyer)enteredintoaircraftsaleand

purchaseagrementswithtwowholy-ownedsubsidiariesofCindaFinancialLeasingCo.,Ltd(an

independenthirdparty)inrelationtotheacquisitionoftwoBoeingB737-800aircraft.Thetransactions

arexpectedtobecompletedbyendofAugust2025.

Onshoreisuance

InFebruary2025,CALC(Tianjin)isued5-yearonshorecorporatebondsofRMB1.5bilionwith

couponrateof2.38%.

InApril2025,CALC(Tianjin)isuedperpetualonshoremedium-termnotesofRMB500milionwith

couponrateof2.48%.

UpsizeofWarehouseFacilityfromUS$400miliontoUS$700milion

On12March2025,wesucesfulyupsizedourinauguralwarehousefacilitytoUS$700milion.The

expandedfacilitywasubstantialyoversubscribed,withtotalcomitmentsmorethandoublingthe

targetedacordionamount.Thesyndicatecomprisesadiversegroupof16banksacrosChina,Europe,

andotherAsianmarkets,bringingthetotalnumberoflenders(includingthe4MandatedLeadBanks)to

20.

Portfoliotrade–Saleofsixlease-atachedaircraft

On13March2025,inordertoenhancetheGroup’screditprofileandpursuelong-termsustainable

growth,awholy-ownedspecialpurposevehicleoftheGroup(theSeler)enteredintotheAircraft

PortfolioandAsetSaleandPurchaseAgrementwithawholy-ownedindirectsubsidiaryofDubai

AerospaceEnterprise(DAE)Ltd,anindependenthirdparty,(thePurchaser)inrelationtothesaleof

sixleased-atachedaircraft(twoAirbusA320NEOaircraftandfourAirbusA321NEOaircraftwith

lease-atached).ThesaletransactionsarexpectedtobecompletedbythendofOctober2026.

Saleofoneaircraft

On15April2025,awholy-ownedspecialpurposevehicleoftheGuarantor(theSeler)enteredintothe

AircraftSaleandPurchaseAgrementwithNEOSKYAIRCRAFTANDREQUISITESCHARTERING

DWC-LC(theBuyer),pursuantowhichtheSeleragredtoselandtheBuyeragredtopurchase

oneBoeing737-800aircraft.ThisaletransactionwilincreasetheGroup’sincomefromaircraft

trading,satisfythemarket’sdemandforaircraftandmaintainthegodrelationshipbetwentheGroup

anditsclients.

OURBUSINESMODEL

Overview

WeconductheaircraftleasingbusinesthroughourSPCs.Underadirectaircraftpurchaseandlease

transaction,weplacepurchaseordersforaircraftwiththeaircraftmanufacturers,suchasAirbus,and

identifytheapropriateairlinelesesforleasingoftheaircraft.Underanaircraftpurchaseand

leasebacktransaction,ourairlineleseselectheapropriateaircraftandtransfertherelevantaircraft

purchasecomitmentousforleasingtheaircraftbacktourairlineleses.


Thestructureoftheseleasetransactionsalowsourairlinelesestoenjoythexclusiverightousethe

aircraftduringtheleaseterm.Inmostcasesinrelationtonewaircraft,wenterintolong-termaircraft

leaseagrementswithourairlineleseswiththeleasetermthatcoverasignificantportionofthentire

economicusefulivesoftheaircraft.Thesearangementswilensurethathelong-termaircraftlease

agrementscangenerateconstantcashinflowsofleaseincomethatmatchthecashoutflowsforthe

repaymentinstalmentsofouraircraftloans,otherthanthebalonpaymentwhichiscoveredbythe

residualvalueoftheaircraft.

Wearealsodevelopingourselvesasaglobalaircraftful-valuechainaircraftsolutionsprovider.

Thefolowingsetsforthadetailedescriptionofeachcomponentoftheprincipalstepsinvolved:

Identifyingpotentialaircraftacquisitionoportunities

Weacquirenewaircraftdirectlyfromtheaircraftmanufacturersorthroughaircraftpurchaseand

leasebackarangementwithairlines;andwealsoacquireusedaircraftfromairlineoperators(suchas

ChinaEasternAirlines,ChinaSouthernAirlinesandChinaAirlines),third-partylesorsorinvestorsin

thesecondaryaircraftmarket.Inpursuingaircraftacquisitions,weconsiderwhetherthespecific

aircraftfitsthespecificnedsandrequirementsofourairlinecustomersandourprospectivecustomers.

Wevaluatethereliabilityofanaircraftmodelandwhetheritisgeneralysuitableforthebusines

nedsbytheairlinesinthemarketintermsoftheaircraftypeandmodel,ageandfuel-eficiencylevel.

Pairingaircraftwithapropriateleasearangements

Wemayormaynotsecureleaseplacementsathetimeofconfirmingouraircraftacquisition

comitments.Wewilasesthemarketconditionandthelikelydemandfortherelevantaircraftmodel.

Ifwehavenotenteredintoanyleasingleterofintentbythetimeofouraircraftacquisition,wewil,

priortothedeliveryofsuchaircraft,identifyprospectivelesesbasedonourindustryknowledgeand

businesrelationships.Ourstrategyistoleaseouraircraftunderlong-termaircraftleaseagrements

whichcanprovideuswithconstantcashinflowsofleaseincomeduringtheleaseterm.Wealsoevaluate

thecreditworthinesofnewairlinecustomers.

Oursalesandmarketingteamisresponsibleformaintainingclosecontactswithexistingairline

customersandexploreleasingoportunitieswithnew/prospectiveairlinecustomers.Thisproces

includesthepreparationofproposalsinresponsetotherequestsfromairlineoperators.Wemayalso

initiatetheprocesifweknowthatanairlineoperatorisplaningtoexpanditsfletorimplementa

fletrestructuringplan.

WeuseSPCsinChina,Dublin,HongKongoroverseasasaircraftowners.Westructuredetailedterms

ofeachleaseonacase-by-casebasis.

Wemanageleasexpirationsinourfletoverdiferentperiodsoftimeinordertoreduceconcentrated

leasexpirationswithinashortimeperiod.Thisarangementwilreducetherisksasociatedwith

fluctuationsintheairlineindustry.

Directaircraftpurchaseandleasetransactions

Wepurchaseaircraftfromaircraftmanufacturers,otherairlineoperatorsorlesorsinPRCor

internationalsecondaryaircraftmarketsforleasingtotheairlineoperators.Theleasetermsofwhich

aregeneralythesameastheleasetermsinaircraftpurchaseandleasebacktransaction.Theonly

diferencesarethat,underthedirectaircraftpurchaseandleasetransactions,weareabletonegotiate

withtheaircraftmanufacturersdirectlyonthetermsandthedeliverytime.Wecanalsoselecthe

desirableaircraftmodelsandtypesthatcanenhanceourownfletwithbetercostcontrol.


Aircraftpurchaseandleasebacktransactions

Wepurchaseaircraftoracepthetransferoftherelevantpurchasecomitmentfromtheairline

operatorsandleasetheaircraftbacktothem.Theairlineoperatorselectheapropriateaircraft,and

weprovidetheleasingservicestotheairlineoperators.

Leasingandeliveringaircraftourairlinecustomers

Folowingfinalisationofaltheleaseterms,thedefinitivedocumentswilnormalybenteredinto

withintwotothremonthsandthedeliveryoftheaircraftwilbetakenplaceatsuchplaceasagred

withtherelevantairlineoperator.

Wewilmonitorthedeliveryscheduleoftheaircraft.Ifthereisanydelay,wewilfurtherdiscuswith

ourairlinecustomersandtherelevantbanksonthetermsandthecomencementdateoftherelated

leasingandfinancingarangements.

Technicalinspectionandreviews

Fordeliveryofnewaircraft,wewilasistourairlinecustomersinthesourcingofcomponents,suchas

engines,seats,avionics,cabinfinishes,safetyequipment,andgaleries.Ourtechnicalsuportsteam

wilinspectheaircraftconditionsatdeliverycentrestoensurethatherequiredspecificationsand

modificationsaredulyinstaledtometourairlinecustomers’requirements.

Fordeliveryofusedaircraft,wefocusonthereviewofthemaintenancehistoryandrecords.Our

technicalsuportsteamwilundertakeadetailedreviewofthemaintenancehistoryandtheoveral

operatingrecordsoftheaircraftoensurethatheaircraftisfrefromanymaterialdefectsandservice

isues.Aphysicalinspectionwilalsobecariedoutathetimeofdelivery.

Wecloselymonitorwhethermaintenanceworksofouraircrafthavebendulyperformedandwhether

therequiredmaintenancestandardsaredulycompiledwithbyourairlinecustomers.Ourairline

customersarerequiredtoproduceutilizationreportsonaregularbasisandmaintenancereportsonthe

conditionsandmaintenanceoftheleasedaircrafteveryear.Inadition,wealsomonitortheoperating

andcreditconditionofourairlinecustomersregularlyinordertoasestheircreditworthinesandto

identifyanypotentialdefaultinadvance.

Portfoliotrading

Portfoliotradingisanextensionofourcurentbusineses,throughwhichweselease-atachedor

nakedaircraftothirdpartylesorsorinvestorswhicharewithlimitedaircraftacquisitionandleasing

capabilities.Dependingonthenedofourbuyers,wemayormaynotretaintheroleasasetmanager

subsequentothesale.Suchtradingofaircraftenhancesourprofitabilityaswelascashflow,alowing

ustore-capitaliseourselvesforfurtherbusinesgrowth.

OURVALUE-ADING(USEDAIRCRAFTRADINGANDMARKETING)SERVICES

Inaditiontotheaircraftleasingbusines,wealsoprovideourairlinecustomerswithvalue-ading

serviceswhichincludetradingandmarketingofusedaircraftandotheradvisoryservicesonflet

management.

Throughtheprovisionofthesevalue-adingservices,wewilhaveabeterunderstandingofourairline

customers’operationalnedsandtheirbusinesexpansionplans,whichwouldhelpustoexplorefuture

aircraftleasingoportunities.


WedistinguishourselvesfromotheraircraftleasingcompaniesinChinainourabilitytosourcenewand

usedaircraftbothfromtheaircraftmanufacturersandotherinternationalairlines,aircraftoperators,

selersorlesorsintheinternationalsecondaryaircraftmarkets.Thereareonlyafewdomesticaircraft

leasingcompaniesinChinathathavethecapabilitytopurchaseaircraft,bothnewandusedaircraft,

fromoverseas.MostaircraftleasingcompaniesinChinarengagedinaircraftpurchaseandleaseback

transactionswiththeairlinesinChinaorpurchaseaircraftportfolioswithleasesdirectlyfromother

aircraftleasingcompanies.Ourcapabilitytoplacedirectaircraftpurchaseorderswithoverseasaircraft

manufacturersalowsustoprovidequickdeliveryofthedesirableaircraftourairlinecustomers.We

mayalsopurchaseaircraftfromPRCorinternationalsecondaryaircraftmarketsifourairlinecustomers

inChinarequesthatheaircraftbeleasedandeliveredtothemwithinarelativelyshortperiodoftime.

Ouraircraftradingteamandtechnicalsuportsteamhelpuswithcapitalisingonacquisitionand

disposaloportunitiesforusedaircraftinPRCorinternationalsecondaryaircraftmarkets.Ouraircraft

tradingteamhasgodunderstandingofaircraftvalueandhasexperienceandexpertiseinthetradingof

usedaircraft.Inadition,ourbusinescontactswithvariousbuyersandselersalsoprovideuswith

acestodiversechanelsforthesourcingofusedaircraftfromPRCorinternationalaircraftmarkets

withgodvalueandmaintenancehistory.BackinSeptember2010,westructuredourfirstaircraft

purchaseandleasetransaction,pursuantowhichweacquiredanA320aircraftfromaEuropeanairline

operatorforleasingtoChengduAirlines.Wealsoenteredintopurchase-and-leasebackagrementswith

ChinaEasternAirlinesforatotalof12AirbusA321aircraftaged13-17yearsin2021,andwithChina

SouthernAirlinesforatotalof10BoeingB737-700aircraftaged10-18yearsin2022insuportofthe

airlines’fletretirementandoptimizationplan.

WeanticipatethatherewouldbeanincreasingdemandfromairlinesinChinaforaircraftretirement

andreplacementservicesinviewofthestringentregulationsonaircraftoperation,environmental

requirementonemisionlevel,therestrictionsonflighthoursofthexistingflet,andthelimitationof

thetotalnumberofyearsthatanaircraftcanbeinservice.

OURFLETOFAIRCRAFT

Ourfletofaircraftandrelatedleasingstatus

Wehaveamodernaircraftfletwhichenablesustobuildahigh-qualityandgrowingairlinecustomer

base.Asat31December2024,wehad189aircraftinourflet,including159ownedand30managed

aircraft.Asat31December2024,90%ofouraircraftarenarowbodyaircraft,includingAirbusA320

familyaircraftandBoeing737NGaircraft.Theaverageageofourownedfletwas8.5yearsasat31

December2024.

Thefolowingtablesetsforthcertaininformationonourfletandaircraftonorderasat31December

2024:

Numberof

ownedaircraft

asat31

December2024

Numberof

managed

aircraftasat31

December2024

Numberof

aircraftobe

deliveredafter

31December

2024Total

Aircraftype

AircraftA320CEOseries.7121–92

AircraftA320NEOseries.51597153

AircraftA330CEOseries.121–13

Boeing737NGseries.192–21

Boeing737MAXseries.2–2

Boeing787.11–2

COMAC909series.3–2730

Total.159

(1)

Note:

IncludingoneaircraftremainedinRusiasat31December2024.


Fortheyearended31December2024,theGroupdelivered17newaircraftfromitsorderboktoairline

customersandpurchased2usedaircraft.Asat31December2024,theGrouphad124aircraftinits

orderbok,comprising97AirbusA320neoaircraftand27COMAC909aircraft,tobedeliveredin

stagesby2028.WeprocuredCOMAC909aircraftwith30firmordersand30optionalordersfrom

COMACinJanuary2021;ofwhichthrehadbendeliveredasof31December2024.

Weplantofocusonarowbodyaircraftwhicharesuitableforinter-cityroutesinChinandshort-haul

regionalflights.Demandfornarowbodyaircraftcontinueditstrongrowthmomentum

post-COVID-19pandemic.Theirlargeuserbase,asmeasuredbythenumberofairlinesthatoperate

narowbodyaircraft,alowsfortherelativelysimpletransitionofaircraftoanotheroperatoratlease

end.

Warantiesgivenbyusinrespectofourleasedaircraft

Therelevantaircraftmanufacturerwarantstousthateachaircraftanditswarantedpartsatdelivery

arefrefromdefectsinmaterial,workmanship,designandarisingfromfailuretoconformtotheagred

specifications.Actingasthelesor,wewouldnotprovideanywarantyastoaircraftframeandthe

engines.Forusedaircraft,weandtheairlineleseswilprincipalyrelyonthemaintenancerecordsto

ensurethatheaircraftisintherequiredcondition.Ourtechnicalsuportsteamwilalsoinspecthe

aircraftathetimeofdeliveryofausedaircraft,butwewilnotundertaketechnicalreviewandetailed

inspectionoftheconfigurationoftherelevantaircraftwhicharetoberesponsiblebytheairlineleses.

Duringthefuleaseterm,we,asthelesor,wilrequiretheairlinelesestoundertaketherequired

maintenanceproceduresandmaintainfulvalueinsurancextendingtotheaircraftanditsinstaled

parts.

Ouraircraftpurchasecomitmentandrelatedleasecomitmentfromairlineoperators

Aircraftpurchasecomitment

Wecontinuetoaplyprudentprinciplesinoptimizingourfletportfolio.Wepursueourlong-standing

strategyofinvestinginmodernaircrafthatarethemostfuel-eficientandsought-aftercategoryaswe

prepareourselvesforecoveryandgrowthinthefuture.Asof31December2024,wehad124

narowbodyandregionaljetaircraftinourorderbok,comprising97AirbusA320neofamilyand27

COMAC909,tobedeliveredinstagesby2028.

Asat31December2024,themajorityoftheGroup’scapitalcomitmentsisaircraftpurchase

comitment,whichamountedtoHK$45.1bilion,representingthestimatedtotalpurchasecostsofthe

aircraftcontractedtobepurchasedandeliverednetofPDPpaid.

Suchaircraftpurchasecomitmentwasexpectedtobefinancedby(a)PDPfinancing,(b)aircraft

loans,(c)unsecuredworkingcapitalfacilities,(d)isuanceofdebtcapitalinstruments,(e)

equity/equity-likefinancings,(f)disposalofaircraft;and/or(g)internalygeneratedfinancial

resources.


OURAIRLINECUSTOMERS

Since2014,wehavexpandedourbusinesintoverseasmarkets,suchasAsia,Africa,Americasand

Europe.Ourcustomersincludedlesesofourleasedandeliveredaircraftandpurchasersofthe

aircraftsoldbyus.Chinasawrapidrecoverymomentumfordomesticroutesduringandafterthe

pandemic,andasaresultdomesticroutesandshort-haulflightswhichwerelesimpactedbythe

pandemic.Asat31December2024,bynumberofaircraft,outoftheGroup’sownedflet,68.6%were

leasedtoChineseairlinecustomers(includingHongKong,MacauandTaiwan),15.1%wereleasedto

airlinecustomersinAsiaPacificregion(ex-China),5.0%wereleasedtoairlinecustomersinEMEA

regionand10.7%wereleasedtoairlinecustomersinNorthandSouthAmerica.Ouroverseasclientsare

mainlyflag-cariersorbackedbystrongshareholders.Asat31December2024,theGroup’soveral

customerbase(includingbothownedandmanagedaircraft)covers40airlinesin21countriesand

regions.Thefolowingtablesetsforththenumberofaircraftinour(bothownedandmanaged)flet

leasedtoeachjurisdictionasat31December2024:

LesesJurisdiction

Numberofaircraft

inourfletleased

Australia.2

Chile.15

China.112

Denmark.1

Egypt.2

Germany.2

Iceland.2

India.9

Indonesia.11

Japan.1

Jordan.2

Macau,China.2

Malaysia.2

Mexico.3

Philipines.1

SouthAfrica.3

Spain.3

Taiwan,China.6

Thailand.2

USA.6

Uzbekistan.1

Total.188

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Note:

(1)excludingtheoneaircrafthatinvolveRusianairlinesandwaswriten-ofromthebok.

LEASECOMITMENTFROMOURAIRLINECUSTOMERS

Weactivelysekandconfirmleasecomitmentfortheaircrafthatarecurentlyplanedtobe

deliveredin2025and2026.Thefutureleasecomitmentfromairlinecustomersconsistsofaircraft

leaseagrementsandletersofintent.

Weusualyenterintoletersofintentwithairlineoperatorsbeforenteringintothedefinitivelease

agrements.Fortheyearended31December2024,wehavedelivered17newaircraftfromourorder

boktoairlinecustomersandpurchasedtwousedaircraft.Inadition,asat31December2024,we

havesignednewleaseagrementsorletersofintentfor48aircraftduringtheyear,includingorder

bokplacement,reposesionandremarketing,aswelasleasextensions,adresingairline

customers’nedsforcapacityexpansionandfuturepipeline.Intermsoforderbokplacement,al

aircraftscheduledfordeliverybeforeDecember2025havebenmandatedforlease,morethanhalfof

whichwilbeleasedtoverseasairlinecustomers.


OURSALESANDMARKETING

Throughoutyearsofdevelopment,withourprofesionalteamposesingextensiveinternational

aviationmarketexperienceandourglobalisedsourcesofinancing,wehavedevelopedintoaful

value-chainaircraftsolutionsprovider.

Wewerenamedasthe“AircraftLesoroftheYear”forfourconsecutiveyearsfrom2015to2018by

GlobalTransportFinanceforourexpertiseindeliveringoutstandingservicesandprovidingefective

financingsolutionstoadiverserangeofcustomers.WearethefirsteverChineselesortobtainthis

internationalacreditation.Wewerealsonamedasthe“Asia-PacificLesoroftheYear”fortwo

consecutiveyearsin2017and2018andwonthe“Editor’sDealoftheYearforInovation”awardin

2018aswelas“Asia-PacificLeaseDealoftheYear”awardsin2022and2024presentedbyAirline

Economics.

Oursalesandmarketingactivitiesfocusonstrengtheningthebusinesrelationshipwithairline

operators,airlinemanufacturers,banksandfinancialinstitutionsinordertoachievelong-termutualy

beneficialcoperation.

Asaful-valuechainaircraftsolutionsprovider,wewilcontinuetoutiliseourexpertisetocreate

inovativeandvalue-adedfletmanagementsolutionsforairlinesworldwide,aswelascontributeto

thefuturedevelopmentoftheglobalaviationfinancesector.

OURFINANCINGSTRATEGIES

Sourceofinancing

Financingcostisourlargestoperatingcost.Wehavebenfocusingonmaintainingacompetitivedebt

fundingcost,andhaveachievedthisbyadoptingprudentfinancialpoliciesandmaintainingadiverse

rangeofinancingsources.

Wecontinuetoadvanceouronshoreandofshorefinancingplatformstoflexiblytapoportunitiesto

acesqualityfundingsources,includingactivelyexploringrenfinancingoportunities.Diversified

fundingsourcesandfinancinginstrumentsprovideuswithsuficientliquidity.Despitetheprevailing

chalengingtimes,wehavesucesfulyarangedprojectloanfacilitiesforournewdeliveriesandour

outstandingprojectloanbalancewasHK$21.5bilionasat31December2024.Wehavealsoreceived

strongsuportfromtheasociatecompaniesunderCEG.Togetherwithliquidityprovidedbyother

comercialbanks,wehavebengrantedUS$2,432.8milionofstandbycreditsandworkingcapital

facilitiesasat31December2024.

InAugust2020,wereceivedthehighestAcreditratingfromDagongGlobalCreditRatingCo.,Ltd,

anacoladeconducivetofuturefinancingsinthedomesticmarketinChina.

InJune2021,wereceivedafirst-timecorporatefamilyrating(CFR)ofBa1fromMody’s,withastable

outlok,andafirst-timelong-termIDRofB+fromFitchwithastablelong-termoutlok,which

servedasagodindicationofourcredibilityandhencefinancingcapability.InMay2023,CALC

(Tianjin)receivedanAisueratingfromDagongGlobalCreditRatingCo.,Ltd,andanupgradeto

AratingfromChinaChengXinInternationalCreditRatingCo.,Ltd,bothwithastableoutlok.In

MayandJune2024,weoptedtowithdrawourMody’sandFitchratingsinviewofthelowchanceof

ofshoreisuances(arisingfromthehigh-interest-ratenvironment)aswelascost-saving

considerations.InDecember2024,wereceivedourfirstinvestment-gradeinternationalratingofAg-

withastableoutlokfromChinaChengxin(AsiaPacific)CreditRatingsCompanyLimited.Theratings

fulyreflectourleadingindustrypositionandthehighrecognitionofourstablebusines,premium

creditworthinesandstrongshareholdersuportfromaninternationalyrenownedratingsagencies.


In2022,2023and2024,aircraftloansandPDPfinancingremainedthemainsourceofundingto

suportouraircraftacquisitions.Theaircraftloanswerearangedforindividualaircraftpurchased,and

thePDPfinancingwasusedforthesetlementofPDPs.

Asat31December2022,2023and2024,ouraircraftloansamountedtoHK$19.1bilion,HK$23.3

bilionandHK$21.5bilion,respectively.

Asat31December2022,2023and2024,thebalancesofourPDPfinancingwereHK$7.2bilion,

HK$6.1bilionandHK$6.3bilion,respectively.

ThedeterminationoftheinterestratesforouraircraftloansandPDPfinancingarebasedoncomercial

negotiationsbetwenusandtherelevantbanksandfinancialinstitutionsandareprincipalysubjecto

floatinginterestrates.Theamountofleasepaymentsunderouraircraftleaseagrementsaredetermined

withreferencetoanumberofactorsontopofinterestratesincludingmarketvalueoftherelevant

aircraftandleasetermsandratesoferedbyotheraircraftleasingcompanies.Hence,wemaynotbe

abletopasaltheincreaseinourcoststourairlinecustomers.

Since2015,wehavefurtherdiversifiedoursourceofinancingbyobtainingexportcreditagencies’

guarantedprojectfinancingandJapaneseOperatingLeasewithaCalOption(“JOLCO”)financing.

Also,capitalisingontherelativeabundanceofliquidityinthedomesticmarketinChina,wehaveisued

anumberofRMBonds,medium-term-notesandperpetualbondsonshoreatapealinginterestrates

since2020.Wealsomanagedtoisueprivatebondsandperpetualbondsofshoreamidsthedificult

timesoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Ourdualfinancingplatforms(onshore&ofshore)havealowedus

totapfundingswithapropriatestructuresandterms;aswelascontrolourfundingcostsatapealing

levels.

Fortheyearsended31December2022,2023and2024,weincuredinterestexpensesofHK$1,610.5

milion,HK$2,244.5milionandHK$2,710.6milion,respectively.

In2018,wehavetransitedintoaset-lightmodelsthroughaircraftdisposalstoCAG,ARIandthird

parties.Fortheyearsended31December2022,2023and2024,wereceivednetincomefromaircraft

transactionandaircraftcomponentstradingofHK$207.1milion,HK$124.5milionandHK$212.7

milion,respectively,fromdisposalofaircraftojointventuresandthirdpartiesandnovationofaircraft

purchaseagrements.

Financingchanels

Weposesawiderangeofinancingchanels,bothonshoreandofshore.Inselectingtheapropriate

banksorfinancialinstitutionstoprovideuswithaircraftloansandPDPfinancing,wemayconsidera

numberofactorsuchasinterestrates,percentageoftheaircraftvaluationcovered(Loan-To-Value),

andthecolateralsrequired.

ApartfromsecuredaircraftloansandPDPfinancing,wealsosekcorporateloanswithvariousbanks

whichmayprovidebeterflexibilityandlesrestrictionsaswelasmoreapealingcomercialterms

includinginterestrate,loanamount,tenor,etc.Wemayalsore-financeourloansfromtimetotimesoas

tolowerourinterestcostsamidsthechalenginginterest-ratenvironment.

Oursourceofundingalsoextendstoinvestorsinthedebtcapitalmarketwhosubscribeforourbonds,

andthosengagedinspecialfinancingstructuresuchasJOLCO.

Wewilcontinuetodiversifyourfinancingchanelsandalternativestosuportourfinancenedsfor

fletexpansionandbusinesgrowth,includingactiveaircraftportfoliomanagementwhichinvolves

portfoliotradingtoadjusthecompositionofourfletofaircraft,withaviewtomonetisetheasetsto

capitalisefuturefletexpansionandbusinesgrowthoportunities.


Aircraftloans

WefinanceouraircraftacquisitionsthroughPDPfinancingandaircraftloans.Forouraircraftloans,the

interestrateisprincipalydeterminedwithreferencetone-month,thre-monthorsix-monthfloating

ratesandwilbeadjustedatregularintervalsacordingtothemarketconditions.Theaveragefective

interestrateasat31December2024ofbankandotherborowingswas5.74%,comparedto6.12%for

theyearended31December2023.

Beforenteringintoanyaircraftloantransaction,wewilreviewthetermsindetailandwilensurethat

therepaymentinstalmentsundertheaircraftloanmatchthexpectedcashinflowsofleaseincomeover

thentireleasetermfromtheaircraft.Wewilonlysecureandconfirmtheaircraftloansforaircraft

acquisitionsabouthremonthsbeforethescheduledeliverydateoftheaircraft.Thisisintendedto

reducethefinancecostforstandbybutunusedfacilitiesinvolved.

Eachaircraftloanisusualysecuredbyalegalchargeovertheleasedaircraft,anasignmentofthe

leases,apledgeofthesharesoftheSPCbeingtheregisteredowneroftherelevantaircraft,corporate

guarantesprovidedbycertainmembersofourGroup,andpledgeofbankdeposits.Asat31December

2022,2023and2024,pledgedbankdepositsamountedtoHK$288.4milion,HK$56.3milionand

HK$53.6milion,respectively.

PDPfinancing

WenedtopayPDPsforcertainaircraftagredtobepurchasedandeliveredtous.PDPfinancingisa

specificpurposebankborowing,obtainedbyusolelyforthepurposeofsetlingPDPs,eitherinform

ofbilateralorsyndicatedloans.Unlikemanyotherpersorairlineswhoareusualyrequiredtofinance

theirPDPsonsecuredbasis,wehavemanagedtofinanceourPDPwithoutsecurity.Asat31December

2022,2023and2024,thebalancesofourPDPfinancingwereHK$7,180.3milion,HK$6,127.8milion

andHK$6,294.1milion,respectively.AsthePDPfinancingisatributabletotheacquisitionofaircraft

underconstruction,theinterestincuredbyusonthePDPfinancingwilnotbechargedtourprofit

andlos,butreatedascapitalisedinterestcostaspartofourprepayments.Theamountofinterestwil

thenbere-clasifiedtoproperty,plant,andequipmentunderoperatingleasesorfinancelease

receivablesunderfinanceleases.

Otherunsecuredbankborowings

Asat31December2022,2023and2024,wehaveunsecuredotherbankborowingsintheamountof

HK$6,067.5milion,HK$8,490.3milionandHK$11,021.8milion,respectively.Thesefacilitiesare

providedtousonunsecuredbasiswithinitialoantenorsrangefromwithinoneyeartothreyears.As

at31December2024,HK$5,690.6milionoftheseunsecuredotherbankborowingswereguaranted

bycertaincompaniesoftheGroup.WeobtainedthesefacilitiesthroughvariousbanksinChina,Hong

KongandtherestofAsiaPacificRegion.

Exportcreditagencies’(“ECA”)guarantedprojectfinancing

InMarch2015,weobtainedourfirstguarantearangementfromtheExportCreditGuarante

DepartmentoftheUnitedKingdomforthefinancingofthreaircraftdeliveredtoAirIndiain2015.The

threaircrafthadsubsequentlybensoldandthefacilityhadbensubstitutedwithabrandnewaircraft

alsoleasedtoAirIndiain2024.Thisisthefirst-ever-aircraftsubstitutiontransactionaprovedbythe

ECAs,setinganewstandardintheaviationindustryandemonstratingtheinovativeandflexible

natureofourfinancingchanels.


JOLCO

PartneringwithtwoJOLCOhousesinJapan,wehavearangedJOLCOfinancingsforourtwoaircraft

leasedtoPegasusin2016,andanothertwoaircraftleasedtoAirAsiaBerhadandThaiAirAsia

respectivelyin2017.ThePegasustransactionwasinfacthefirst-everLesorJOLCOtransactionin

Turkey.Thisfinancingstructureshalremainanimportantalternativeforourglobalexpansionstrategy.

Debtcapitalmarketfinancing

Weobtainedfinancingsinbothonshoreandofshoredebtcapitalmarketsthroughtheisuancesof

medium-termnotes,bondsandebentures.

Asat31December2024,afterdeductingtheisuingcost,thetotalcaryingamountofourmedium-term

notes(excludingtheSeptemberPerpetualMTN)wasHK$1,599.7milion.

Fortheyearended31December2024,wehaveincuredHK$61.2miliononinterestexpensesin

relationtothemedium-termnotes(excludingtheSeptemberPerpetualMTN).

Asat31December2024,thetotalcaryingamountofbondsandebentureswasHK$3,930.7milion.

Fortheyearended31December2024,wehaveincuredHK$230.5miliononinterestexpensesin

relationtosuchbondsandebentures.

Onshoredebtcapitalmarketfinancings

InJuly2015,ourwholy-ownedsubsidiary,CALC(Tianjin),isuedseniorunsecuredRMB340.0

milionmedium-termnotes,becomingthefirstaircraftlesortobtainaprovalandthefirstmemberof

TianjinDongjiangFreTradePortZonetobeaprovedfornoteisuance.Thenotesbearinterestat

6.5%peranumwithtenorofiveyears.InJuly2020,wehavefulyrepaidthesemedium-termnotes.

InNovember2016,CALC(Tianjin),isuedRMB330.0milionmedium-termnotes.Thenotesbear

interestat4.19%peranumwithtenorofiveyears.InNovember2021,wehavefulyrepaidthese

medium-termnotes.

InJune2019,oneofourwholy-ownedsubsidiariesinthePRCisuedthre-yearRMB1.0bilion

unsecuredbondsduein2022,bearingcouponrateof5.2%peranum.Thesebondswerelistedonthe

ShanghaiStockExchange.Thesebondswerefulyrepaidatmaturity.

InAugust2019,CALC(Tianjin),isuedRMB800.0milionmedium-termnotes.Thenotesbearinterest

at4.93%peranumwithtenorofthreyears.InAugust2022,wehavefulyrepaidthesemedium-term

notes.

InMarch2020,oneofourwholy-ownedsubsidiariesinthePRCisuedone-yearRMB1.0bilion

unsecuredebenturesathecouponrateof3.65%peranumandwerelistedontheInter-BankBond

MarketofChina.Thesedebentureswerefulyrepaidatmaturity.

InJune2020,oneofourwholy-ownedsubsidiariesinthePRCisuedone-yearRMB300.0milion

unsecuredebenturesathecouponrateof4%peranumandwerelistedontheInter-BankBond

MarketofChina.Thesedebentureswerefulyrepaidatmaturity.

InJuly2021,theGroupisuedRMB1.0bilionsupershort-termdebentureswithatermof270daysat

thecouponrateof3.98%.Thesedebentureshadbenfulyrepaidonmaturity.


InAugust2021,theGroupisuedthre-yearunsecuredbonds,withcouponrateadjustmentoptionfor

theGroupandsel-backoptionforinvestorsexercisableathendofthesecondyear,inaprincipal

amountofRMB100.0milionduein2024,bearingcouponrateof4.2%peranum.Thesebondswere

listedontheShanghaiStockExchange.Thesel-backoptionforinvestorswasexercisedinAugust2023

andthebondswerefulyrepaid.

InFebruary2022,theGroupisuedthre-yearRMB1.2bilionprivatebondsduein2025,bearing

couponrateof4.4%peranum.

InApril2022,theGroupisuedthre-yearmedium-termnotes,withcouponrateadjustmentoptionfor

theGroupandsel-backoptionforinvestorsexercisableathendofthesecondyear,inaprincipal

amountofRMB1.5bilionduein2025atcouponinterestat4.5%peranum.InApril2024,wehave

repurchasedaprincipalamountofRMB1.49bilionfromtheinvestors.

InOctober2022,theGroupisuedRMB1.0bilionsupershort-termdebentureswithatermof270days

athecouponrateof3.56%.Thesedebentureswerefulyrepaidatmaturity.

InJune2023,theGroupisuedthre-yearRMB1.5bilioncorporatebondsduein2026,bearingcoupon

rateof3.85%peranum.ThesebondswerelistedontheShanghaiStockExchange.

InNovember2023,theGroupisuedthre-yearRMB0.5bilioncorporatebondsduein2026,bearinga

couponrateof3.58%peranum.ThesebondswerelistedontheShanghaiStockExchange.

InApril2024,theGroupisuedthre-yearRMB0.3bilionmedium-termnotesduein2027,bearing

couponrateof2.75%peranumandfive-yearRMB1.2bilionmedium-termnotesduein2029,bearing

couponrateof3.3%peranum.

InSeptember2024,oursubsidiary(CALC(Tianjin)isuedRMB1.0bilionperpetualmedium-term

notes(“SeptemberPerpetualMTN”).

Ofshoredebtcapitalmarketfinancings

InAugust2016,ourwholy-ownedsubsidiary,CALCBond2Limited,isuedfive-yearseniorunsecured

US$300.0milionbondsduein2021whichwerelistedontheHongKongStockExchangeand

guarantedbytheGuarantor.Thesebondsbearcouponinterestat4.9%peranum.Thebondshad

eitherbenrepurchasedorfulyrepaidatmaturity.

InMarch2017,ourwholy-ownedsubsidiary,CALCBond3Limited,isuedfive-yearUS$300.0

milionseniorunsecuredbondsduein2022whicharelistedontheHongKongStockExchangeand

guarantedbytheGuarantor.Thesebondsbearcouponinterestat4.7%peranum.Thebondshad

eitherbenrepurchasedorfulyrepaidatmaturity.

InMarch2017,ourwholy-ownedsubsidiary,CALCBond3Limited,isuedseven-yearUS$200.0

milionseniorunsecuredbondsduein2024whicharelistedontheHongKongStockExchangeand

guarantedbytheGuarantor.Thesebondsbearcouponinterestat5.5%peranum.Thebondshad

eitherbenrepurchasedorfulyrepaidatmaturity.

InNovember2020,theGuarantorenteredintoasubscriptionagrementwithanindependenthirdparty

inrelationtotheisuanceofive-yearUS$70.0milionseniorunsecuredbonds,ofwhichUS$35.0

milionwereisuedinNovember2020anduein2025andanotherUS$35.0milionwereisuedin

January2021anduein2026.Thebondsbearcouponinterestat5.9%peranum,payable

semi-anualy.


InDecember2021,theGroupisuedthre-yearUS$100.0milionunsecuredguarantednotesduein

2024,bearingcouponinterestat4.85%peranum.ThesenoteswereguarantedbytheGuarantorand

werelistedontheHongKongStockExchange.Thebondshadeitherbenrepurchasedorfulyrepaidat

maturity.

Residualvalueinsurance

Inaditiontotheinsurancecoveragerequiredtobemaintainedbyourairlinecustomersoverthe

aircraftleasedtothem,historicaly,wealsomaintainresidualvalueinsuranceinrespectofourleased

aircraftaspartofouriskmanagementmeasures.Thepurposeofmaintainingtheresidualvalue

insuranceistoprotectusagainstfuturerisksasociatedwiththevalueoftheaircraft,includingtherisk

ofdiminutionofvalueoftheinsuredaircraftresultingfromchangingmarketconditions.Hence,our

residualvalueinsurancearearangedwithreputableinsurerswhichareindependenthirdparties.

Hedgingtransactions

Becauseofthexposuretothefloatinginterestrates,wenteredintointerestrateswapscontractsfor

managingourexposureonouraircraftloanstointerestratefluctuations.Asat31December2024,we

had16outstandinginterestrateswapcontractswhichwilexpireatvariousdatesfrom3April2025to

25March2031,toexchangefloatingratesfromSOFRintofixedinterestratesinarangeof0.4%to

4.1%.Asat31December2024,thisarangementwasecuredbyinitialdepositsofHK$5.4milion.

WearenotengagedinanyinteresthedgingactivityforthePDPfinancingandworkingcapitaloanas

PDPfinancingandworkingcapitaloanareofshortermofaproximatelyonetofiveyears,andoneto

threyearsrespectively.Wehavenotbeninvolvedinanyspeculativeactivitiesin2022,2023and

2024.

Wecloselymonitorcurencyexchangerisksandhedgethexposurewherenecesaryandapropriate.

InordertomitigateRMBexchangeraterisks,wemayusethecurencyforwardcontractstohedgeour

curencyexchangerisk.Wewilcontinuetomonitorcurencyexchangeriskthroughmatchingthe

curenciesofleasereceivablesandborowingstothegreatestextentposible.

Managingourliquidityrisk

Asat31December2022,2023and2024,ourgearingratio(calculatedbydividingborowings,

medium-termnotes,bondsandebenturesbytotalasets)was81.5%,84.4%and83.4%,respectively.

Mostofourliabilitiesareaircraftloansincuredbyusforaircraftacquisitions.Wemanageourliquidity

riskbyarangingaircraftloansuchthatheirdebtservicepaymentsmatchourcashinflowoflease

incomeundertherelevantleaseintermsofrepaymentschedules,typeofinterest(fixedorfloatingrate)

and/orcurency(U.S.dolarandRenminbi).Wherethereisamismatchbetwenthetypeofinterest,we

haveretainedtheflexibilitytoenterintointerestrateswaparangements.Throughsuchmatchingand

hedgingarangements,wehaveimplementedefectivemeasurestolimitourliquidityrisk.

InDecember2020,ourwholy-ownedsubsidiaryCALCPerpetualBondCayman1Limitedisueda

US$200.0milionperpetualbondinHongKong.InSeptember2024,ourwholy-ownedsubsidiary

CALC(Tianjin)isuedRMB1.0bilionperpetualmedium-termnotesinPRCmarket,bothofwhich

wereclasifiedasequityandimprovedourgearingratio.Wewilcontinuetoexplorefurtherfinancing

optionsbothwithinandoutsideChinabyleveraginganyfinancingoportunitiesthenarise.


OURBUSINESOPERATIONSINAIRCRAFTLEASINGBUSINES

Wehaveaclearsegregationofbusinesdepartmentswithdelineationofrolesandresponsibilitiesto

executeourbusinesmodel.Wehavestablishediferentdepartmentsresponsibleforprocurement,

salesandmarketing,technicalreview,financeandacounting,projectmanagementandlegaland

compliance.Wesetforthbelowtheoperationalworkflowinouraircraftacquisitionandleasing

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Preliminary feasibility asesment

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Negotiation, review, execution for

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Loan monitoring and compliance

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Monitoring of the leased aircraft

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evaluating aset management alternatives


Priortothepreparationstages,wewilasestheoveralmarketconditionsandforecastedemandon

variousaircraftypes,aswelasreviewourfletcompositionandhencegaugethecomercialmeritsin

makinganyaircraftacquisitions.Ourprocurementeam,togetherwithseniormanagementwhere

apropriate,wilthenegotiatecomercialtermsandplaceorderbokswithaircraftmanufacturers.

Regularmetingsandiscusionsarealsoheldfromtimetotimesoastoimprovesuchpurchaseterms

andconditionsinacordancewiththethen-market-situation.

Itmaythentakeseveralmonthstocompletethepreparationstagesforourleasingdependingonthe

complexityofthetransactionandwhethertheairlineisanewcustomer.Foranynewaircraftdelivery,

weusualyplacetheaircraftwithalese12to18monthspriortoitscheduledelivery.

Stage1:Identificationofprospectiveleses

Weprepareonanongoingbasis,ademandforecastforaircraftbyourexistingairlinecustomersand

prospectiveairlinecustomersinthenext6to12monthsacordingtothepublishedmarketdata,

analysisperformedbyoursalesandmarketingdepartment,andourclosecontactswithourairline

customers.Wecontactourexistingairlinecustomersfromtimetotimetoexploreanypotentialbusines

oportunities.

Stage2:Creditasesment

Wehaveinternalasesmentprocedurestoevaluatethebackgroundandthecreditworthinesofany

newairlinecustomersbyconsideringitsfinancialposition,marketshare,backgroundofshareholders

andbusinesreputation.Wealsotakeintoconsiderationtheirbusinestrategiesinfutureandtheirflet

expansionplan.

Stage3:Preliminaryfeasibilityasesment

Foranypotentialtransactionsidentified,ourtransactionmanagementeamandbankingandfinancing

teamwilperformapreliminaryfeasibilityasesment.

Thepreliminaryfeasibilityasesmentcoversdiferentaspects.Westudyandanalysethebackgroundof

theairlinecustomerincludingitsoperatinghistoryandshareholders,theroutesoperatedbyit,andother

financialinformation.Specificnedsoftheairlineinrespectofthetypeandspecificationrequirements

wilalsobestudiedandcomparedwithouraircraftorderedortobeordered.

Wewilalsoevaluatediferentransactionstructuresandtherelevantleasingandfinancingoptions.

Leasetermsincludingtimeframe,theamountoftheleasepayment,thepaymentschedule,andpotential

financingtermsincludinginterestrate,durationandtheamountofloanwilalsobeconsideredforthe

purposeofmakinganoveralasesmentofthelegalandoperationalrisksofaparticulartransaction.

Interestraterisk,counterpartyandcreditrisk,ourlevelofdebt,andtheresidualvalueriskofthe

aircraft.Cashflowanalysiswilalsobeperformedtoacesthefinancialimpactofthetransaction.

Inevaluatinganaircraftpurchaseandleasebacktransaction,wewilasestheprofitabilityandthe

returnoninvestment,ourcounter-partyrisk,leveragerisk,andtheresidualvaluerisk.

Aftercompletingthefeasibilityasesmentandifwearesatisfiedthatheproposedtransactionis

comercialyviable,wewilcomencefurtherdiscusionsandnegotiationsontheleasingleterof

intentwiththeprospectiveairlinecustomer.


Stage4:Negotiation,review,andexecutionforacquisition,leasingandfinancing

Wewilprocedtobtainpreliminaryindicationsfrombanksforthefinancingarangements.Generaly

wewilrequireindicationsfromatleastwobanksforeachprojectfinancing;andwilprovidemandate

totheoneoferinguswiththebestermsandconditions.

Wewilthenprocedtopreparedocumentationbasedonthenegotiatedandaprovedtermsofthe

relevantaircraftacquisition(forpurchaseandleaseback),leasingandfinancing.

Stage5:Deliveryofaircraftandrawdownofloan

Wewilprocedtocordinatewithdiferentpartiesforaircraftdeliveryandrawdownoftheaircraft

loan(s).Theprocesrepresentsthecolaborativefortsofourdiferentdepartmentstoensurethatal

therelatedarangementswilbecompletedacordingtotheplanedschedule.

Ourbankingandfinancingteamonitorsthedrawdownofloanpursuantothetimeschedulestipulated

intheaircraftloanagrement.

Stage6:Loanmonitoringandcompliancewiththepaymentobligationsbyleses

Ouracountingdepartmentmonitorsthereceiptoftheleaseincomefromourairlinecustomers,and

ensuresadequatefundwouldbeavailableforepaymentofloaninterestandprincipalofbankloansto

thefinanciers.Wewilcloselymonitorifthereisanydelayintheleasepaymentbyourairline

customersandfolow-upactionstobetakenpromptlyincaseofsuchdelay.

Compliancereviewilbeconductedfromtimetotimeonourcompliancewiththeloancovenants

(includinginformationregardingthefinancialratiosandcapitalrequirementsastipulatedunderthe

covenantsinthefinancingagrement)underthebankloanagrement.Wewilmonitoranybreachof

covenantandanylikelyimpactasaresult.

Stage7:Monitoringoftheleasedaircraftandourairlinecustomersandevaluatingaset

managementalternatives

Oursalesandmarketingteamandasetmanagementeamwilcloselymonitortheconditionofour

leasedaircraft.Wemonitorwhetherthemaintenanceisdulyperformedandwhethertherequired

maintenancestandardsaredulycompiledwithbyourairlinecustomers.Ourairlinecustomersare

requiredtoproduceutilizationreportsregularlyandmaintenancereportsanualyinrespectofthe

operation,conditionandmaintenanceoftheleasedaircraft.Thepurposeoftheseregulareviewsisto

ensurethatheaircraftisoperatedundertheprescribedconditionsetforthintherelevantaircraftlease

agrements.

Inadition,wealsocloselymonitortheoperatingandcreditconditionofourairlinecustomersinorder

toasesthecreditworthinesofourairlinecustomerandtoidentifyanypotentialriskofdefault.We

haveadelinquentlesepolicyinplaceandleaserentreceivablesaremonitoredonadailybasisbyour

riskdepartment.Wealsohaveanaircraftreposesionprocestofolowheneverapropriate.

COMPETITION

Weareanindependentandfast-growingaircraftleasingcompany.Wecompetewithaircraftleasing

companiesdomesticalyandinternationaly.Theaircraftleasingindustryhashighentrybariers,which

includelicences,initialcapital,continuousfundingcapabilities,adequateriskmanagementmeasure,

andstrongtechnicalsuportcapability.


Competitionintheaircraftleasingindustryisken.Ourcompetitorsaremainlyaircraftleasing

companieswhichareafiliatesofcomercialbanks,leasingdivisionsorsubsidiaryleasingarmsowned

andoperatedbyairlinesandaircraftmanufacturersandindependentaircraftleasingcompanies.Our

competitorsincludedomesticaircraftleasingcompaniesinChina,suchasCDBLeasing,BoCom

LeasingandICBCLeasingCo.,andinternationaleasingcompanies,suchasAirLeaseCorporation,GE

CapitalAviationServices,SMBCAviationCapital,Avolon,AerCapHoldingsN.V.BOCAviation,and

bank-afiliatedaircraftleasingcompanies.Leasingdivisionsorsubsidiariesoperatedbyaircraft

manufacturersgeneralyfocusonprovidingalternativefinancingoptionstotheirairlinecustomersin

thesaleofaircraftandequipment,andasuchthebusinesdemandoftheseleasingsubsidiariesis

largelytosuportandsatisfythebusinesnedandexpansionoftheirparentcompanies.Leasing

businesesafiliatedwithairlineoperatorsmayonlyservetheirafiliatedairlines.Independentaircraft

leasingcompanieshavewidercustomerbaseowingtotheirindependenceandgreaterflexibilityto

structureleasingandfinancingoptionsandtheacesibilitytodiversifiedfundingoptions.Competition

intheaircraftleasingbusinesisbasedonanumberofaspects,includingtheleaserates,leaseterms,

deliverydates,availabilityoftheaircraftmodelinthemarket,aircraftspecifications,conditionofthe

aircraft,andotherleaseprovisions.Competitioninaircraftre-marketingfocusesprincipalyonthe

availabilityofsuitableaircraftatapropriateprices.

Ourabilitytocompeteagainstourcompetitorsdependsonourabilitytodistinguishourselvesfrom

otheraircraftleasingcompaniesintheindustrybywayofourinovativebusinesmodeland

comprehensivetailoredservicestobeprovidedtourairlinecustomers.Ourpositioningasaful

life-cycleaircraftsolutionsprovidergivesuscompetitiveadvantagesoverourcompetitorsasweare

abletoprovideourairlinecustomerswithasolutionat‘bothends’–wetakeuptheairlines’existing

aircraft,oftenbeingmid-agedand/ormaturedaircraft,thereforereleasingourairlinecustomers’

demandforcapacity,whichthenalowsustoprovidetheseairlinecustomerswithleasesofyounger

aircraftsatisfyingsuchdemand.Withthisvision,ARIhasbencomitedtostrengtheningits

capabilityinfulfilingtheglobaldemandformid-agedand/ormaturedaircraftsolutionsandaset

managementbyoperatingaglobalife-cyclesolutionsplatformtosuportourvaluechainecosystem

withitsdualaircraftrecyclingbasesinHarbin,thePRCandintheU.S.Combiningwiththestrong

suportbyUAM(theworld’sleadinglobalaviationservicesproviderbasedintheUS,whichwasfuly

acquiredbyARIinMarch2017)andCAM,togetherwiththeintegratedresourcesandcustomerbase

providedbyus,ARIcanprovideastate-of-artglobalplatformofmid-agedand/ormaturedaircraft

solutions,whichformanintegralpartofouroveralbusinestrategyasafulife-cycleaircraft

solutionsprovider.

INTELECTUALPROPERTY

Weconductourbusinesunderthetradenamesof“CALC”inEnglishand“中国飞机租赁”inChinese.

WehaveregisteredvarioustrademarksinChinandHongKongtoensurethatwehavetherightouse

thetradenamesandtheregisteredtrademarks.Thetradenamesandthetrademarksareimportantin

recognisingusasaChineseaircraftleasingcompany.

Weconfirmthatwearenotinvolvedinanyprocedingsinrespectof,andwehavenotreceivednotice

ofanyclaimforinfringementof,anyintelectualpropertyrightsofanythirdparty.

EMPLOYES(EXCLUDINGARIGROUP)

Asat31December2024,wehadover184employesacros10oficesworldwide.

Ourstafmanagementandrecruitmentpolicies,workingenvironment,andcarerdevelopment

oportunitieshavecontributedtogodstafrelationshipandretentionofourstafmembers.


Weprovideregulartrainingtourstafmemberstokeptheminformedofthelatestinformationonthe

marketandindustry.Werecruitsuchnumberofstafbasedonourbusinesdevelopment.Werecruit

employesfromanumberofsources,includinguniversities,internalreferal,andcarerfairs,social

mediandjobadvertisingportal.

Wehavestablishedefectivemployeincentivesystemstoremunerateouremployeswith

outstandingperformance.

WithregardtouremployesinChina,wehavecompliedwiththeaplicablelawsandregulationson

employes’benefits.AsathedateofthisOferingCircular,wehavealsofulycompliedwiththe

providentfundrequirementsandotherstatutoryrequirementsforouremployesinHongKong.We

havenotexperiencedanymajordisputewithanyofouremployeswhichaveamaterialadverse

impactonourbusinesandoperatingresults.Ourelationswithouremployesaregod.

INSURANCE

Ouroperationsinvolveanumberofinherentrisks,suchasrisksasociatedwiththevalueoftheaircraft,

businesinteruption,hostilitiesandlabourstrikes.Weandcertainofouraircraftarecoveredby

insurancepoliciesbyreputableinsurancecompaniesintherelevantjurisdictionsandwithcomercialy

reasonabledeductiblesandlimitsoncoverage.Theinsurancecoverageinplaceisinlinewithindustry

andmarketstandardsandisadequateandsuficientfortheconductofourbusines.

LEGALPROCEDINGS

AsathedateofthisOferingCircular,weandoursubsidiarieshavenotbeninvolvedinanylegalor

administrativeprocedingsorarbitrationthatcouldhaveamaterialadversefectonourespective

financialconditionoresultsofoperations,norareweawareofanypotentialegaloradministrative

procedingsorarbitrationinvolvingusoranyofoursubsidiariesthatwouldhaveamaterialadverse

efectonourfinancialconditionoresultsofoperations.Weandoursubsidiarieshowevermayfrom

timetotimebeinvolvedincertainlegalprocedingsarisingintheordinarycourseofbusines.


MANAGEMENT

DIRECTORS

Ourboardofdirectorsconsistsofsevendirectors,comprisingtwoexecutivedirectors,two

non-executivedirector,andthreindependentnon-executivedirectors.Thepowersandutiesofour

boardofdirectorsinclude:

•conveningshareholders’metingsandreportingatshareholders’metingsourboardofdirectors’

responsibilitiesandworkdone;

•implementingtheresolutionspasedatshareholders’metings;

•determiningourbusinesplansandinvestmentplans;

•formulatingouranualbudgetandfinalacounts;

•formulatingourproposalsforprofitdistributionsandfortheincreaseoreductionofourshare

capital;and

•exercisingotherpowers,functionsandutiesasconferedbyourmemorandumandarticlesof

asociation.

ThetablebelowsetsforththeageandesignationofeachofourdirectorsasathedateofthisOfering

Circular:

NameAgePosition

Mr.ANXuesong

.

54ChairmanoftheBoardand

Non-executiveDirector

Mr.PANJianyun

.

55Non-executiveDirector

Mr.PONHoMan

.

52ExecutiveDirectorandChiefExecutive

Oficer

Mr.LIGuohui

.

53ExecutiveDirector,ChiefFinancial

OficerandChiefStrategyOficer

Mr.CHEOKAlbertSaychuan

.

74IndependentNon-executiveDirector

Mr.FANChunWah,Andrew,J.P.

.

46IndependentNon-executiveDirector

Dr.HONGWen

.

50IndependentNon-executiveDirector

Non-executiveDirectors

Mr.ANXuesong,aged54,isourChairmanoftheBoardandaNon-executiveDirector.Hehasben

apointedasaDirectorsinceOctober2024.

Mr.ANiscurentlyanexecutivedirectorofCEL(stockcode:165.HK),thevicepresidentofCELgroup

inchargeofinance,andanon-executiveandnon-independentdirectorofYingLiInternationalReal

EstateLimited(stockcode:5DM.SGX).


Mr.ANwasthexecutivedirector,vicepresidentandchiefinancialoficerofChinaEverbright

EnvironmentGroupLimited(stockcode:257.HK)fromOctober2021toMarch2024.Hewasthe

executivedirectorandchiefexecutiveoficerofChinaEverbrightWaterLimited(stockcode:U9E.SG,

1857.HK)fromDecember2014toOctober2021.Priortothat,Mr.ANworkedatheMunicipalGeneral

OficeofJingzhou,HubeiProvinceandGuangdongTechnologyVentureCapitalGroupLtd.Mr.ANhas

comprehensivexperienceinmergersandacquisitions,projectinvestmentandmanagement,financial

managementandriskmanagement.

Mr.ANholdsaMaster’sdegreinBusinesAdministrationfromJinanUniversity.HeisaCertified

PublicAcountantinthePeople’sRepublicofChinandaCertifiedInternationalInternalAuditor.

Mr.PANJianyun,aged55,isourNon-executiveDirector,amemberofeachofRemuneration

ComiteandSustainabilitySteringComiteonEnvironmental,SocialandGovernanceIsuesand

chairmanofStrategyComiteoftheGuarantor.HehasbenapointedasaDirectorsinceMarch

2025.

Mr.PANiscurentlyanexecutivedirectorofCEL(stockcode:165.HK)andthevicepresidentofCEL

group,thechairmanofChinaAsetLeasingCompanyLimited,awholy-ownedsubsidiaryofthe

Guarantor,thenon-executiveandnon-independentchairmanofYingLiInternationalRealEstate

Limited(stockcode:5DM.SGX),anon-executivedirectorofEverbrightSecuritiesCompanyLimited

(stockcode:601788.SH,6178.HK)andthechairmanofAircraftRecyclingInternationalLimited.He

wasanon-executivedirectorofChinaEverbrightEnvironmentGroupLimited(stockcode:257.HK)

fromMarch2024toApril2025.PriortojoiningtheGroup,Mr.PANhadservedasadirectorandvice

presidentofChinaEverbrightHoldingsCompanyLimitedandadeputygeneralmanagerofeachofthe

listingoficeandintegratedevelopmentdepartmentofChinaEverbrightGroupLtd.,thecontroling

shareholdersoftheGuarantor.Hehadalsoservedasabusineslinedirectorandgeneralmanagerofthe

investmentbankingmanagementheadquartersofEverbrightSecuritiesCompanyLimited(stockcode:

601788.SH,6178.HK).HepreviouslyworkedasalawyeratNingboBeilunLawFirm,aproject

manager,anasistantogeneralmanager,adirectoroflegalafairsoficeandageneralmanagerof

investmentbankingheadquartersofSkyoneSecurities’investmentbankingdivision.

Mr.PANholdsabachelordegreinlawfromChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw,amaster

degreineconomicsfromZhejiangUniversity,andanexecutivemasterdegreinbusines

administrationfromFudanUniversity.

ExecutiveDirectors

Mr.PONHoMan,aged52,isourExecutiveDirectorandtheChiefExecutiveOficer.Mr.PONis

thechairmanoftheSustainabilitySteringComiteonEnvironmental,SocialandGovernanceIsues

andamemberofeachofourStrategyComiteandRemunerationComite.Heisalsoadirectorof

certainsubsidiariesoftheGuarantorandholdsindirectly14.13%equityinterestinLinkasiaAirlines

GroupLimited,anon-wholy-ownedsubsidiaryoftheGuarantor.Heisresponsibleforformulatingthe

Group’soveralstrategicplaningandmanagingoveralbusinesoperations.Mr.PONhasover25

yearsofexperienceindirectinvestment,structuredfinancingandaviationfinancing,ofwhichover15

yearshasbenspentfocusingonaircraftleasing.HehasbenapointedasaDirectorsinceJanuary

2017.

Mr.PONfoundedChinaAircraftLeasingGroup,whichasbendevelopedintoanaircraftful

life-cyclesolutionsproviderunderhisleadership.Mr.PONalsoversawthefoundingofARI,which

isthefirstinAsiatoprovidesolutionsformid-to-endlifeaftermarketaircraft.ARIisindirectlyowned

byFPAM,asubstantialshareholderoftheGuarantor,asto18%whichisinturnbeneficialyownedby

Mr.PONasto50%.Mr.PONservesasthechiefexecutiveoficerandadirectorofARIaswelas

certainsubsidiariesofARI.


Mr.PONobtainedthedegreofBachelorofEngineringfromtheUniversityofHongKongin1995,

andobtainedthedegreofExecutiveMasterofBusinesAdministrationfromTsinghuaUniversityin

2005.Mr.PONhasbenaCFAcharterholderoftheAsociationforInvestmentManagementand

Research(nowknownastheCharteredFinancialAnalystsInstitute).

Mr.PONwasamemberoftheleventhandtwelfthHeilongjiangProvinceComiteoftheChinese

People’sPoliticalConsultativeConference(“CPC”)andtheViceChairmanofHKCPC

(Provincial)MembersAsociationFoundationLimited.Mr.PONalsobtainedtheWorldOutstanding

ChineseAwardfromWorldChineseBusinesInvestmentFoundationin2006.

Mr.LIGuohui,aged53,joinedourGroupinJanuary2023andisourExecutiveDirector,Chief

FinancialOficerandChiefStrategyOficer.Healsoactsasadirectorofanumberofsubsidiariesof

theGuarantor.HehasbenapointedasaDirectorsinceMarch2024.Heisresponsibleformanaging

thestrategicplaning,financing,investorelations,companysecretarialmaters,listingrules

complianceandacountingmatersoftheGroup.

PriortojoiningtheGroup,hehasatrackrecordinservingseniorpositionsintheblue-chipand

large-scalecompanies.Mr.LIiscurentlyanindependentnon-executivedirectorofShandongWeigao

GroupMedicalPolymerCompanyLimited(stockcode:1066),andanindependentdirectorof

ZhongshanPublicUtilitiesGroupCo.,Ltd.(stockcode:00685.SZ).Hehaservedaseniormanagerin

investment,mergerandacquisition/financialanalysisofInternationalMaritimeCariersGroupin

SingaporeandHongKongfrom2005to2009andacountingdirectorofinancedepartmentofChina

Resources(Group)Co.,Ltdfrom2009to2013Mr.LIhaservedasanexecutivedirector,thechief

financialoficer,thevicepresidentandtheauthorisedrepresentativeunderRule3.05oftheRules

GoverningtheListingofSecuritiesonTheStockExchangeofHongKongLimitedofChinaResources

PharmaceuticalGroupLimited(stockcode:03320.HK)from2013to2019,anon-executivedirectorof

Dong-E-JiaoCo.,Ltd.(stockcode:000423.SZ)andChinaResourcesDoubleCranePharmaceutical

Co.,Ltd.(stockcode:600062.SH)andasupervisorofSanjiuMedical&PharmaceuticalCo.,Ltd.

(stockcode:000999.SZ).HewasanexecutivedirectorandjointchiefinancialoficerofZhongsheng

GroupHoldingsLimited(stockcode:881.HK)from2019to2022andanindependentnon-executive

directorofSpaceGroupHoldingsLimited(stockcode:2448)fromAugust2022toJune2025.

Mr.LIreceivedaMaster’sdegreinFinancialManagementfromNanyangTechnologicalUniversityin

Singaporein2005andaMaster’sdegreinBusinesAdministrationfromWuhanUniversityin2003

andobtainedprofesionalqualificationsasaCharteredFinancialAnalystqualifiedbytheCFAInstitute

andaCertifiedPublicAcountant(Singapore)qualifiedbytheSingaporeInstituteofChartered

Acountants.

IndependentNon-executiveDirectors

Mr.CHEOKAlbertSaychuan,aged74,isourIndependentNon-executiveDirector.Mr.CHEOKis

alsothechairmanofourNominationComite,andamemberofeachofourAuditComiteand

RemunerationComite.Mr.CHEOKhasbenapointedasaDirectorsinceMay2015.

Mr.CHEOKgraduatedfromtheUniversityofAdelaide,AustraliawithFirstClasHonoursin

economics.Mr.CHEOKisafelowofCPAustralia.Heisabankerwithover40yearsofexperiencein

bankingandbusinesconsultancyintheAsia-Pacificregion.


BetwenMay1979andFebruary1982,Mr.CHEOKwasanadvisortotheAustralianGovernment

InquiryintotheAustralianFinancialSystemwhichintroducedcomprehensivereformstotheAustralian

bankingsystem.HewasthechiefmanageratheReserveBankofAustraliafromOctober1988to

September1989beforebecomingthedeputycomisionerofBankingofHongKongforabouthre

andahalfyears.Hewasubsequentlyapointedasanexecutivedirectorinchargeofbanking

supervisionatheHongKongMonetaryAuthorityfromApril1993toMay1995.Mr.CHEOKwasthe

chairmanofBangkokBankBerhadinMalaysia,awholy-ownedsubsidiaryofBangkokBankof

Thailand,fromSeptember1995toNovember2005.Mr.CHEOKwasformerlythevicechairmanof

ExportandIndustryBank,Inc.,whichislistedonThePhilipineStockExchange,fromFebruary2006

toApril2012.Mr.CHEOKwasthevicepresidentoftheboardofgovernorsoftheMalaysianInstitute

ofCorporateGovernanceuntilthendof2020.

Mr.CHEOKisthenon-executivenon-independentchairmanofAmplefieldLimited(listedin

Singapore)andanindependentnon-executivedirectorofSupermaxCorporationBerhad(listedin

Malaysia).Hewasthenon-executivechairmanofForbidenFodLimited(listedinAustralia).

Outsidehisvariousboardcapacities,Mr.CHEOKisawelacomplishedpersonalinvestmentbanker

andfinancialadvisertoselectclientsinHongKong,ChinandSouthEastAsia.Inthiscapacityhehas

beninvolvedinseveralhighprofilemergersandacquisitions,asetacquisitions,corporate

restructuring,corporatestrategies,brandimageandbuildingandprivatefundmanagement.Hehasalso

benanadvisertogovernmentsinvariouscapacities.

Mr.FANChunWah,Andrew,J.P.,aged46,isourIndependentNon-executiveDirector.Mr.FANis

alsothechairmanofourAuditComite,andamemberofeachofourNominationComiteand

RemunerationComite.Mr.FANhasbenapointedasaDirectorsinceMarch2023.Mr.FANisa

practicingcertifiedpublicacountantinHongKongwithover19yearsofexperience.Heholdsa

BachelorDegreofBusinesAdministration(AcountingandFinance)fromTheUniversityofHong

KongandaBachelorDegreinLawsfromtheUniversityofLondon.

Mr.FANisafelowmemberoftheAsociationofCharteredCertifiedAcountantsintheUnited

KingdomandafelowmemberoftheHongKongInstituteofCertifiedPublicAcountants.Heisalso

theViceChairmanoftheTenthtotheTwelfthComitesoftheZhejiangProvinceUnitedYoung

Asociation,andamemberandaStandingComitememberoftheEleventhtotheThirtenth

ComitesoftheAl-ChinaYouthFederationandamemberoftheFourtenthNationalComiteof

theCPC.

Mr.FANiscurentlyanindependentnon-executivedirectorofSingTaoNewsCorporationLimited

(stockcode:1105),NamesonHoldingsLimited(stockcode:1982),Chuang’sChinaInvestments

Limited(stockcode:298),ChinaOverseasGrandOceansGroupLtd.(stockcode:81)andChina

Unicom(HongKong)Limited(stockcode:762),alsharesofwhicharelistedontheMainBoardofthe

StockExchange.

Mr.FANwasanindependentnon-executivedirectorofcertaincompanieswhichsharesarelistedonthe

MainBoardoftheStockExchange,namely,SpaceGroupHoldingsLimited(stockcode:2448)from

January2018toAugust2022andCulturecomHoldingsLimited(stockcode:343)fromApril2015to

May2024.

Dr.HONGWen,aged50,ourIndependentNon-executiveDirector.Dr.HONGisalsothechairmanof

ourRemunerationComiteandamemberofeachofourAuditComiteandNomination

Comite.Dr.HONGwasapointedasanIndependentNon-executiveDirectoroftheGuarantorsince

March2025.


Dr.HONGisanincumbentmemberofthe7thLegislativeCounciloftheHongKongSpecial

AdministrativeRegionandgeneralmanagerofthepublicafairsandresearchdepartmentatNewWorld

DevelopmentCompanyLimited(stockcode:0017.HK).Priortothis,sheservedasvicepresidentof

FungBusinesInteligence,asenioresearcheratheCentralPolicyUnitoftheHongKongSAR

Government,avisitingscholaratBrokingsInstitutioninWashington,D.C.,andaresearchoficerat

OneCountryTwoSystemsResearchInstitute.

Dr.HONGbringsextensivexpertiseineconomicandpublicpolicy,suportedbysignificant

experienceinpublicservice.ShecurentlyservesasamemberoftheGuizhouProvincialComiteof

theChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceandeputydirectorofitsHongKong,Macao,

Taiwan,OverseasChineseandForeignAfairsComite.Dr.HONGisalsovice-chairmanoftheHong

KongHuajingSociety,anonresidentialfelowatheCentreonContemporaryChinandtheWorldat

theUniversityofHongKong,andvice-presidentoftheHongKongAsociationofOverseas-Returned

Scholars.Aditionaly,shecontributesasamemberoftheHongKongGeneralChamberofComerce’s

Belt&RoadworkingroupandGBAworkingroup,amemberoftheChineseAsociationofHong

KongandMacaoStudies,andapart-timeprofesoratheBeltandRoadResearchInstituteofHainan

University.Previously,Dr.HONGservedasamemberoftheConstitutionalandBasicLawPromotion

SteringComite,furtherunderscoringhercomitmentopublicpolicyandgovernance.

Dr.HONGgraduatedwithabachelor’sdegreinurbanplaningandamaster’sdegreinurban

planingandesignfromTongjiUniversity,respectively,andobtainedherDoctorofPhilosophydegre

fromtheUniversityofHongKong.

SENIORMANAGEMENT

Thetablebelowsetsforththeageandesignationofourkeyseniormanagementasathedateofthis

OferingCircular:

NameAgeCurentposition

Ms.LIUWanting

.

43PresidentandChiefComercialOficer

Mr.TANGYuPing,Pitney

.

55ChiefOperatingOficer

Ms.LIUWanting,aged43,isourPresidentandChiefComercialOficer.Ms.LIUisalsoamember

ofeachofStrategyComiteandSustainabilitySteringComiteonEnvironmental,Socialand

GovernanceIsuesoftheGuarantor.ShewasanExecutiveDirectoroftheGuarantorfromAugust2013

toMay2024.ShealsoactsasdirectorofasubsidiaryoftheGuarantor.Sheholdsindirectly13.05%

equityinterestinLinkasiaAirlinesGroupLimited,anon-wholyownedsubsidiaryoftheGuarantor.

Ms.LIUisresponsiblefortheGroup’soveralstrategicplaningandimplementation,aswelas

managingoveralcomercialoperations.Ms.LIUjoinedtheGroupinJune2006andisthefounding

memberoftheGroup.

Ms.LIUisafoundingmemberofChineseFinancialAsociationofHongKong(香港中国金融协会).

Ms.LIUholdsanEMBAathePBCScholofFinanceatTsinghuaUniversityinChinandamaster’s

degreincomunicationmanagementfromHongKongBaptistUniversity.

Mr.TANGYuPing,aged54,isourChiefOperatingOficer,isoveralresponsibleforalaspectsof

transaction-relatedfunctionsincludingtechnicalasetmanagementandrisk,andinparticularoverses

transactionplaningandclosing,OEMandcriticalprocurementafairs,pricingandbusinesanalysis,

dealstructureandtaxplaning,structuredfinanceaswelaspecialcorporateprojectsuchas

contingencytasks.Mr.TANGjoinedtheGroupin2011asfinancialcontrolerwhowasresponsiblefor

financialmanagementandacountingaswelaslistingpreparationandpre-IPOinvestment

management.Mr.TANGisalsoadirectororanalternatedirectorofcertainsubsidiariesofthe

GuarantorandARI.


PriortojoiningtheGroup,Mr.TANGheldseniorfinancialpositionsinvariouscompanieslistedin

HongKong.Hehasover30yearsofexperienceincorporatedevelopment,financialmanagementand

consultingforvariousindustriesincludingaircraftleasing,aviationlogistics,manufacturing,corporate

financeadvisoryande-media.Byprofesion,Mr.TANGisacertifiedpublicacountantinHongKong

andacharteredacountantinEnglandandWales.HeisalsoafelowmemberoftheHKICPA,the

AsociationofCharteredCertifiedAcountantsandtheInstituteofCharteredAcountantsinEngland

andWales.

Mr.TANGgraduatedwiththedegreofBachelorofArtsineconomicandsocialstudiesfromthe

UniversityofManchester,andobtainedthedegreofmasterofscienceinoperationalresearchand

informationsystemsfromtheLondonScholofEconomicsandPoliticalScience,Universityof

London.


SUBSTANTIALSHAREHOLDERS

Basedontheinformationavailabletourdirectorsasat31December2024(includingsuchinformation

aswasavailableonthewebsiteoftheHongKongStockExchange)orsofarastheyareawareof,asat

31December2024,thentitiesand/orpersonswhohadinterestsorshortpositionsinoursharesor

underlyingshareswhichfaltobedisclosedbyusunderDivisions2and3ofPartXVoftheSFO,or

whichwererecordedintheregisterequiredtobekeptbyusunderSection336oftheSFOorhad

otherwisenotifiedtouswereasfolows:

Nameofshareholders

Capacity/natureof

interest

Numberof

Shares(L)

(1)

heldTotalinterests

Aproximate

percentageof

Sharesin

isue

(2)

CELAviationInvestmentHoldings

Limited(“CELAviation”).

Beneficialowner244,065,373

(3)

244,065,37332.78%

ChinaEverbrightLimited(“CEL”).Interestofcontroled

corporation

283,417,693

(3)

283,417,69338.06%

ChinaEverbrightHoldingsCompany

Limited(“CEHongKong”).

Interestofcontroled

corporation

283,417,693

(4)

283,417,69338.06%

ChinaEverbrightGroupLtd(“CE

Group”).

Interestofcontroled

corporation

283,417,693

(5)

283,417,69338.06%

CentralHuijinInvestmentLimited

(“CentralHuijin”).

Interestofcontroled

corporation

283,417,693

(5)

283,417,69338.06%

FriedmanPacificAsetManagement

Limited(“FPAM”).

Beneficialowner176,496,672

(6)

176,496,67223.70%

CapelaCapitalLimited(“Capela”).Interestofcontroled

corporation

176,496,672

(6)

176,496,67223.70%

PONHoMan.Interestofcontroled

corporation

185,827,261

(7)&(8)

Beneficialowner600,000186,427,26125.04%

ChristinaNG.Interestofcontroled

corporation

176,496,672

(7)

Beneficialowner7,500,000183,996,67224.71%

Notes:

(1)Theleter,“L”denotesthentity/person’slongpositioninthesecurities.

(2)Basedon744,648,542share(s)withparvalueofHK$0.10eachinthesharecapitaloftheGuarantor(“Shares”)inisueas

at31December2024.

(3)ByvirtueoftheSFO,CELwasdemedtobeinterestedin244,065,373and39,352,320SharesheldbyCELAviationand

ChinaEverbrightFinancialInvestmentsLimitedrespectively,bothofwhicharewholy-ownedbyCEL.

(4)CELwasownedasto49.39%byHonorichHoldingsLimitedand0.35%byEverbrightInvestment&ManagementLimited,

bothofwhichwerewholy-ownedbyCEHongKong.CEHongKongindirectlyheldmorethanone-thirdofthevoting

poweratgeneralmetingsofCEL.Acordingly,CEHongKongwasdemedtobeinterestedinalSharesmentionedin

note(3)abovebytheSFO.

(5)CentralHuijinheld63.16%equityinterestinCEGroupwhichinturnheld100%oftheisuedsharecapitalofCEHong

Kong.Acordingly,CEGroupandCentralHuijinweredemedtobeinterestedinalSharesmentionedinotes(3)and(4)

above.

(6)FPAMwaswholy-ownedbyCapela.Acordingly,CapelawasdemedtobeinterestedinalSharesheldbyFPAM.


(7)Capelawasownedasto50%byMs.ChristinaNGand50%byMr.PONHoMan.Acordingly,Mr.PONandMs.NG

weredemedtobeinterestedinalSharesmentionedinote(6)above.

(8)Mr.PONHoManwasinterestedin185,827,261SharesbyvirtueoftheSFOinthefolowingmaner:

(a)176,496,672SharesheldbyFPAM,asubstantialShareholderwholy-ownedbyCapelawhichinturnwasownedas

to50%byMs.ChristinaNGand50%byMr.PONHoMan;and

(b)interestedin9,330,589SharesheldbyEqualHonourHoldingsLimited,acompanywholy-ownedbyMr.PON.

Saveasdisclosedabove,asat31December2024,ourDirectorsarenotawareofanyperson(otherthan

aDirectororchiefexecutiveoftheGuarantor)whohadaninterestorshortpositionintheSharesor

underlyingSharesofuswhichwouldberequiredtobedisclosedtousandtheHongKongStock

ExchangeundertheprovisionsofDivisions2and3ofPartXVoftheSFO,or,whichwererecordedin

theregisterequiredtobekeptbyusunderSection336oftheSFOorhadotherwisenotifiedtous.


TAXATION

Thefolowingsumaryofcertaintaxconsequencesofthepurchase,ownershipandispositionofthe

Bondsisbaseduponaplicablelaws,regulations,rulingsandecisionsinefectasathedateofthis

OferingCircular,alofwhicharesubjectochange(posiblywithretroactivefect).Thisdiscusion

doesnotpurportobeacomprehensivedescriptionofalthetaxconsiderationsthatmayberelevanto

adecisiontopurchase,ownordisposeoftheBondsandoesnotpurportodealwithconsequences

aplicabletoalcategoriesofinvestors,someofwhichmaybesubjectospecialrules.Neitherthese

statementsnoranyotherstatementsinthisOferingCirculararetoberegardedasadviceonthetax

positionofanyholderoftheBondsoranypersonsacquiring,selingorotherwisedealingintheBonds

oronanytaximplicationsarisingfromtheacquisition,saleorotherdealingsinrespectoftheBonds.

PersonsconsideringthepurchaseoftheBondshouldconsultheirowntaxadvisersconcerningthe

posibletaxconsequencesofthepurchase,ownershipandispositionoftheBondsunderthelawsof

theircountryofcitizenship,residenceordomicile.

HONGKONG

Witholdingtax

NowitholdingtaxispayableinHongKonginrespectofpaymentsofprincipalorinterestonthe

BondsorinrespectofanycapitalgainsarisingfromthesaleoftheBonds.

Profitstax

HongKongprofitstaxischargeableoneverypersoncaryingonatrade,profesionorbusinesinHong

KonginrespectofprofitsarisinginorderivedfromHongKongfromsuchtrade,profesionorbusines

(excludingprofitsarisingfromthesaleofcapitalasets).

InterestontheBondsmaybedemedtobeprofitsarisinginorderivedfromHongKongfromatrade,

profesionorbusinescariedoninHongKonginthefolowingcircumstances:

(a)InterestontheBondsisderivedfromHongKongandisreceivedbyoracruestoacorporation

caryingonatrade,profesionorbusinesinHongKong;

(b)InterestontheBondsisderivedfromHongKongandisreceivedbyoracruestoapersonother

thanacorporation,caryingonatrade,profesionorbusinesinHongKongandisinrespectof

thefundsofthetrade,profesionorbusines;

(c)InterestontheBondsisreceivedbyoracruestoafinancialinstitution(asdefinedintheInland

RevenueOrdinance(Cap.112)ofHongKong(the“IRO”)andarisesthroughorfromthe

caryingonbythefinancialinstitutionofitsbusinesinHongKong;or

(d)InterestontheBondsisreceivedbyoracruestoacorporation,otherthanafinancialinstitution,

andarisesthroughorfromthecaryingoninHongKongbythecorporationofitsintra-group

financingbusines(withinthemeaningofsection16(3)oftheIRO).

Sumsreceivedbyoracruedtoafinancialinstitutionbywayofgainsorprofitsarisingthroughorfrom

thecaryingonbythefinancialinstitutionofitsbusinesinHongKongfromthesale,disposalor

redemptionoftheBondswilbesubjectoHongKongprofitstax.Sumsreceivedbyoracruedtoa

corporation,otherthanafinancialinstitution,bywayofgainsorprofitsarisingthroughorfromthe

caryingoninHongKongbythecorporationofitsintra-groupfinancingbusines(withinthemeaning

ofsection16(3)oftheIRO)fromthesale,disposalorotheredemptionoftheBondswilbesubjecto

HongKongprofitstax.


Sumsderivedfromthesale,disposaloredemptionoftheBondswilbesubjectoHongKongprofits

taxwherereceivedbyoracruedtoaperson,otherthanafinancialinstitution,whocariesonatrade,

profesionorbusinesinHongKongandthesumhasaHongKongsourceunlesotherwisexempted.

Thesourceofsuchsumswilgeneralybedeterminedbyhavingregardtothemanerinwhichthe

Bondsareacquiredandisposedof.

Inadition,withefectfrom1January2024,pursuantovariousforeign-sourcedincomexemption

legislationinHongKong(the“FSIEAmendments”),certainspecifiedforeign-sourcedincome

(includinginterest,dividend,disposalgainorintelectualpropertyincome,ineachcase,arisinginor

derivedfromateritoryoutsideHongKongacruedtoanMNEentity(asdefinedintheFSIE

Amendments)caryingonatrade,profesionorbusinesinHongKongisregardedasarisinginor

derivedfromHongKongandsubjectoHongKongprofitstaxwhenitisreceivedinHongKong.The

FSIEAmendmentsalsoprovideforeliefagainstdoubletaxationinrespectofcertainforeign-sourced

incomeandtransitionalmaters.

Incertaincircumstances,HongKongprofitstaxexemptions(suchasconcesionarytaxrates)maybe

available.Investorsareadvisedtoconsultheirowntaxadviserstoascertaintheaplicabilityofany

exemptionstotheirindividualposition.

Stampduty

NoHongKongstampdutywilbechargeableupontheisueortransferofaBond.

PRC

ThefolowingsumarydescribestheprincipalPRCtaxconsequencesofownershipandispositionof

theBondsbybeneficialownerswho,orwhich,arenotresidentsofmainlandChinaforPRCtax

purposes.Thesebeneficialownersarereferedtoasnon-residentBondholdersinthis“Taxation–PRC”

section.InconsideringwhethertoinvestintheBonds,investorshouldconsultheirindividualtax

adviserswithregardtotheaplicationofPRCtaxlawstotheirparticularsituationsaswelasanytax

consequencesarisingunderthelawsofanyothertaxjurisdiction.

PursuantotheEnterpriseIncomeTaxLaw(the“EITLaw”)anditsimplementationregulations,

enterprisesthatarestablishedunderlawsoforeigncountriesandregions(includingHongKong,

MacauSpecialAdministrativeRegionandTaiwan)butwhose“defactomanagementbody”arewithin

theteritoryofPRCaretreatedasPRCtaxresidententerprisesforthepurposeoftheEITLawandmust

payPRCenterpriseincometaxatherateof25%inrespectoftheirtaxableincome.Althoughtherules

arenotentirelyclear,dividendsfromaPRCtaxresidententerpriseshouldbexcludedfromthetaxable

incomeofarecipienthatisalsoaPRCtaxresidententerprise.IfrelevantPRCtaxauthoritiesdecide,

inacordancewithaplicabletaxrulesandregulations,thathe“defactomanagementbody”ofthe

IsueriswithintheteritoryofPRC,theIsuermaybetreatedasaPRCtaxresidententerpriseforthe

purposeoftheEITLaw,andtheIsuermaybesubjectoPRCenterpriseincometaxatherateof25%

onitstaxableincome.AthedateofthisOferingCircular,theIsuerhasnotbenotifiedorinformed

bythePRCtaxauthoritiesthatitisconsideredasaPRCtaxresidententerpriseforthepurposeofthe

EITLaw.


However,theIsuermaybetreatedasaPRCtaxresidententerpriseundertheEITLawandrelated

implementationregulationsinthefuture.PursuantotheEITLawanditsimplementationregulations,

anynon-residententerprisewithoutanestablishmentwithinthePRCorwhoseincomehasno

conectiontoitsestablishmentinsidethePRCmustpayenterpriseincometaxonincomesourced

withinthePRC,andsuchincometaxmustbewitheldatsourcebythePRCpayer.Acordingly,ifthe

IsueristreatedasaPRCtaxresidententerprisebythePRCtaxauthorities,theIsuermayberequired

towitholdincometaxfromthepaymentsofinterestinrespectoftheBondstoanynon-PRC

Bondholder,andgainfromthedispositionoftheBondsmaybesubjectoPRCtax,iftheincomeor

gainistreatedasPRC-source.Thetaxrateisgeneraly10%fornon-residententerpriseBondholders

and20%inthecaseofnon-residentindividuals,subjectotheprovisionsofanaplicabletaxtreaty.

TheIsuerhasagredtopayaditionalamountstoBondholders,subjectocertainexceptions,sothat

theywouldreceivethefulamountofthescheduledpayment,asfurthersetoutintheTermsand

ConditionsoftheBonds.

Inadition,iftheGuarantorisregardedasaPRCtaxresidententerpriseandiftheIsuerisnotableto

makepaymentsundertheBondsandtheGuarantorfulfilsthepaymentobligationsundertheGuarante,

theGuarantormustwitholdPRCincometaxonpaymentswithrespectotheinterestacruedonthe

Bondstonon-residententerpriseholdersgeneralyatherateof10%(andposiblyatarateof20%in

thecaseofpaymentstonon-residentindividualholders),subjectotheprovisionsofanyaplicabletax

treaty.

FATCA

PursuantocertainprovisionsoftheU.S.InternalRevenueCodeof1986,comonlyknownasFATCA,

a“foreignfinancialinstitution”mayberequiredtowitholdoncertainpaymentsitmakestopersons

thatfailtometcertaincertification,reporting,orelatedrequirements.TheIsuermaybeaforeign

financialinstitutionforthesepurposes.Anumberofjurisdictionshaventeredinto,orhaveagredin

substanceto,intergovernmentalagrementswiththeUnitedStatestoimplementFATCA(“IGAs”),

whichmodifythewayinwhichFATCAapliesintheirjurisdictions.UndertheprovisionsofIGAsas

curentlyinefect,aforeignfinancialinstitutioninanIGAjurisdictionwouldgeneralynotberequired

towitholdunderFATCAoranIGAfrompaymentsthatitmakes.Certainaspectsoftheaplicationof

theFATCAprovisionsandIGAstoinstrumentsuchastheBonds,includingwhetherwitholding

wouldeverberequiredpursuantoFATCAoranIGAwithrespectopaymentsoninstrumentsuchas

theBonds,areuncertainandmaybesubjectochange.Evenifwitholdingwouldberequiredpursuant

toFATCAoranIGAwithrespectopaymentsoninstrumentsuchastheBonds,suchwitholding

wouldnotaplypriorto1January2019.Holdershouldconsultheirowntaxadvisorsregardinghow

theserulesmayaplytotheirinvestmentintheBonds.

BRITISHVIRGINISLANDS

ThefolowingisadiscusiononcertainBritishVirginIslandsincometaxconsequencesofan

investmentintheBonds.Thediscusionisageneralsumaryofpresentlaw,whichisubjecto

prospectiveandretroactivechange.Itisnotintendedastaxadvice,doesnotconsideranyinvestor’s

particularcircumstances,andoesnotconsidertaxconsequencesotherthanthosearisingunderBritish

VirginIslandslaw.

UnderexistingBritishVirginIslandslaws:

(i)TheIsuerandalpaymentsofinterestandprincipalontheBondsandotheramountsmadebythe

IsuertopersonswhoarenotpersonsresidentintheBritishVirginIslandsandanycapitalgains

realisedwithrespectothedisposaloftheBondsbypersonswhoarenotpersonsresidentinthe

BritishVirginIslandsarexemptfromalprovisionsoftheIncomeTaxOrdinanceintheBritish

VirginIslands.


(i)Noestate,inheritance,sucesionorgiftax,rate,duty,levyorotherchargeispayablebypersons

whoarenotpersonsresidentintheBritishVirginIslandswithrespectoanydebtobligationor

othersecuritiesoftheIsuer.

(i)AlinstrumentsrelatingtotransfersofpropertytorbytheIsuerandalinstrumentsrelatingto

transactionsinrespectoftheshares,debtobligationsorothersecuritiesoftheIsuerandal

instrumentsrelatingtothertransactionsrelatingtothebusinesoftheIsuerarexemptfrom

paymentofstampdutyintheBritishVirginIslands.ThisasumesthatheIsuerandits

subsidiariesdonotholdaninterestinrealestateintheBritishVirginIslands.

(iv)TherearecurentlynowitholdingtaxesorexchangecontrolregulationsintheBritishVirgin

IslandsaplicabletopaymentstheIsueroritshareholdersmaymakeunderthetransaction

documentsrelatingtotheBonds.

CAYMANISLANDS

UnderexistingCaymanIslandslaws,paymentsonBondstobeisuedwilnotbesubjectotaxationin

theCaymanIslandsandnowitholdingwilberequiredonthepaymentstoanyholderoftheBonds,

norwilgainsderivedfromthedisposaloftheBondsbesubjectoCaymanIslandsincomeor

corporationtax.TheCaymanIslandscurentlyhavenoincome,corporationorcapitalgainstaxandno

estateduty,inheritanceorgiftax.On8January2013,theGuarantoreceivedanundertakingfromthe

GovernorinCabinetoftheCaymanIslands,pursuantotheTaxConcesionsAct(asamended)ofthe

CaymanIslands,thatforaperiodof20yearsfromthedateofgrantofthatundertakingnolawhichis

enactedintheCaymanIslandsimposinganytaxtobeleviedonprofits,income,gainsorapreciation

shalaplytotheGuarantororitsoperationsand,inadition,thatnotaxtobeleviedonprofits,

income,gainsorapreciationsorwhichisinthenatureofestatedutyorinheritancetaxshalbepayable

onorinrespectoftheshares,debenturesorotherobligations(whichincludestheCertificates)ofthe

GuarantororbywayofthewitholdinginwholeorpartofanyrelevantpaymentasdefinedintheTax

ConcesionsAct(asamended)oftheCaymanIslands.Nocapitalorstampdutiesareleviedinthe

CaymanIslandsontheisueoredemptionofBonds.However,aninstrumentransferingtitletoany

Certificates,ifbroughtorexecutedintheCaymanIslands,wouldbesubjectoCaymanIslandstamp

duty.TheforegoingisbasedoncurentlawandpracticeintheCaymanIslandsandthisisubjecto

changetherein.


PRCREGULATIONS

ThisectionsumarisestheprincipalPRClawsandregulationswhicharerelevantotheGroup’s

businesandoperations.Asthisisasumary,itdoesnotcontainadetailedanalysisofthePRClaws

andregulationswhicharerelevantotheGroup’sbusinesandoperations.

THEPRCLEGALSYSTEM

ThePRClegalsystemismadeupofthePRConstitutionationalaws,regulations,directivesand

localaws,lawsofSpecialAdministrativeRegions,lawsresultingfrominternationaltreatiesentered

intobythePRCgovernmentandjudicialinterpretations.Ingeneral,PRCcourtjudgmentsdonot

constitutebindingprecedents.However,theyareusedforthepurposesofjudicialreferenceand

guidance.

TheNationalPeople’sCongresofthePRC(the“NPC”)andtheStandingComiteoftheNPCare

empoweredbythePRConstitutiontoexercisethelegislativepoweroftheState.TheNPChasthe

powertoamendthePRConstitutionandenactandamendbasiclawsgoverningstateagenciesand

civil,criminalandothermaters.TheStandingComiteoftheNPCisempoweredtoenactandamend

alawsexceptforthelawsthatarerequiredtobenactedandamendedbytheNPC.

TheStateCouncilofthePRC(中华人民共和国务院)(the“StateCouncil”)isthehighestorganof

thestateadministrationandhasthepowertoenactadministrativerulesandregulations.Theministries

andcomisionsundertheStateCouncilarealsovestedwiththepowertoisueorders,directivesand

regulationswithinthejurisdictionoftheirespectivedepartments.Aladministrativerules,regulations,

directivesandorderspromulgatedbytheStateCouncilanditsministriesandcomisionsmustbe

consistentwiththePRConstitutionandthenationalawsenactedbytheNPC.Intheventhata

conflictarises,theStandingComiteoftheNPChasthepowertoanulsuchadministrativerules,

regulations,directivesandorders.

Atheregionalevel,theprovincialandmunicipalcongresesandtheirespectivestandingcomites

mayenactlocalrulesandregulationsandthepeople’sgovernmentsmaypromulgateadministrative

rulesandirectivesaplicabletotheirownadministrativeareas.Theselocalrulesandregulationsmust

beconsistentwiththePRConstitution,thenationalawsandtheadministrativerulesandregulations

promulgatedbytheStateCouncil.

TheStateCouncil,provincialandmunicipalgovernmentsmayalsoenactorisuerules,regulationsor

directivesinewareasofthelawforexperimentalpurposesorinordertoenforcethelaw.Aftergaining

suficientexperiencewithexperimentalmeasures,theStateCouncilmaysubmitlegislativeproposalsto

beconsideredbytheNPCortheStandingComiteoftheNPCforenactmentathenationalevel.

ThePRConstitutionveststhepowertointerpretlawsintheStandingComiteoftheNPC.The

SupremePeople’sCourt,inaditiontoitspowertogivegeneralinterpretationontheaplicationof

lawsinjudicialprocedings,alsohasthepowertointerpretspecificases.TheStateCouncilandits

ministriesandcomisionsarealsovestedwiththepowertointerpretrulesandregulationsthathey

havepromulgated.Atheregionalevel,thepowertointerpretregionalrulesandregulationsisvestedin

theregionalegislativeandadministrativebodieswhichpromulgatedsuchlaws.

THEPRCJUDICIALSYSTEM

UnderthePRConstitutionandtheLawofOrganizationofthePeople’sCourts,thejudicialsystemis

madeupoftheSupremePeople’sCourt,thelocalcourts,militarycourtsandotherspecialcourts.


Thelocalcourtsarecomprisedofthebasicourts,theintermediatecourtsandthehighercourts.The

basicourtsareorganisedintocivil,criminal,economic,administrativeandotherdivisions.The

intermediatecourtsareorganisedintodivisionsimilartothoseofthebasicourts,andarefurther

organisedintotherspecialdivisions,suchastheintelectualpropertydivision.Thehigherlevelcourts

supervisethebasicandintermediatecourts.Thepeople’sprocuratoratesalsohavetherightoexercise

legalsupervisionoverthecivilprocedingsofcourtsofthesamelevelandlowerlevels.TheSupreme

People’sCourtisthehighestjudicialbodyinthePRC.Itsupervisestheadministrationofjusticebyal

othercourts.

Thecourtsemployatwo-tierapelatesystem.Apartymayapealagainstajudgmentororderofa

localcourtothecourtathenexthigherlevel.Secondjudgmentsorordersgivenathenexthigher

levelandthefirstjudgmentsorordersgivenbytheSupremePeople’sCourtarefinal.If,however,the

SupremePeople’sCourtoracourtatahigherlevelfindsanerorinanefectivejudgmentwhichas

bengivenbyanycourtatalowerlevel,orthepresidentofacourtfindsanerorinajudgmentwhich

hasbengiveninthecourtoverwhichepresides,thecasemaythenberetriedinacordancewiththe

judicialsupervisionprocedures.Apartywhichdemsthatanefectivejudgementiseroneousmayalso

aplyforetrial.

TheCivilProcedureLawofthePRC,whichwasadoptedon9April1991andamendedon28October

2007,31August2012,27June2017and1January2024,respectively,setsforththecriteriafor

institutingacivilaction,thejurisdictionofthecourts,theprocedurestobefolowedforconductinga

civilactionandtheproceduresforenforcementofaciviljudgmentororder.Alpartiestoacivilaction

conductedwithinthePRCmustcomplywiththeCivilProcedureLaw.Generaly,acivilcaseisinitialy

heardbyalocalcourtofthemunicipalityorprovinceinwhichthedefendantdomicile.Thepartiestoa

contractmay,byexpresagrement,selectajurisdictionwherecivilactionsmaybebrought,provided

thathejurisdictioniseithertheplaintif’sorthedefendant’sdomicile,theplaceofexecutionor

implementationofthecontractortheplaceoftheobjectofthecontract.However,suchselectioncanot

violatethestipulationsofgradejurisdictionandexclusivejurisdictioninanycase.

Aforeignindividualorenterprisegeneralyhasthesamelitigationrightsandobligationsasacitizenor

legalpersonofthePRC.Ifaforeigncountry’sjudicialsystemlimitsthelitigationrightsofPRC

citizensandenterprises,thePRCcourtsmayaplythesamelimitationstothecitizensandenterprises

ofthatforeigncountrywithinthePRC.Ifanypartytoacivilactionrefusestocomplywithajudgment

orordermadebyacourtoranawardgrantedbyanarbitrationpanelinthePRC,theagrievedparty

mayaplytothecourtorequestforenforcementofthejudgment,orderoraward.Thetimelimit

imposedontherightoaplyforsuchenforcementistwoyearsafterthenforcementperiodstipulated

inthejudgementbythecourt.Ifapersonfailstosatisfyajudgmentmadebythecourtwithinthe

stipulatedtime,thecourtwil,uponaplicationbyanypartytotheaction,mandatorilyenforcethe

judgment.

Apartysekingtoenforceajudgmentororderofacourtagainstapartywhoisnotlocatedwithinthe

PRCandoesnotownanypropertyinthePRCmayaplytoaforeigncourtwithproperjurisdictionfor

recognitionandenforcementofthejudgmentororder.Aforeignjudgmentorulingmayalsobe

recognisedandenforcedbyaPRCcourtinacordancewiththePRCenforcementproceduresifthePRC

hasenteredinto,oracededto,aninternationaltreatywiththerelevantforeigncountry,whichprovides

forsuchrecognitionandenforcement,orifthejudgmentorulingsatisfiesthecourt’sexaminationin

acordancewiththeprincipleofreciprocity,unles(1)thecourtfindsthatheforeigncourthasno

jurisdictionoverthecase;(2)therespondenthasnotbenlegitimatelysumonedortherespondenthas

benlegitimatelysumonedbuthasnotbengivenareasonableoportunitytomakearepresentation

andebate,orthelitigantwithoutlitigationcapacityhasnotbenasignedapropriateagent;(3)the

judgmentorulingisobtainedbyfraud;(4)thepeople’scourthasmadeajudgmentorulingonthe

samedispute,orhasrecognisedthejudgmentorulingmadebyacourtofathirdcountryforthesame

dispute;or(5)therecognitionorenforcementofsuchjudgmentorulingwilresultinaviolationofthe

basiclegalprinciplesofthePRC,itsovereigntyorsecurity,orforeasonsofsocialandpublic

interests.


FOREIGNEXCHANGECONTROLS

ThelawfulcurencyofthePRCisRenminbi,whichisubjectoforeignexchangecontrolsandisnot

frelyconvertibleintoforeignexchangeathistime.ThePRCStateAdministrativeofForeign

Exchange(“SAFE”),undertheauthorityofthePBOC,isempoweredwiththefunctionsof

administeringalmatersrelatingtoforeignexchange,includingthenforcementoforeignexchange

controlregulations.

Priorto31December1993,aquotasystemwasusedforthemanagementoforeigncurency.Any

enterpriserequiringforeigncurencywasrequiredtobtainaquotafromthelocaltheSAFEofice

beforeitcouldconvertRenminbintoforeigncurencythroughthePBOCorotherdesignatedbanks.

SuchconversionhadtobefectedatheoficialrateprescribedbytheSAFEonadailybasis.

Renminbicouldalsobeconvertedintoforeigncurencyatswapcentres.Thexchangeratesusedby

swapcentreswerelargelydeterminedbythedemandfor,andsuplyof,theforeigncurencyandthe

RenminbirequirementsofenterprisesinthePRC.Anyenterprisethatwishedtobuyorselforeign

curencyataswapcentrehadtobtaintheprioraprovaloftheSAFE.

On28December1993,thePBOC,undertheauthorityoftheStateCouncil,promulgatedtheNoticeof

thePBOConcerningFurtherReformoftheForeignCurencyControlSystem,efectivefrom1

January1994.Thenoticeanouncedtheabolitionoftheforeignexchangequotasystem,the

implementationofconditionalconvertibilityofRenminbincurentacountitems,thestablishmentof

thesystemofsetlementandpaymentoforeignexchangebybanks,andtheunificationoftheoficial

RenminbiexchangerateandthemarketrateforRenminbiestablishedatswapcentres.On26March

1994,thePBOCpromulgatedtheProvisionalRegulationsfortheAdministrationofSetlement,Saleand

PaymentofForeignExchange(the“ProvisionalRegulations”),efectivefrom1April1994,whichset

outdetailedprovisionsregulatingthetradingoforeignexchangebyenterprises,economic

organisationsandsocialorganisationsinthePRC.

On1January1994,theformerdualexchangeratesystemforRenminbiwasabolishedandreplacedbya

controledfloatingexchangeratesystem,whichwasdeterminedbydemandandsuplyofRenminbi.

Pursuantosuchsystem,thePBOCsetandpublishedthedailyRenminbi-U.S.dolarexchangerate.

SuchexchangeratewasdeterminedwithreferencetothetransactionpriceforRenminbi-U.S.dolarin

theinter-bankforeignexchangemarketonthepreviousday.Also,thePBOC,withreferenceto

exchangeratesintheinternationalforeignexchangemarket,anouncedthexchangeratesofRenminbi

againstothermajorforeigncurencies.Inforeignexchangetransactions,designatedforeignexchange

banksmay,withinaspecifiedrange,frelydeterminetheaplicablexchangerateinacordancewith

therateanouncedbythePBOC.


On29January1996,theStateCouncilpromulgatedtheRegulationsofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

ontheAdministrationofForeignExchange(“ControlofForeignExchangeRegulations”)which

becamefectivefrom1April1996.TheControlofForeignExchangeRegulationsclasifiesal

internationalpaymentsandtransfersintocurentacountitemsandcapitalacountitems.Mostcurent

acountitemsaresubjectotheaprovalbyrelevantbanksthataredulyauthorisedbytheSAFEtodo

so,whilecapitalacountitemsarestilsubjectotheSAFEaprovaldirectly.TheControlofForeign

ExchangeRegulationswasubsequentlyamendedon14January1997.Suchamendmentafirmsthathe

Stateshalnotrestrictinternationalcurentacountpaymentsandtransfers.On1August2008,the

ControlofForeignExchangeRegulationswasfurtheramendedpursuantoaresolutionoftheState

CouncilofChinandcameintoefecton5August2008(the“NewForexRegulation”).UndertheNew

ForexRegulation,foreigncurencyreceivedundercurentacountbyonshorentitieswilnotbeasked

tobesetledintoRenminbiautomaticaly,whileforeigncurencyundercapitalacountmayalsobe

maintaineduponaproval.TheRenminbiwilbeconvertibleforcurentacountitems(includingthe

distributionofdividends,interestandroyaltiespayments,andtradeandservice-relatedforeign

exchangetransactions)uponpresentationofvalidreceiptsandprofcertifyingthepurposesofthe

conversionofRenminbintoforeigncurencytothedesignatedforeignexchangebanks.Conversionof

RenminbintoforeignexchangeandremitanceoforeignexchangefundsoutsideofPRCforcapital

acountitems,likedirectinvestment,loan,loanguarante,securitiesinvestment,capitalcontribution

andrepatriationofinvestment,istilsubjectorestriction,andprioraprovalfromtheSAFEorits

competentbranch.

On20June1996,thePBOCpromulgatedtheProvisionsontheSetlementandSaleofandPaymentin

ForeignExchange(the“SetlementRegulations”)whichbecamefectiveon1July1996.The

SetlementRegulationsupersededtheProvisionalRegulationsandabolishedtheremainingrestrictions

onconvertibilityoforeignexchangeinrespectofcurentacountitemswhileretainingthexisting

restrictionsonforeignexchangetransactionsinrespectofcapitalacountitems.Domesticentities

sekingtoenterintoforeignexchangetransactionsarerequiredtopenupforeignexchangeacounts

forcurentacountorcapitalacountransactions,asthecasemaybe,atbanksinvolvedinforeign

exchangebusines.Interestpaymentsforforeigndebtmaybemadefromaforeignexchangeacountof

adomesticentityorusingforeignexchangepurchasedatdesignatedforeignexchangebanksafterthe

verificationofthebonafidenatureofthetransactionbytheSAFE.Domesticentitiesmayaplytothe

SAFEforaprovaltopurchaseforeignexchangebypresentingvalidocumentsrequiredbythe

SetlementRegulationsforepaymentoforeigndebtprincipalandsuchpaymentcanbemadeuponthe

aprovaloftheSAFE.

On25October1998,thePBOCandtheSAFEpromulgatedtheNoticeConcerningtheDiscontinuance

ofForeignExchangeSwapBusinespursuantowhichandwithefectfrom1December1998,al

foreignexchangeswapbusinesinthePRCforforeign-investedenterpriseswasdiscontinued,whilethe

tradingoforeignexchangebyforeign-investedenterpriseswastoberegulatedunderthesystemforthe

setlementandsaleoforeignexchangeaplicabletobanks.

On21July2005,thePBOCanouncedthat,beginingfrom21July2005,thePRCwilimplementa

regulatedandmanagedfloatingexchangeratesystembasedonmarketsuplyandemandandby

referencetoabasketofcurencies.TheRenminbiexchangerateisnolongerpegedtotheU.S.dolar

only.ThePBOCwilanouncetheclosingpriceofaforeigncurencysuchastheU.S.dolartraded

againstRenminbintheinter-bankforeignexchangemarketaftertheclosingofthemarketoneach

businesday,setingthecentralparityfortradingofRenminbionthefolowingbusinesday.

On11August2015,thePBOCadjustedthemechanismformarketmakerstoformthecentralparityrate

byrequiringthemtoconsidertheclosingexchangerateforthelastradingdate.Itisposiblethathe

PRCgovernmentcouldadoptamoreflexiblecurencypolicyinthefuture,whichcouldresultinfurther

andmoresignificantrevaluationsofRenminbiagainstheU.S.dolaroranyotherforeigncurency.Any

futurexchangeratevolatilityrelatingtoRenminbioranysignificantrevaluationofRenminbimay

materialyandadverselyafectourcashflows,revenue,earningsandfinancialposition,aswelasthe

valueofanydistributionspayabletotheGuarantorbyitsPRCsubsidiaries.


EITLAW

Priorto1January2008,underthethenaplicablePRClawandregulations,entitiesestablishedinthe

PRCweregeneralysubjectoa33%EIT.However,entitiesthatsatisfiedcertainconditionsenjoyed

preferentialtaxtreatment.Inacordancewiththetaxlawsandregulationsefectiveuntil31December

2007,foreigninvestedmanufacturingenterprisescheduledtoperateforaperiodnotlesthanten

yearswerexemptedfrompayingstateincometaxfortwoyearstartingfromitsfirstprofitmaking

yearandwerealoweda50%reductioninitstaxrateinthethird,fourthandfifthyears(“two-year

exemptionandthre-yeareductionbyhalf”).

On16March2007,theNPCenactedtheEITlaw,which,togetherwithitsrelatedimplementationrules

isuedbytheStateCouncilon6December2007andamendedon23April2019,becamefectiveon1

January2008andamendedon29December2018.ThenewEITlawimposesasingleuniformincome

taxrateof25%onalChinesenterprises,includingforeigninvestedenterprises,andeliminatesor

modifiesmostofthetaxexemptions,reductionsandpreferentialtreatmentsavailableundertheprevious

taxlawsandregulations.On26December2007,theStateCouncilisuedaNoticeonthe

ImplementationoftheTransitionalPreferentialTaxPolicies,orCircular39.Further,asat1January

2008,thenterprisesthatpreviouslyenjoyed“two-yearexemptionandthre-yeareductionbyhalf”of

EITandotherpreferentialtreatmentsintheformoftaxdeductionsandexemptionswithinspecified

periodsmay,aftertheimplementationofthenewEITlaw,continuetoenjoytherelevantpreferential

treatmentsuntilthexpirationofthetimeperiod.However,ifsuchanenterprisehasnotenjoyedthe

preferentialtreatmentsyetbecauseofitsfailuretomakeprofits,itspreferentialtimeperiodshalbe

calculatedfrom2008.


SUBSCRIPTIONANDSALE

TheIsuerandtheGuarantorhaventeredintoasubscriptionagrementwiththeManagerswithefect

from11August2025(the“SubscriptionAgrement”),pursuantowhichandsubjectocertain

conditionscontainedtherein,theIsuerhasagredtoisue,theGuarantorhasagredtoguaranteand

theManagershaveagredtoseveraly,butnotjointly,subscribeandpayfor,ortoprocuresubscribers

tosubscribeandpayfor,theagregateprincipalamountoftheBondsetforthopositeitsnamebelow:

Managers

Principalamount

oftheBondstobe

subscribed

U.S.$

ChinaCITICBankInternationalLimited.24,000,000

BNPARIBAS.24,000,000

ChinaZheshangBankCo.,Ltd.(HongKongBranch).12,800,000

IndustrialBankCo.,Ltd.HongKongBranch.12,800,000

CMBCSecuritiesCompanyLimited.12,800,000

CLSALimited.12,800,000

ChinaIndustrialSecuritiesInternationalBrokerageLimited.12,800,000

GuoyuanSecuritiesBrokerage(HongKong)Limited.8,000,000

GuotaiJunanSecurities(HongKong)Limited.8,000,000

ChinaInternationalCapitalCorporationHongKongSecuritiesLimited.8,000,000

ChinaSecurities(International)CorporateFinanceCompanyLimited.8,000,000

ICBCInternationalSecuritiesLimited.8,000,000

CNCB(HongKong)CapitalLimited.8,000,000

Total.160,000,000

TheSubscriptionAgrementprovidesthatheIsuerandtheGuarantorwiljointlyandseveraly

indemnifytheManagersandtheirafiliatesagainstcertainliabilitiesinconectionwiththeoferand

saleoftheBonds.TheSubscriptionAgrementprovidesthatheobligationsoftheManagersaresubject

tocertainconditionsprecedentandentitlestheManagerstoterminateitincertaincircumstancesprior

topaymentbeingmadetotheIsuer.

TheIsuer(failingwhomtheGuarantor)wilpaytotheManagers’customarycomisionsin

conectionwiththeoferingandwilreimbursetheManagersforcertainfesandexpensesincuredin

conectionwiththeofering.

TheManagersandtheirespectiveafiliatesarefulservicefinancialinstitutionsengagedinvarious

activities,whichmayincludesecuritiestrading,comercialandinvestmentbanking,financialadvisory,

investmentmanagement,principalinvestment,hedging,financingandbrokerageactivities(“Banking

ServicesorTransactions”).TheManagersandtheirespectiveafiliatesmayhave,fromtimetotime,

performed,andmayinthefutureperform,variousBankingServicesorTransactionswiththeIsuerand

theGuarantorforwhichtheyhavereceived,orwilreceive,fesandexpenses.


InconectionwiththeoferingoftheBonds,theManagersand/ortheirespectiveafiliates,orafiliates

oftheIsuerortheGuarantor,mayplaceorders,receivealocationsandpurchasetheBondsfortheir

ownacount(withoutaviewtodistributingsuchBonds)andsuchordersand/oralocationsofthe

Bondsmaybematerial.SuchentitiesmayholdorselsuchBondsorpurchasefurtherBondsfortheir

ownacountinthesecondarymarketordealinanyothersecuritiesoftheIsuerortheGuarantor,and

therefore,theymayoferorseltheBondsorothersecuritiesotherwisethaninconectionwiththe

ofering.Acordingly,referenceshereintotheBondsbeing“ofered”shouldbereadasincludingany

oferingoftheBondstotheManagersand/ortheirespectiveafiliatesorafiliatesoftheIsuerorthe

Guarantor,fortheirownacount.Suchentitiesarenotexpectedtodisclosesuchtransactionsorthe

extentofanysuchinvestment,otherwisethaninacordancewithanylegaloregulatoryobligationto

doso.

Intheordinarycourseoftheirvariousbusinesactivities,theManagersandtheirespectiveafiliates

makeorholdabroadarayofinvestmentsandactivelytradedebtandequitysecurities(orelated

derivativesecurities)andfinancialinstruments(includingbankloans)fortheirownacountandforthe

acountsoftheircustomers,andmayatanytimeholdlongandshortpositionsinsuchsecuritiesand

instruments.Suchinvestmentandsecuritiesactivitiesmayinvolvesecuritiesandinstrumentsofthe

Isuerand/ortheGuarantor,includingtheBondsandcouldadverselyafecthetradingpricesofthe

Bonds.TheManagersandtheirafiliatesmaymakeinvestmentrecomendationsand/orpublishor

expresindependentresearchviews(positiveornegative)inrespectoftheBondsorotherfinancial

instrumentsoftheIsuerortheGuarantorandmayrecomendtotheirclientsthatheyacquirelong

and/orshortpositionsintheBondsorotherfinancialinstruments.

InconectionwiththeisueoftheBonds,anyoftheManagers(exceptChinaCITICBankInternational

Limitedwhoshalnotactasastabilisationmanager)apointedoractingasStabilisationManageror

anypersonactingonbehalfoftheStabilisationManagermay,subjectoalaplicablelaws,over-alot

theBondsorefectransactionswithaviewtosuportingthemarketprice(s)oftheBondsatalevel

abovethatwhichmightotherwiseprevail,butinsodoing,theStabilisationManageroranyperson

actingonbehalfoftheStabilisationManagershalactasprincipalandnotasagentoftheIsuer.

However,therecanbenoasurancethatheStabilisationManageroranypersonactingonbehalfofthe

StabilisationManagerwilundertakestabilisationaction.Anystabilisationactionmaybeginonorafter

thedateonwhichadequatepublicdisclosureofthetermsoftheoferoftheBondsismadeand,if

begun,maybendedatanytime,butitmustendnolaterthanthearlierof30daysaftertheisuedate

oftheBondsand60daysafterthedateofalotmentoftheBonds.Suchstabilisationshalbein

compliancewithalaplicablelaws,regulationsandrules.Anylosorprofitsustainedasa

consequenceofanysuchoveralotmentorstabilisationshalbefortheacountoftheManagers.

Noticetocapitalmarketintermediariesandprospectiveinvestorspursuantoparagraph21ofthe

HongKongSFCodeofConduct–ImportantNoticetoCMIs(includingprivatebanks)

ThisnoticetoCMIs(includingprivatebanks)isasumaryofcertainobligationstheSFCode

imposesonCMIs,whichrequiretheatentionandcoperationofotherCMIs(includingprivatebanks).

CertainCMIsmayalsobeactingasOCsfortheoferingandaresubjectoaditionalrequirements

undertheSFCode.

Prospectiveinvestorswhoarethedirectors,employesormajorshareholdersoftheIsuer,aCMIorits

groupcompanieswouldbeconsideredundertheSFCodeashavinganAsociationwiththeIsuer,the

CMIortherelevantgroupcompany.CMIshouldspecificalydisclosewhethertheirinvestorclients

haveanyAsociationwhensubmitingordersfortheBonds.Inadition,privatebankshouldtakeal

reasonablestepstoidentifywhethertheirinvestorclientsmayhaveanyAsociationswiththeIsueror

anyCMI(includingitsgroupcompanies)andinformtheManagersacordingly.

CMIsareinformedthat,unlesotherwisenotified,themarketingandinvestortargetingstrategyforthe

oferingincludesinstitutionalinvestors,sovereignwealthfunds,pensionfunds,hedgefunds,family

oficesandhighnetworthindividuals,ineachcase,subjectotheselingrestrictionsetoutelsewhere

inthisOferingCircular.


CMIshouldensurethatordersplacedarebonafide,arenotinflatedandonotconstituteduplicated

orders(i.e.twormorecorespondingoridenticalordersplacedviatwormoreCMIs).CMIshould

enquirewiththeirinvestorclientsregardinganyorderswhichapearunusualoriregular.CMIshould

disclosetheidentitiesofalinvestorswhensubmitingordersfortheBonds(exceptforomnibusorders

whereunderlyinginvestorinformationmaynedtobeprovidedtoanyOCswhensubmitingorders).

Failuretoprovideunderlyinginvestorinformationforomnibusorders,whererequiredtodoso,may

resultinthatorderbeingrejected.CMIshouldnotplace“X-orders”intotheorderbok.

CMIshouldsegregateandclearlyidentifytheirownproprietaryorders(andthoseoftheirgroup

companies,includingprivatebanksasthecasemaybe)intheorderbokandbokmesages.

CMIs(includingprivatebanks)shouldnotoferanyrebatestoprospectiveinvestorsorpasonany

rebatesprovidedbytheIsuer.Inadition,CMIs(includingprivatebanks)shouldnotenterinto

arangementswhichmayresultinprospectiveinvestorspayingdiferentpricesfortheBonds.

TheSFCoderequiresthataCMIdisclosecompleteandacurateinformationinatimelymaneron

thestatusoftheorderbokandotherelevantinformationitreceivestotargetedinvestorsforthemto

makeaninformedecision.Inordertodothis,thoseManagersincontroloftheorderbokshould

considerdisclosingorderbokupdatestoalCMIs.

WhenplacinganorderfortheBonds,privatebankshouldisclose,athesametime,ifsuchorderis

placedotherthanona“principal”basis(wherebyitisdeployingitsownbalanceshetforonward

selingtoinvestors).Privatebankswhodonotprovidesuchdisclosureareherebydemedtobeplacing

theirorderonsucha“principal”basis.Otherwise,suchordermaybeconsideredtobeanomnibusorder

pursuantotheSFCode.Privatebankshouldbeawarethatplacinganorderona“principal”basis

mayrequiretherelevantafiliatedManager(s)(ifany)tocategoriseitasaproprietaryorderandaply

the“proprietaryorders”requirementsoftheSFCodetosuchorder.

Inrelationtomnibusorders,whensubmitingsuchorders,CMIs(includingprivatebanks)thatare

subjectotheSFCodeshouldiscloseunderlyinginvestorinformationinrespectofeachorder

constitutingtherelevantomnibusorder(failuretoprovidesuchinformationmayresultinthatorder

beingrejected).Underlyinginvestorinformationinrelationtomnibusordershouldconsistof:

•Thenameofeachunderlyinginvestor;

•Auniqueidentificationumberforeachinvestor;

•Whetheranunderlyinginvestorhasany“Asociations”(asusedintheSFCode);

•Whetheranyunderlyinginvestororderisa“ProprietaryOrder”(asusedintheSFCode);

•Whetheranyunderlyinginvestororderisaduplicateorder.

Underlyinginvestorinformationinrelationtomnibusordershouldbesento:

TMG_Syndicate@cncbinternational.comandl.asia.syndicate@asia.bnparibas.com.


TothextentinformationbeingdisclosedbyCMIsandinvestorsispersonaland/orconfidentialin

nature,CMIs(includingprivatebanks)agreandwarant:(A)totakeapropriatestepstosafeguardthe

transmisionofsuchinformationtoanyOCs;and(B)thatheyhaveobtainedthenecesaryconsents

fromtheunderlyinginvestorstodisclosesuchinformationtoanyOCs.Bysubmitinganorderand

providingsuchinformationtoanyOCs,eachCMI(includingprivatebanks)furtherwarantsthathey

andtheunderlyinginvestorshaveunderstodandconsentedtothecolection,disclosure,useand

transferofsuchinformationbyanyOCsand/oranyotherthirdpartiesasmayberequiredbytheSFC

Code,includingtotheIsuer,relevantregulatorsand/oranyotherthirdpartiesasmayberequiredby

theSFCode,forthepurposeofcomplyingwiththeSFCode,duringthebokbuildingprocesfor

thisofering.CMIsthatreceivesuchunderlyinginvestorinformationareremindedthatsuch

informationshouldbeusedonlyforsubmitingordersinthisofering.TheManagersmaybeaskedto

demonstratecompliancewiththeirobligationsundertheSFCode,andmayrequestotherCMIs

(includingprivatebanks)toprovidevidenceshowingcompliancewiththeobligationsabove(in

particular,thathenecesaryconsentshavebenobtained).Insuchevent,otherCMIs(includingprivate

banks)arerequiredtoprovidetherelevantManagerwithsuchevidencewithinthetimelinerequested.

GENERAL

ThedistributionofthisOferingCircularoranyoferingmaterialandtheofering,saleordeliveryof

theBondsaresubjectorestrictionsandmaynotbemadexceptpursuantoregistrationwithor

authorisationbytherelevantsecuritiesregulatoryauthoritiesoranexemptiontherefrom.Therefore,

personswhomaycomeintoposesionofthisOferingCircularoranyoferingmaterialareadvisedto

consultwiththeirownlegaladvisorsastowhatrestrictionsmaybeaplicabletothemandtobserve

suchrestrictions.ThisOferingCircularmaynotbeusedforthepurposeofanoferorinvitationinany

circumstancesinwhichsuchoferorinvitationisnotauthorised.

NoactionhasbenorwilbetakeninanyjurisdictionbytheIsuer,theGuarantorortheManagersthat

would,orisintendedtopermitapublicofering,oranyotheroferingundercircumstancesnot

permitedbyaplicablelaw,oftheBonds,orposesionordistributionofthisOferingCircular,any

amendmentorsuplementheretoisuedinconectionwiththeproposedresaleoftheBondsorany

otheroferingorpublicitymaterialrelatingtotheBonds,inanycountryorjurisdictionwhereactionfor

thatpurposeisrequired.Acordingly,theBondsmaynotbeoferedorsold,directlyorindirectly,and

neitherthisOferingCircularnoranyotheroferingmaterialoradvertisementsinconectionwiththe

Bondsmaybedistributedorpublished,bytheIsuer,theGuarantorortheManagers,inorfromany

countryorjurisdiction,exceptincircumstanceswhichwilresultincompliancewithalaplicable

rulesandregulationsofanysuchcountryorjurisdictionandwilnotimposeanyobligationsonthe

Isuer,theGuarantorortheManagers.PersonsintowhosehandsthisOferingCircularcomesare

requiredbytheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheManagerstocomplywithalaplicablelawsand

regulationsineachcountryorjurisdictioninwhichtheypurchase,ofer,selordelivertheBondsor

haveintheirposesion,distributeorpublishthisOferingCircularoranyotheroferingmaterial

relatingtotheBonds,inalcasesatheirownexpense.

IfajurisdictionrequiresthatheoferingbemadebyalicensedbrokerordealerandtheManagersor

anyoftheirespectiveafiliatesisalicensedbrokerordealerinthatjurisdiction,theoferingshalbe

demedtobemadebytheManagersorsuchafiliateonbehalfoftheIsuerinsuchjurisdiction.

UNITEDSTATES

TheBondsandtheGuarantehavenotbenandwilnotberegisteredundertheSecuritiesActand,

subjectocertainexceptions,maynotbeoferedorsoldwithintheUnitedStates.TheBondsandthe

GuarantearebeingoferedandsoldoutsideoftheUnitedStatesinrelianceonRegulationS.In

adition,until40daysafterthecomencementoftheoferingoftheBondsandtheGuarante,anofer

orsaleoftheBondsortheGuarantewithintheUnitedStatesbyanydealer(whetherornot

participatingintheofering)mayviolatetheregistrationrequirementsoftheSecuritiesAct.


UNITEDKINGDOM

EachoftheManagershasrepresented,warantedandagredthat:

(i)ithasonlycomunicatedorcausedtobecomunicatedandwilonlycomunicateorcausetobe

comunicatedaninvitationorinducementoengageininvestmentactivity(withinthemeaningof

Section21oftheFinancialServicesandMarketsAct2000(the“FSMA”)receivedbyitin

conectionwiththeisueorsaleoftheBondsincircumstancesinwhichSection21(1)ofthe

FSMAdoesnotaplytotheIsuerortheGuarantor;and

(i)ithascompliedandwilcomplywithalaplicableprovisionsoftheFSMAwithrespecto

anythingdonebyitinrelationtotheBondsin,fromorotherwiseinvolvingtheUnitedKingdom.

BRITISHVIRGINISLANDS

NotwithstandingthatPartIoftheSecuritiesandInvestmentBusinesAct,2010(asamended)ofthe

BritishVirginIslands(“SIBA”)isnot,asathedateofthisOferingCircular,inforce,noneofthe

OferingCircularandotheroferingdocumentsrelatingtotheBonds(colectively,the“Ofering

Documents”)shalbedistributedto,oreceivedby,anypersonintheBritishVirginIslandsifthe

distributionofanyoftheOferingDocumentsto,oreceiptofanyoftheOferingDocumentsby,that

personshalconstituteapublicoferwithinthemeaningoftheSIBA.EachoftheManagershas

represented,warantedandagredthatnoneoftheOferingDocumentshavebenandshalbe

distributedto,oreceivedby,anypersonintheBritishVirginIslandsifthedistributionofanyofthe

OferingDocumentsto,oreceiptofanyoftheOferingDocumentsby,thatpersonshalconstitutea

publicoferwithinthemeaningoftheSIBA.

HONGKONG

EachoftheManagershasrepresented,warantedandagredthat:

(i)ithasnotoferedorsoldandwilnotoferorselinHongKong,bymeansofanydocument,any

Bondsotherthan:

(a)to“profesionalinvestors”asdefinedintheSecuritiesandFuturesOrdinance(Cap.571)of

HongKong(the“SFO”)andanyrulesmadeundertheSFO;or

(b)inothercircumstanceswhichdonotresultinthedocumentbeinga“prospectus”asdefined

intheCompanies(WindingUpandMiscelaneousProvisions)Ordinance(Cap.32)ofHong

Kong(the“C(WUMP)O”)orwhichdonotconstituteanofertothepublicwithinthe

meaningoftheC(WUMP)O;and

(i)ithasnotisuedorhadinitsposesionforthepurposesofisue,andwilnotisueorhaveinits

posesionforthepurposesofisue,whetherinHongKongorelsewhere,anyadvertisement,

invitationordocumentrelatingtotheBonds,whichisdirectedat,orthecontentsofwhichare

likelytobeacesedoreadby,thepublicofHongKong(exceptifpermitedtodosounderthe

securitieslawsofHongKong)otherthanwithrespectoBondswhichareorareintendedtobe

disposedofonlytopersonsoutsideHongKongoronlyto“profesionalinvestors”asdefinedin

theSFOandanyrulesmadeundertheSFO.


SINGAPORE

EachoftheManagershasacknowledgedthathisOferingCircularhasnotbenandwilnotbe

registeredasaprospectuswiththeMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore.Acordingly,eachoftheManagers

hasrepresented,warantedandagredthatithasnotoferedorsoldanyBondsorcausedsuchBondsto

bemadethesubjectofaninvitationforsubscriptionorpurchaseandwilnotoferorselsuchBondsor

causesuchBondstobemadethesubjectofaninvitationforsubscriptionorpurchase,andhasnot

circulatedordistributed,norwilitcirculateordistribute,thisOferingCircularoranyotherdocument

ormaterialinconectionwiththeoferorsale,orinvitationforsubscriptionorpurchase,ofsuch

Bonds,whetherdirectlyorindirectly,toanypersoninSingaporeotherthan(i)toaninstitutional

investor(asdefinedinSection4AoftheSFA)pursuantoSection274oftheSFA,or(i)toan

acreditedinvestor(asdefinedinSection4AoftheSFA)pursuantoandinacordancewiththe

conditionspecifiedinSection275oftheSFA.

THEPRC

EachoftheManagershasrepresented,warantedandagredthatheBondsarenotbeingoferedor

soldandmaynotbeoferedorsold,directlyorindirectly,inthePeople’sRepublicofChina(forsuch

purposes,notincludingtheHongKongandMacauSpecialAdministrativeRegionsorTaiwan),except

aspermitedbythesecuritieslawsofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.

CAYMANISLANDS

Noinvitation,whetherdirectlyorindirectly,maybemadetothepublicintheCaymanIslandsto

subscribefortheBondsandthisOferingCircularshalnotbeconstruedasaninvitationtoanymember

ofthepublicoftheCaymanIslandstosubscribeforanyoftheBonds.EachoftheManagershas

represented,warantedandagredthatithasnotmadeandwilnotmakeanyoferorinvitation

(whetherdirectlyorindirectly)tothepublicintheCaymanIslandstosubscribeforanyoftheBonds.

JAPAN

TheBondshavenotbenandwilnotberegisteredundertheFinancialInstrumentsandExchangeAct

ofJapan(ActNo.25of1948,asamended,the“FinancialInstrumentsandExchangeAct”).

Acordingly,eachManagerhasrepresentedandagredthatithasnot,directlyorindirectly,oferedor

soldandwilnot,directlyorindirectly,oferorselanyBondsinJapanorto,orforthebenefitof,any

residentofJapan(whichtermasusedhereinmeansanypersonresidentinJapan,includingany

corporationorotherentityorganisedunderthelawsofJapan)ortothersfore-oferingore-sale,

directlyorindirectly,inJapanorto,orforthebenefitof,anyresidentofJapanexceptpursuantoan

exemptionfromtheregistrationrequirementsof,andotherwiseincompliancewith,theFinancial

InstrumentsandExchangeActandotherelevantlawsandregulationsofJapan.


GENERALINFORMATION

CLEARINGSYSTEMANDSETLEMENT

TheBondshavebenaceptedforclearancethroughEuroclearandClearstreamunderComonCode

number314719409andtheInternationalSecuritiesIdentificationNumberfortheBondsis

XS3147194099.

LISTINGOFBONDS

AplicationwilbemadetotheHongKongStockExchangeforthelistingof,andpermisiontodealin,

theBondsbywayofdebtisuestoProfesionalInvestorsonlyandsuchpermisionisexpectedto

becomefectiveonorabout15August2025.

AUTHORISATIONS

TheIsuerhasobtainedalnecesaryconsents,aprovalsandauthorisationsinconectionwiththe

isueandperformanceofitsobligationsundertheBonds,theTrustDedandtheAgencyAgrement.

TheisueoftheBondswasauthorisedbywritenresolutionsofthedirectorsoftheIsuerdated31July

2025.TheGuarantorhasobtainedalnecesaryconsents,aprovalsandauthorisationsinconection

withthegivingoftheGuaranteandperformanceofitsobligationsundertheBonds,theTrustDedand

theAgencyAgrement.ThegivingoftheGuarantewasauthorisedbyresolutionsoftheboardof

directorsoftheGuarantordated17December2024.

LITIGATION

NoneoftheIsuer,theGuarantororanymemberoftheGroupisinvolvedinanylitigationorarbitration

procedingswhicharematerialinthecontextoftheBondsnoristheIsuerortheGuarantorawarethat

anysuchprocedingsarependingorthreatened.TheIsuerortheGuarantormayfromtimetotime

becomeapartytovariouslegaloradministrativeprocedingsarisingintheordinarycourseofits

busines.

NOMATERIALADVERSECHANGE

Therehasbenomaterialadversechangeinthefinancialortradingposition,prospectsoresultsof

operationsoftheIsuer,theGuarantorandtheGroupsince31December2024.

DOCUMENTSAVAILABLE

ForsolongasanyoftheBondsareoutstanding,copiesoftheTrustDedandtheAgencyAgrement

wilbeavailable(i)forinspectionbytheBondholdersatalreasonabletimesduringusualbusines

hours(beingbetwen9:00a.m.to3:00p.m.,HongKongtime)onanywekday(Saturdays,Sundays

andpublicholidaysexcepted),atheprincipaloficeoftheTruste,beingathedateofthisOfering

Circular,at80/F,InternationalComerceCentre,1AustinRoadWest,Kowlon,HongKong,andathe

specifiedoficeforthetimebeingofthePrincipalPayingAgent,and(i)electronicalytoarequesting

Bondholder,ineachcasefolowingpriorwritenrequestandprofofholdingandidentitytothe

satisfactionoftheTrusteor,asthecasemaybe,thePrincipalPayingAgent.

FINANCIALSTATEMENTS

TheconsolidatedfinancialinformationoftheGuarantorasatandfortheyearsended31December

2022,2023and2024includedinthisOferingCircularhasbenextractedfromtheAudited

ConsolidatedFinancialStatements,whichareincludedelsewhereinthisOferingCircular.The2023

AuditedConsolidatedFinancialStatementshavebenauditedbyPwCandthe2024Audited

ConsolidatedFinancialStatementshavebenauditedbyDeloite,eachtheindependentauditorofthe

Guarantorforthefinancialyearsended31December2023and2024respectively.TheAudited

ConsolidatedFinancialStatementswerepreparedandpresentedinacordancewithHKFRS.


LEGALENTITYIDENTIFIER

TheIsuer’sLegalEntityIdentifiernumberis254900UVKL8TG019VC95.


INDEXTOFINANCIALSTATEMENTS

TheauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheGuarantorasatandfortheyearended31

December2024

IndependentAuditor’sReport.F-2

ConsolidatedBalanceShet.F-10

ConsolidatedStatementofIncome.F-11

ConsolidatedStatementofComprehensiveIncome.F-12

ConsolidatedStatementofChangesinEquity.F-13

ConsolidatedStatementofCashFlows.F-15

NotestotheConsolidatedFinancialStatements.F-17

TheauditedconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheGuarantorasatandfortheyearended31

December2023

IndependentAuditor’sReport.F-110

ConsolidatedBalanceShet.F-118

ConsolidatedStatementofIncome.F-119

ConsolidatedStatementofComprehensiveIncome.F-120

ConsolidatedStatementofChangesinEquity.F-121

ConsolidatedStatementofCashFlows.F-123

NotestotheConsolidatedFinancialStatements.F-125

Note:

TheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsoftheGuarantorsetouthereinarereproducedfromtheGuarantor’sanualreportsforthe

yearsended31December2023and2024.Thesereportswerenotspecificalypreparedforthepurposeofreproductioninthis

circular.Pagesreferencesincludedintheconsolidatedfinancialstatementsasatandfortheyearsended31December2023and

2024setouthereinrefertopagesetoutintherelevantanualreports.

F-1


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF

CHINA AIRCRAFT LEASING GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

OPINION

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (the

“Company”) and its subsidiaries (colectively refered to as the “Group”) set out on pages 96 to 195, which

comprise the consolidated balance shet as at 31 December 2024, and the consolidated statement of income,

the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and

the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial

statements, including material acounting policy information and other explanatory information.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial

position of the Group as at 31 December 2024, and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated

cash flows for the year then ended in acordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRSs”) as

isued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Acountants (“HKICPA”) and have ben properly prepared

in compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit in acordance with Hong Kong Standards on Auditing (“HKSAs”) isued by the HKICPA.

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of

the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in acordance

with the HKICPA’s Code of Ethics for Profesional Acountants (the “Code”), and we have fulfiled our other

ethical responsibilities in acordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is

suficient and apropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

KEY AUDIT MATERS

Key audit maters are those maters that, in our profesional judgment, were of most significance in our audit

of the consolidated financial statements of the curent period. These maters were adresed in the context

of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we

do not provide a separate opinion on these maters.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

KEY AUDIT MATERS (continued)

Key audit materHow our audit adresed the key audit mater

Asesment on working capital suficiency

We have identified the asesment of working capital

suficiency performed by management of the Group

as a key audit mater as it requires the management

to make significant judgements and estimations.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group’s curent liabilities

exceded its curent asets by HK$4,983.7 milion, and

in adition, the Group had total capital comitments

amounting to HK$45,137.9 milion mainly relating to

acquisition of aircraft, of which HK$11,061.6 milion

was forecasted to be incured and payable within one

year. As at 31 December 2024, the Group had cash

and bank balances of HK$4,079.4 milion.

The directors have given due and careful consideration

to the liquidity of the Group and its available sources of

financing in asesing whether the Group has suficient

working capital to fulfil its financial obligations and its

capital comitments as they fal due within the next

twelve months from 31 December 2024.

The management has prepared cash flow forecasts

which takes into acount the plans and measures

undertaken by the Group as set out in Note 3.1 to the

consolidated financial statements. The management’s

forecasts are based on a number of significant

judgements and estimations including the forecasted

aircraft delivery and leasing schedules, availability

of existing and new source of financing resources,

forecasted aircraft portfolio trading schedules and

projected capital expenditure.

The directors are of the opinion that the Group has

suficient working capital for the Group’s present

requirements within the next twelve months from 31

December 2024 and therefore the directors considers

that the Group wil be in a position to continue as a

going concern and hence prepared the consolidated

financial statements on a going concern basis.

Please refer to Note 3.1 to the consolidated financial

statements for details.

Our procedures in relation to the director’s asesment

of working capital suficiency included:

•Obtaining an understanding of the management’s

working capital suficiency asesment, including

the preparation of cashflow forecast within the

next twelve months from 31 December 2024

and the plans and measures undertaken by the

Group;

•Evaluating the key asumptions made in the

cash flow forecasts, in particular the forecasted

aircraft delivery and leasing schedules, and

forecasted aircraft portfolio trading schedules;

•Examining the aircraft purchase agrements

entered into betwen the Group and aircraft

manufacturers; a selection of the forecasted

aircraft delivery schedules provided by the

aircraft manufacturers; and a selection of the

signed lease agrements and/or leters of intent

entered into betwen the Group and airline

companies;

•Evaluating the availability of existing and new

source of financing resources with facility leters,

loan agrements or leters of intent isued by

banks or financial institutions;

•Evaluating a selection of the projected

capital expenditure with the aircraft purchase

agrements entered into betwen the Group and

aircraft manufacturers;

•Evaluating the cash flow forecasts prepared by

management in prior year with the actual results

in curent year;

•Performing sensitivity analysis on key asumptions

in the cash flow forecasts to ascertain the extent

and likelihod of adverse changes; and

•Asesing the apropriatenes and adequacy of

the disclosures relating to the use of the going

concern basis of acounting in the preparation

of the consolidated financial statements.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

KEY AUDIT MATERS (continued)

Key audit materHow our audit adresed the key audit mater

Impairment asesments of aircraft and engines

We have identified the impairment of aircraft and

engines as a key audit mater as aircraft and engines

is quantitatively significant to the consolidated balance

shet of the Group and significant judgements and

estimations were made in the impairment asesment

by the management of the Group.

The Group conducted impairment asesments of

aircraft and engines with impairment indicators and

engaged an independent external valuer to asist

the management in performing aircraft and engine

valuation as at 31 December 2024.

The recoverable amount is the higher of the aset’s

fair value les costs to sel and value in use. The Group

determined the fair value of aircraft and engines by

referencing market value published by a third party

apraiser, and the Group considered expected future

cash flows based on the key asumptions mainly

including the folow-on lease asumptions, residual

values of aircraft and engines published by the third

party apraiser, and discount rates.

Based on the impairment asesments performed, the

carying amount of the Group’s owned aircraft and

engines under property, plant and equipment and

right-of-use asets was HK$28,791.9 milion as at 31

December 2024, in which the Group recognised a net

reversal of impairment of HK$55.0 milion for the year

ended 31 December 2024.

Please refer to Notes 5.1 and 6 to the consolidated

financial statements for details.

Our procedures in relation to impairment of aircraft

and engines included:

• Obtaining an understanding and evaluating the

relevant controls of the asesment proces of

impairment of aircraft and engines;

  • , subjectivity

and uncertainty related to the significant

management judgements and estimations

involved in impairment asesment;

• Obtaining an understanding and evaluating

management asesment of impairment

indicators;

  • , capabilities and

objectivity of the independent external valuer

engaged by the Group and the third party

apraiser; and

  • ’s impairment

asesments of a selection of aircraft and engines

by performing the folowing procedures:

• comparing the fair value of a selection of

aircraft and engines with the coresponding

market values published by the third party

apraiser;

• evaluating the reasonablenes of the folow-

on lease asumptions with actual lease rates

recently contracted by the Group based on

the signed lease agrements and/or leters

of intent entered into betwen the Group

and airline companies;

• comparing the residual values of a

selection of aircraft and engines with the

coresponding residual values published by

the third party apraiser;

• involving our internal valuation specialist to

evaluate the apropriatenes of the discount

rates used in the impairment asesment; and

• checking the arithmetic acuracy of the

calculation in the impairment asesment.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

KEY AUDIT MATERS (continued)

Key audit materHow our audit adresed the key audit mater

Fair value measurement of shareholder’s loan

to CAG Bermuda 1 Limited (“CAG”) and its

subsidiaries (colectively as “CAG Group”)

We have identified the fair value measurement of

shareholder’s loan to CAG Group as a key audit mater

as significant judgements and estimations were made

in the fair value measurement by the management of

the Group.

The fair value asesment of shareholder’s loan to CAG

Group was measured at level 3 fair value hierarchy

as at 31 December 2024, the management worked

together with an independent external valuer engaged

by the Group in performing the valuation, by using

discounted cash flow model with unobservable inputs

including discount rate, expected rental colection and

expected aircraft disposal prices. The carying amount

of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group was HK$576.1

milion as at 31 December 2024.

Please refer to Note 5.1 to the consolidated financial

statements for details.

Our procedures in relation to the fair value measurement

of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group included:

• Obtaining an understanding and evaluating the

relevant controls of the measurement proces

of the fair value of shareholder’s loan to CAG

Group;

  • , subjectivity

and uncertainty related to the significant

management judgements and estimations

involved in fair value measurement;

  • ,

investment agrements and lending agrements

of CAG Group and asesing the implications

of the key terms as set out in these documents/

agrements to the fair value measurement of

shareholder’s loan to CAG Group;

  • , capabilities and

objectivity of the independent external valuer

engaged by the Group;

• Involving our internal valuation specialist to

evaluate the apropriatenes of the valuation

method used and the reasonablenes of discount

rate used;

• Evaluating the reasonablenes of expected rental

colection with the lease agrements, legal

documents and other suporting evidence;

• Evaluating the reasonablenes of expected

aircraft disposal prices with market available

information; and

• Checking the arithmetic acuracy of the valuation

model.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

KEY AUDIT MATERS (continued)

Key audit materHow our audit adresed the key audit mater

Fair value measurement of exchangeable bonds

isued by Aircraft Recycling International

Limited (“ARI”) and its subsidiaries (colectively

as “ARI Group”)

We have identified the fair value measurement of

exchangeable bonds isued by ARI Group as a key audit

mater as significant judgements and estimations were

made in the fair value measurement by management

of the Group.

On 1 January 2024, the exchangeable bonds with

principal amount of HK$850.0 milion was isued by

ARI, an asociate of the Group. The Group is entitled

to exchange the bonds into ordinary shares of China

Aviation Aftermarket Holdings Limited (“CAM”),

which is a subsidiary of ARI. The Group’s exchangeable

bonds isued by ARI Group was recognised as financial

asets at fair value through profit or los.

The management worked together with an

independent external valuer engaged by the Group

in performing the valuation, by using binomial options

pricing model and discounted cash flow aproach with

unobservable inputs, including a five-year performance

projection, discount rate, terminal growth rate and

financial information of CAM. The carying amount

of exchangeable bonds isued by ARI Group was

HK$850.0 milion as at 31 December 2024.

Please refer to Note 5.1 to the consolidated financial

statements for details.

Our procedures in relation to the fair value

measurement of exchangeable bonds isued by ARI

Group included:

• Obtaining an understanding and evaluating the

relevant controls of measurement proces of the

fair value of exchangeable bonds isued by ARI

Group;

  • , subjectivity

and uncertainty related to the significant

management judgements;

• Examining the relevant legal documents and

subscription agrements of exchangeable bonds

and asesing the implications of the key terms

as set out in these documents/agrements to the

fair value measurement of exchangeable bonds

isued by ARI Group;

  • , capabilities and

objectivity of the independent external valuer

engaged by the Group;

• Involving our internal valuation specialist to

evaluate the apropriatenes of the valuation

methods used, and the reasonablenes of

discount rate and terminal growth rate used;

• Evaluating the reasonablenes of the five-year

performance projection by comparing the

historical performance and future busines plan

of CAM with the management’s projection and

asesing the growth asumptions in the five-year

period;

• Examining the financial information of CAM

provided by CAM’s management, asesing

the reliability of the financial information of

CAM and evaluating the apropriatenes of

the adjustments made by management of the

Group; and

• Checking the arithmetic acuracy of the valuation

model.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

OTHER MATER

The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2023 were audited by

another auditor who expresed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 19 March 2024.

OTHER INFORMATION

The directors of the Company are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the

information included in the anual report, but does not include the consolidated financial statements and our

auditor’s report thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not

expres any form of asurance conclusion thereon.

In conection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other

information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materialy inconsistent with the

consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise apears to be materialy

mistated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material mistatement of this

other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that

give a true and fair view in acordance with HKFRSs isued by the HKICPA and the disclosure requirements of

the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necesary to

enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are fre from material mistatement, whether

due to fraud or eror.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the directors are responsible for asesing the Group’s

ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as aplicable, maters related to going concern and using

the going concern basis of acounting unles the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease

operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseing the Group’s financial reporting proces.

F-7


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable asurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a

whole are fre from material mistatement, whether due to fraud or eror, and to isue an auditor’s report

that includes our opinion solely to you, as a body, in acordance with our agred terms of engagement, and

for no other purpose. We do not asume responsibility towards or acept liability to any other person for the

contents of this report. Reasonable asurance is a high level of asurance, but is not a guarante that an audit

conducted in acordance with HKSAs wil always detect a material mistatement when it exists. Mistatements

can arise from fraud or eror and are considered material if, individualy or in the agregate, they could

reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated

financial statements.

As part of an audit in acordance with HKSAs, we exercise profesional judgment and maintain profesional

skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  • , whether

due to fraud or eror, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit

evidence that is suficient and apropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting

a material mistatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from eror, as fraud may

involve colusion, forgery, intentional omisions, misrepresentations, or the overide of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that

are apropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expresing an opinion on the efectivenes

of the Group’s internal control.

• Evaluate the apropriatenes of acounting policies used and the reasonablenes of acounting estimates

and related disclosures made by the directors.

  • ’ use of the going concern basis of acounting and,

based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions

that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude

that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw atention in our auditor’s report to the related

disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our

opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.

However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

  • , structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including

the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions

and events in a maner that achieves fair presentation.

• Plan and perform the group audit to obtain suficient apropriate audit evidence regarding the financial

information of the entities or busines units within the group as a basis for forming an opinion on the

group financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and review of the audit work

performed for purposes of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

F-8


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS (continued)

We comunicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other maters, the planed scope

and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control

that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical

requirements regarding independence, and to comunicate with them al relationships and other maters that

may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where aplicable, actions taken to eliminate

threats or safeguards aplied.

From the maters comunicated with those charged with governance, we determine those maters that were of

most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the curent period and are therefore

the key audit maters. We describe these maters in our auditor’s report unles law or regulation precludes

public disclosure about the mater or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a mater

should not be comunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably

be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such comunication.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Chu Wai Chung.

Deloite Touche Tohmatsu

Certified Public Acountants

Hong Kong

18 March 2025

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28,860,008
7,855,333
491,697
9,185,457
36,058
1,476,076
683,835
5,555,238
3,177
13,381
301,110
3,778,318
58,239,688
74,465
1,986,750
2,168,242
4,229,457
1,098,740
5,328,197
1,303,752
43,046,205
1,599,726
3,930,722
233,712
133,162
292,538
2,371,674
52,911,491
58,239,688

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHET

As at 31 December

NotesHK$’000HK$’000

ASETS

Property, plant and equipment and right-of-use asets633,493,826

Pre-Delivery Payments (“PDP”) and other prepayments

and receivables relating to aircraft acquisition10(a)7,626,274

Investments in and loans to asociates and joint ventures71,529,629

Finance lease receivables – net88,577,339

Defered income tax asets17–

Financial asets at fair value through profit or los9621,749

Prepayments and other asets10(b)647,166

Asets clasified as held for sale111,425,254

Aircraft components trading asets1,934

Derivative financial asets2161,157

Restricted cash12544,524

Cash and cash equivalents135,295,875

Total asets59,824,727

EQUITY

Share capital1474,436

Reserves152,173,544

Retained earnings2,081,560

Equity atributable to shareholders of the Company4,329,540

Perpetual capital securities and other non-controling

interests16810,422

Total equity5,139,962

LIABILITIES

Defered income tax liabilities171,191,479

Borowings1842,911,870

Medium-term notes191,656,173

Bonds and debentures205,943,499

Derivative financial liabilities21147,735

Income tax payables66,056

Interest payables392,690

Other liabilities and acruals222,375,263

Total liabilities54,684,765

Total equity and liabilities59,824,727

The consolidated financial statements on pages 96 to 195 were aproved and authorised for isue by the Board

of Directors on 18 March 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:

PON Ho ManLI Guohui

DIRECTORDIRECTOR

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608,828
3,740,861
4,349,689
212,714
641,360
854,074
5,203,763
(2,710,584)
(1,686,569)
71,211
(550,044)
(4,875,986)
160
313,325
641,262
(315,653)
325,609
257,545
68,064
325,609
0.346
0.346

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Year ended 31 December

NotesHK$’000HK$’000

TOTAL REVENUE

Lease income

Finance lease income600,996

Operating lease income3,598,207

234,199,203

Other operating income

Net income from aircraft transactions and aircraft

components trading24124,501

Other income25439,993

564,494

4,763,697

Expenses

Interest expenses26(2,244,481)

Depreciation and impairment(1,618,823)

Reversal of expected credit loses/(expected credit loses)(51,038)

Other operating expenses27(341,044)

(4,255,386)

Compensation received from aircraft remained

in Rusia28185,384

Share of results from asociates and joint ventures(389)

Other gains/(loses), net30(179,571)

Profit before income tax513,735

Income tax expenses31(293,578)

Profit for the year220,157

Profit atributable to

Shareholders of the Company28,256

Holders of perpetual capital securities and other

non-controling interests191,901

220,157

Earnings per share for profit atributable to

shareholders of the Company

(expresed in HK$ per share)

– Basic earnings per share32(a)0.038

– Diluted earnings per share32(b)0.038

F-11


325,609
(44,493)
(139,456)
(183,949)
576
(183,373)
142,236
73,596
68,640
142,236

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Year ended 31 December

NoteHK$’000HK$’000

Profit for the year220,157

Other comprehensive (los)/income for the year:

Items that may be reclasified subsequently to

profit or los

Cash flow hedges21(149,126)

Curency translation diferences6,539

(142,587)

Item that wil not be reclasified subsequently to

profit or los

Curency translation diferences atributed to

non-controling interests383

Total other comprehensive los for the year,

net of tax(142,204)

Total comprehensive income for the year77,953

Total comprehensive income/(los) for the year

atributable to

Shareholders of the Company(114,331)

Holders of perpetual capital securities and other non-

controling interests192,284

77,953

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74,4362,173,5442,081,5604,329,540837,013(26,591)810,4225,139,962
257,545257,54559,3868,67868,064325,609
(44,493)(44,493)(44,493)
(139,456)(139,456)576576(138,880)
(183,949)257,54573,59659,3869,25468,640142,236
(808,157)(808,157)(808,157)
29,99829,998(29,998)(29,998)
29857886886
(201,011)(201,011)(201,011)
(50,413)(50,413)(50,413)
1,104,0681,104,0681,104,068
336336336
(150)150
(3,888)(3,888)4,1784,178290
29(2,845)(170,863)(173,679)215,5004,178219,67845,999
74,4651,986,7502,168,2424,229,4571,111,899(13,159)1,098,7405,328,197

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Atributable to shareholders of the Company

Atributable to

perpetual capital securities and

other non-controling interests

Share

capitalReserves

Retained

earningsTotal

Perpetual

capital

securities

Other

non-

controling

interestsTotal

Total

equity

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 2024

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive (los)/income

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)

Curency translation diferences

Total comprehensive (los)/income

Transactions with shareholders and

non-controling interests

Redemption of perpetual capital securities (Note 16)

Other (Note 16)

Isue of shares upon scrip dividend scheme (Note 14)

Dividends

Dividends distributed to perpetual capital securities

(Note 16)

Isuance of perpetual capital securities (Note 16)

Share option scheme:

– Value of services (Note 15)

– Share options lapsed (Note 15)

Partial disposal of a subsidiary

Total transactions with shareholders and

non-controling interests

Balance as at 31 December 2024

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Atributable to shareholders of the Company

Atributable to

perpetual capital securities and

other non-controling interests

Share

capitalReserves

Retained

earningsTotal

Perpetual

capital

securities

Other

non-

controling

interestsTotal

Total

equity

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 202374,4362,314,6132,276,2474,665,2961,617,351(26,430)1,590,9216,256,217

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year–28,25628,256192,445(544)191,901220,157

Other comprehensive (los)/income

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)–(149,126)–(149,126)–(149,126)

Curency translation diferences–6,539–6,539–3833836,922

Total comprehensive (los)/income–(142,587)28,256(114,331)192,445(161)192,28477,953

Transactions with shareholders and

non-controling interests

Redemption of perpetual capital securities (Note 16)–(806,115)–(806,115)(806,115)

Dividends–(223,306)(223,306)–(223,306)

Dividends distributed to perpetual capital securities

(Note 16)–(166,668)–(166,668)(166,668)

Share option scheme:

– Value of services (Note 15)–1,881–1,881–1,881

– Share options lapsed (Note 15)–(363)363–

Total transactions with shareholders and

non-controling interests–1,518(222,943)(221,425)(972,783)–(972,783)(1,194,208)

Balance as at 31 December 202374,4362,173,5442,081,5604,329,540837,013(26,591)810,4225,139,962

F-14


641,262
1,686,569
(211,125)
(71,211)
2,710,584
336
(452,243)
132,646
(160)
(242,915)
(8,279)
11,779
4,197,243
(868,760)
(188,042)
(1,243)
50,890
3,190,088
(160,209)
3,029,879
(6,763,777)
6,383,838
(2,525,439)
2,049,016
226,691
(430,740)
665,834
(394,577)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Year ended 31 December

NotesHK$’000HK$’000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before income tax513,735

Adjustments for:

– Depreciation and impairment1,618,823

– Net income from aircraft transactions24(118,276)

– (Reversal of expected credit loses)/expected credit

loses51,038

– Interest expenses262,244,481

– Share-based payments151,881

– Unrealised curency exchange gains(67,522)

– Hedge inefectivenes and fair value changes

on curency swap, interest rate swaps

and curency forward contracts121,045

– Share of results from asociates and joint ventures389

– Interest income(198,553)

– Fair value (gains)/loses on financial asets at fair

value through profit or los30130,555

– Reduction in the estimated unguaranted residual

value of finance lease receivables–

4,297,596

Changes in working capital:

– Finance lease receivables – net(389,132)

– Prepayments and other asets113,966

– Aircraft components trading asets3,311

– Other liabilities and acruals(202,721)

Cash generated from operations3,823,020

Income taxes paid(137,146)

Net cash flows generated from operating activities3,685,874

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment(6,090,351)

Proceds from disposal of aircraft and

novation of aircraft purchase agrement6,284,570

PDP and prepayments paid for acquisition of aircraft(4,970,414)

PDP refunded821,911

Interest received212,681

Payments relating to financial asets at fair value through

profit or los(62,280)

Proceds from distribution of financial asets at fair value

through profit or los97,592

Payments relating to loans to asociates and joint

ventures(611,795)

Repayments of loans to asociates and joint ventures352,635

Net cash flows used in investing activities(3,965,451)

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26,378,680
1,626,377
(25,715,657)
(1,874,809)
(1,615,241)
(16,116)
53,021
(3,188,428)
(40,704)
(20,001)
334,675
(159,605)
85,412
(808,157)
1,104,068
(50,413)
(200,125)
(4,107,023)
(1,471,721)
5,295,875
(45,836)
3,778,318

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Year ended 31 December

NotesHK$’000HK$’000

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceds from borowings27,425,312

Isue of bonds and debentures, net of transaction costs2,207,221

Isue of medium-term notes, net of transaction costs–

Repayments of borowings(22,536,927)

Repurchase and repayment of bonds and debentures,

including transaction costs(1,617,779)

Repurchase of medium-term notes–

Repayment of lease liabilities(17,154)

Interest received in respect of derivative financial

instruments101,049

Interest paid in respect of borowings, notes, bonds and

debentures(2,861,613)

(Payments for setlement)/proceds from disposal of

derivative financial instruments29,958

Pledge of deposits placed in respect of borowings(678,919)

Pledge of deposits released in respect of borowings1,356,199

Pledge of deposits placed in respect of derivative financial

instruments(203,796)

Pledge of deposits released in respect of derivative

financial instruments97,907

Redemption of perpetual capital securities16(806,115)

Isue of perpetual capital securities16–

Dividends paid to holders of perpetual capital securities16(166,668)

Dividends paid to shareholders(223,306)

Net cash flows (used in)/generated from financing

activities2,105,369

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents1,825,792

Cash and cash equivalents at begining of the year3,552,533

Curency exchange diference on cash and cash

equivalents(82,450)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year5,295,875

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE GROUP

The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 21 December 2012 as an exempted company

with limited liability under the Companies Law (2012 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. The adres of the

Company’s registered ofice is Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand

Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. The Company’s shares have ben listed on the Main Board of The

Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) since 11 July 2014 (the “Listing”).

The Company is an investment holding company and its subsidiaries are principaly engaged in the aircraft

leasing busines. The Company and its subsidiaries (together, the “Group”) have operations mainly in the

Mainland China and other countries or regions globaly.

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Hong Kong dolar (“HK$”), unles otherwise stated.

2. APLICATION OF NEW AND AMENDMENTS TO HONG KONG FINANCIAL REPORTING

STANDARDS (“HKFRSs”)

Amendments to HKFRSs that are mandatorily efective for the curent year

In the curent year, the Group has aplied the folowing amendments to HKFRSs isued by the Hong Kong

Institute of Certified Public Acountants (“HKICPA”) for the first time, which are mandatorily efective

for the Group’s anual period begining on 1 January 2024 for the preparation of the consolidated

financial statements:

Amendments to HKFRS 16Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback

Amendments to HKAS 1Clasification of Liabilities as Curent or Non-curent and

related amendments to Hong Kong Interpretation 5 (2020)

Amendments to HKAS 1Non-curent Liabilities with Covenants

Amendments to HKAS 7 and HKFRS 7Suplier Finance Arangements

The aplication of the amendments to HKFRSs in the curent year has had no material impact on the

Group’s financial positions and performance for the curent and prior years and/or on the disclosures set

out in these consolidated financial statements.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2. APLICATION OF NEW AND AMENDMENTS TO HONG KONG FINANCIAL REPORTING

STANDARDS (“HKFRSs”) (continued)

New and amendments to HKFRSs in isue but not yet efective

The Group has not early aplied the folowing new and amendments to HKFRSs that have ben isued

but are not yet efective:

Amendments to HKFRS 9 and HKFRS 7Amendments to the Clasification and Measurement of

Financial Instruments

Amendments to HKFRS 9 and HKFRS 7Contracts Referencing Nature-dependent Electricity

Amendments to HKFRS 10 and

HKAS 28

Sale or Contribution of Asets betwen an Investor and its

Asociate or Joint Venture

Amendments to HKFRSsAnual Improvements to HKFRS Acounting Standards

– Volume 11

Amendments to HKAS 21Lack of Exchangeability

HKFRS 18Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

Efective for anual periods begining on or after a date to be determined

Efective for anual periods begining on or after 1 January 2025

Efective for anual periods begining on or after 1 January 2026

Efective for anual periods begining on or after 1 January 2027

Except for the new HKFRS mentioned below, the directors of the Company anticipate that the aplication

of al amendments to HKFRSs wil have no material impact on the consolidated financial statements in

the foreseable future.

HKFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

HKFRS 18 “Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements”, which sets out requirements on

presentation and disclosures in financial statements, wil replace HKAS 1 “Presentation of Financial

Statements”. This new HKFRS Acounting Standard, while carying forward many of the requirements

in HKAS 1, introduces new requirements to present specified categories and defined subtotals in the

statement of income; provide disclosures on management-defined performance measures in the notes to

the financial statements and improve agregation and disagregation of information to be disclosed in

the financial statements. In adition, some HKAS 1 paragraphs have ben moved to HKAS 8 and HKFRS

7. Minor amendments to HKAS 7 “Statement of Cash Flows” and HKAS 33 “Earnings per Share” are

also made.

HKFRS 18, and amendments to other standards, wil be efective for anual periods begining on or

after 1 January 2027, with early aplication permited. The aplication of the new standard is expected

to afect the presentation of the statement of income and disclosures in the future financial statements.

The Group is in the proces of asesing the detailed impact of HKFRS 18 on the Group’s consolidated

financial statements.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION

3.1 Basis of preparation of consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements have ben prepared in acordance with HKFRSs isued by the

HKICPA. For the purpose of preparation of the consolidated financial statements, information is

considered material if such information is reasonably expected to influence decisions made by primary

users. In adition, the consolidated financial statements include aplicable disclosures required by

the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Listing

Rules”) and by the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

The consolidated financial statements have ben prepared on a historical cost basis, except for the

folowing:

  • – measured

at fair value; and

  • – measured at the lower of carying amount and fair value les

costs to sel.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with HKFRSs requires the use of

certain critical acounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the

proces of aplying the Group’s acounting policies. The areas involving a higher degre of judgement

or complexity, or the areas where asumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated

financial statements are disclosed in Note 5.

Going concern

As at 31 December 2024, the Group’s curent liabilities exceded its curent asets by HK$4,983.7

milion. The Group had total capital comitments of HK$45,137.9 milion as at 31 December 2024,

which related to acquisition of aircraft that wil be delivered in stages in the coming years until

the end of 2028. Out of the total capital comitments, HK$11,061.6 milion is forecasted to be

incured and payable within one year based on the curent delivery schedules and forecasted delivery

schedules with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”). The Group wil satisfy these capital

comitments through the Group’s internal resources, available and aditional banking facilities

and aircraft project loans which usualy can only be confirmed by the relevant banks shortly before

the delivery of the aircraft. As at 31 December 2024, the Group had cash and bank balances of

HK$4,079.4 milion.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.1 Basis of preparation of consolidated financial statements (continued)

Going concern (continued)

The Group wil ned to secure a substantial amount of funds in the foreseable future to finance

the financial obligations and capital expenditures under contractual and other arangements. The

directors have given due and careful consideration to the liquidity of the Group and its available

sources of financing in asesing whether the Group has suficient working capital for its present

requirements, covering a period of not les than twelve months from 31 December 2024. The directors

have taken into acount the folowing plans and measures for the purposes of their asesment:

• New aircraft project loans are primarily used for the payment of the balances of the aircraft

acquisition costs and the repayments of the PDP financing due upon delivery of aircraft. Such

aircraft project loans wil usualy be confirmed by the banks before the delivery of the relevant

aircraft. In 2024, the Group has sucesfuly obtained aircraft project loans or loan facilities

from certain banks at one or two years preceding the lease-atached aircraft delivery. The

Group has drawn down these loans before the aircraft delivery. Besides, the Group sometimes

finances the new aircraft with internal resources or short-term bridging financing depending

on the financial situation and the progres of bank aprovals. Subsequently, the Group may

sek refinancing for these aircraft through new aircraft project loans. During the year ended 31

December 2024, the Group has drawn down 32 aircraft project loan facilities of HK$10,063.3

milion from certain onshore and ofshore banks and financial institutions. The Group wil

continue to arange aircraft project loan facilities from time to time. Based on the previous

experience and practices in the industry, the directors are of the view that the Group wil be

able to obtain the necesary aircraft project loans as and when required in the next twelve

months from 31 December 2024.

  • , the scheduled payment of PDP for the

next twelve months from 31 December 2024 amounts to HK$3,873.3 milion.

For the scheduled payment of PDP and repayment of utilised facility drawdowns under the

facilities expiring in the next twelve months from 31 December 2024, certain portion wil be

repaid by the PDP facilities to be released when aircraft is delivered and related PDP financing

is repaid. As at 31 December 2024, the Group had already obtained PDP financing facilities

from banks to provide financing up to HK$7,031.5 milion to satisfy the forecasted comited

PDP payments in the next twelve months from 31 December 2024. With such facilities, internal

resources and/or facilities obtained from other financing chanels of the Group, the Group wil

be able to satisfy payments of the comited PDP and repayment of PDP facilities at maturity

in the next twelve months from 31 December 2024.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.1 Basis of preparation of consolidated financial statements (continued)

Going concern (continued)

  • , the Group had working capital loan and revolving loan facilities of

HK$18,891.9 milion out of which HK$11,953.4 milion has ben utilised. The directors are

confident that the Group can draw down the remaining unutilised loan facilities of HK$6,938.5

milion as and when required and wil be able to renew substantialy al the existing revolving

facilities and further secure new working capital loan facilities. The Group has also initiated

the proces to obtain new working capital loan and renew working capital loan facilities with

certain banks.

  • , including isuance of bonds and medium-

term notes as wel as other debt and capital financing. In April 2024, the Group isued thre-year

medium-term notes of RMB0.3 bilion and five-year medium-term notes of RMB1.2 bilion in

the PRC. In February 2025, the Group isued five-year corporate bonds of RMB1.5 bilion. The

Group wil continue to review the market conditions and may isue aditional RMB medium-

term notes, RMB bonds and US$ bonds when neded. Based on the credit profile of the Group,

the sucesful history of isuance of similar debt instruments, the directors are confident that

the Group wil be able to isue the relevant debt instruments and obtain the required financing

as and when required.

• The Group has ben preserving the multi-faceted development of its aset-light busines model

through establishment and management of aviation-related funds and joint venture companies,

while at the same time, building up network buyers that wil acquire aircraft from its aircraft

portfolio. The Group continues to expand its portfolio trading busines. As at 31 December

2024, the Group has signed leters of intent or sale and purchase agrements for the disposals

of 21 aircraft, scheduled to be disposed in the next twelve months from 31 December 2024.

Based on the Group’s experience in aircraft portfolio trading in previous years, the directors

are confident that the scheduled disposals of aircraft wil be completed, and the proceds wil

be colected acording to the expected schedule in the next twelve months from 31 December

2024.

The directors are of the opinion that, in the absence of unforeseable circumstances and after taking

into acount the Group’s internal resources, the cash flows generated from its busines operations,

continued availability of existing and new banking facilities, the sucesful execution of its plans in

obtaining the aircraft project loans from the banks and financial institutions, the sucesful isuance

of debt instruments, the sucesful disposals of aircraft as planed, the Group has suficient working

capital for its present requirements in the next twelve months from 31 December 2024. Acordingly,

the directors consider that the Group wil be in a position to continue as a going concern and hence

prepared the consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information

Subsidiaries

(a) Consolidation

A subsidiary is an entity (including a structured entity) over which the Group has control. The

Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from

its involvement with the entity and has the ability to afect those returns through its power

over the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transfered to

the Group. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.

(i) Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries without change of control

Transactions with non-controling interests that do not result in a los of control are

acounted for as equity transactions – that is, as transactions with the owners of

the subsidiary in their capacity as owners. The diference betwen fair value of any

consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carying amount of net asets

of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or loses on disposals to non-controling

interests are also recorded in equity.

(i) Disposal of subsidiaries

When the Group ceases to have control, any retained interest in the entity is re-measured

to its fair value at the date when control is lost, with the change in carying amount

recognised in profit or los. The fair value is the initial carying amount for the purposes

of subsequently acounting for the retained interest as an asociate, joint venture or

financial aset. In adition, any amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive

income in respect of that entity are acounted for as if the Group had directly disposed

of the related asets or liabilities. It means the amounts previously recognised in other

comprehensive income are reclasified to profit or los or transfered to another category

of equity as specified/permited by aplicable HKFRSs.

(b) Separate financial statements

Investments in subsidiaries are acounted for at cost les impairment. Cost also includes direct

atributable costs of investment. The results of subsidiaries are acounted for by the Company

on the basis of dividend receivable.

Impairment testing of the investments in subsidiaries is required upon receiving dividends from

these investments if the dividend exceds the total comprehensive income of the subsidiary in

the period the dividend is declared or if the carying amount of the investment in the separate

financial statements exceds the carying amount in the consolidated financial statements of

the investe’s net asets including godwil.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Subsidiaries (continued)

(c) Structured entities

A structured entity is an entity that has ben designed so that voting or similar rights are not

the dominant factor in deciding who controls the entity, such as when any voting rights relate

to administrative tasks only, and the relevant activities are directed by means of contractual

arangements. A structured entity often has restricted activities and a narow and wel defined

objective, such as to provide investment oportunities for investors by pasing on risks and

rewards asociated with the asets of the structured entity. Consequently, the Group has

determined that the trust plans set up to acquire certain finance lease receivables from the Group

are structured entities over which the Group has no control and are therefore not consolidated.

Asociates and joint ventures

Asociate

An asociate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence but not control, generaly

acompanying a shareholding of betwen 20% and 50% of the voting rights.

Joint arangements

Under HKFRS 11 “Joint Arangements”, investments in joint arangements are clasified as either

joint operations or joint ventures. The clasification depends on the contractual rights and obligations

of each investor, rather than the legal structure of the joint arangement.

Investments in asociates and joint ventures are acounted for using the equity method of acounting,

after initialy being recognised at cost. Under the equity method, the investment is initialy recognised

at cost, and the carying amount is increased or decreased to recognise the investor’s share of

the profit or los of the investe after the date of acquisition. The equity-acounted investment

includes godwil identified on acquisition. Upon the acquisition of the ownership interest in an

equity-acounted investment, any diference betwen the cost of the equity-acounted investment

and the share of the net fair value of the asociate’s identifiable asets and liabilities is acounted

for as godwil.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Asociates and joint ventures (continued)

The Group’s share of post-acquisition profit or los is recognised in the consolidated statement of

income, and its share of post-acquisition movements in other comprehensive income is recognised

in other comprehensive income with a coresponding adjustment to the carying amount of the

investment. When the Group’s share of loses in an equity-acounted investment equals or exceds

its interest in the equity-acounted investment, including any other unsecured long-term receivables

that, in substance, form part of the investor’s net investment in the asociate or joint ventures, the

Group does not recognise further loses, unles it has incured legal or constructive obligations or

made payments on behalf of the equity-acounted investment.

The Group determines at each reporting date whether there is any objective evidence that the

equity-acounted investment is impaired. If this is the case, the Group calculates the amount of

impairment as the diference betwen the recoverable amount of the asociate and its carying value

and recognises the amount in profit or los.

Profits and loses resulting from upstream and downstream transactions involving asets that do not

constitute a busines betwen the Group and its equity-acounted investments are recognised in the

Group’s consolidated financial statements only to the extent of unrelated investor’s equity-acounted

investments. Unrealised gains in exces of the carying amount of the investment in asociates and

joint ventures are recognised as defered gains in “other liabilities and acruals” on the consolidated

balance shet. The defered gain wil not impact profit and los, until the asociate and joint ventures

sel the asets that the defered gain relates to, at which time the defered gain related to the aset

would be released to profit or los. Unrealised loses are eliminated unles the transaction provides

evidence of an impairment of the aset transfered. The profit or los resulting from a downstream

transaction involving asets that constitute a busines, as defined in HKFRS 3, betwen the Group

and its asociate or joint venture is recognised in ful in the consolidated financial statements.

Foreign curency translation

(a) Functional and presentation curency

Items included in the consolidated financial statements of the Group are measured using the

curency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional

curency”). The consolidated financial statements are presented in HK$, which is the Company’s

functional and the Group’s presentation curency. Functional curencies of the subsidiaries of

the Company mainly include Renminbi (“RMB”), US dolar (“US$”) and HK$.

(b) Transactions and balances

Foreign curency transactions are translated into the functional curency using the exchange

rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are re-measured.

Foreign exchange gains and loses resulting from the setlement of such transactions and from

the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary asets and liabilities denominated in

foreign curencies are recognised in the consolidated statement of income.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Foreign curency translation (continued)

(c) Group companies

The results and financial position of al the entities of the Group (none of which has the curency

of a hyper-inflationary economy) that have a functional curency diferent from the presentation

curency are translated into the presentation curency as folows:

(i) asets and liabilities for each balance shet presented are translated at the closing rate

at the date of that balance shet;

(i) income and expenses for each statement of comprehensive income are translated at

average exchange rates (unles this average is not a reasonable aproximation of the

cumulative efect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income

and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions);

(i) al resulting foreign exchange diferences are recognised in other comprehensive income.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost les acumulated depreciation and

acumulated impairment charge. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly atributable to

the acquisition of the items.

Subsequent costs are included in the aset’s carying amount or recognised as a separate aset, as

apropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits asociated with the item wil

flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carying amount of the

replaced part is derecognised. Al other repairs and maintenance are charged to the consolidated

statement of income during the financial period in which they are incured.

Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line method to alocate their cost to their residual values

over their estimated useful lives.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Property, plant and equipment (continued)

The estimated useful lives and estimated residual value rate are as folows:

Type of asetsEstimated useful lives

Estimated

residual

value rate

Aircraft and engine25 years from the date of manufacture5 – 15%

Leasehold improvementsShorter of lease term or 3 years0%

Ofice equipment2 to 5 years5%

Ofice building50 years0%

Others4 to 10 years0%

The asets’ residual values and useful lives of the asets are reviewed, and adjusted if apropriate,

at the end of each reporting period.

An aset’s carying amount is writen down imediately to its recoverable amount if the aset’s

carying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount (detailed in “Impairment of non-

financial asets” below).

Gains and loses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceds with the carying amount.

Gains and loses on disposal of aircraft are recognised within “net income from aircraft transactions

and aircraft components trading” in the consolidated statement of income. Gains and loses on

disposal of other property, plant and equipment are recognised within other operating income in

the consolidated statement of income.

Impairment of non-financial asets

Asets that have an indefinite useful life or are not yet available for use are not subject to amortisation

and are tested anualy for impairment. Asets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or

changes in circumstances indicate that the carying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment

los is recognised for the amount by which the aset’s carying amount exceds its recoverable

amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an aset’s fair value les costs to sel and value in

use. For the purposes of asesing impairment, asets are grouped at the lowest levels for which

there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash-generating units). Non-financial asets that sufered

impairment are reviewed for posible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Non-curent asets held for sale

Non-curent asets are clasified as held for sale if their carying amount wil be recovered principaly

through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use and a sale is considered highly

probable. They are measured at the lower of their carying amount and fair value les costs to sel.

An impairment los is recognised for any initial or subsequent write-down of the aset to fair value

les costs to sel. A gain is recognised for any subsequent increases in fair value les costs to sel of

an aset, but not in exces of any cumulative impairment los previously recognised. A gain or los

not previously recognised by the date of the sale of the non-curent aset is recognised at the date

of derecognition. Non-curent asets are not depreciated or amortised while they are clasified as

held for sale.

Investments and other financial asets

(a) Clasification

The Group clasifies its financial asets in the folowing measurement categories:

• those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through other comprehensive

income, or through profit or los), and

• those to be measured at amortised cost.

The clasification depends on the entity’s busines model for managing the financial asets and

the contractual terms of the cash flows. The debt instruments shal be clasified as financial

aset at fair value through profit or los (“FVPL”) if the cash flow characteristics canot pas

the test on solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount. Otherwise, the

clasification of debt instruments wil depend on the busines model provided the fair value

option is not elected.

For asets measured at fair value, gains and loses wil either be recorded in profit or los or

other comprehensive income. The equity instruments are clasified as FVPL in general. For

investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this wil depend on whether

the Group has made an irevocable election at the time of initial recognition to acount for the

equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”).

The Group reclasifies debt investments when and only when its busines model for managing

those asets changes.

Financial asets with embeded derivatives are considered in their entirety when determining

whether their cash flows are solely payment of principal and interest.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Investments and other financial asets (continued)

(b) Recognition and derecognition

Regular way purchases and sales of financial asets are recognised on trade-date, the date on

which the Group comits to purchase or sel the aset. Financial asets are derecognised when

the rights to receive cash flows from the financial asets have expired or have ben transfered

and the Group has transfered substantialy al the risks and rewards of ownership. Finance

lease receivables are regarded as financial asets for the purpose of derecognition.

(c) Measurement

At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial aset at its fair value plus, in the case of

a financial aset not at FVPL, transaction costs that are directly atributable to the acquisition

of the financial aset. Transaction costs of financial asets caried at FVPL are expensed in

profit or los.

Debt instruments

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the clasification of the aset. There

are two measurements categories into which the Group clasifies its debt instruments:

  • : Asets that are held for colection of contractual cash flows where those

cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised

cost. Interest income from these financial asets is included in other income using the

efective interest rate method. Any gain or los arising on derecognition is recognised

directly in profit or los and presented in other gains/(loses), net, together with foreign

exchange gains and loses.

  • : Asets that do not met the criteria for amortised cost or FVOCI are measured

at FVPL. A gain or los on a debt investment that is subsequently measured at FVPL is

recognised in profit or los and presented net within other gains/(loses), net in the period

in which it arises. The net gain or los recognised in profit or los includes any dividend

or interest earned on the financial aset and is included in the other gains/(loses), net.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Investments and other financial asets (continued)

(c) Measurement (continued)

Equity instruments

The Group subsequently measures al equity investments at fair value. Where the Group’s

management has elected to present fair value gains and loses on equity investments in other

comprehensive income, there is no subsequent reclasification of fair value gains and loses to

profit or los folowing the derecognition of the investment. Dividends from such investments

continue to be recognised in profit or los as other income when the Group’s right to receive

payments is established.

Changes in the fair value of financial asets at FVPL are recognised in other gains/(loses), net

in the consolidated statement of income as aplicable.

(d) Impairment

The Group aseses on a forward loking basis the expected credit loses asociated with its

debt instruments caried at amortised cost and other receivables. The impairment methodology

aplied depends on whether there has ben a significant increase in credit risk.

For operating lease receivables and finance lease receivables except for unguaranted residual

values, the Group aplies the simplified aproach permited by HKFRS 9, which requires

expected lifetime loses to be recognised from initial recognition of the lease receivables.

Ofseting financial instruments

Financial asets and liabilities are ofset and the net amount reported in the consolidated balance

shet when there is a legaly enforceable right to ofset the recognised amounts and there is an

intention to setle on a net basis or realise the aset and setle the liability simultaneously. The

legaly enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the

normal course of busines and in the event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the company or

the counterparty.

Certain financial asets and financial liabilities of the Group are subject to enforceable master neting

arangements or similar agrements. The agrement betwen the Group and the counterparty

generaly alows for net setlement of the relevant financial asets and financial liabilities when

both elect to setle on a net basis. In the absence of such an election, financial asets and financial

liabilities wil be setled on a gros basis, however, each party to the master neting arangements

or similar agrements wil have the option to setle al such amounts on a net basis in the event of

default of the other party. The financial asets and financial liabilities of the Group that are subject

to such enforceable master neting arangements or similar agrements are not ofset in acordance

with HKFRSs.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities

Derivatives are initialy recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and

are subsequently re-measured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The method of

recognising the resulting gain or los depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging

instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. The Group designates certain derivatives

as hedges of exposures to variability in cash flows (cash flow hedges) that is atributable to a particular

risk asociated with a recognised aset or liability or a highly probable forecast transaction.

At inception of the hedge relationship, the Group documents the economic relationship betwen

hedging instruments and hedged items including whether changes in the cash flows of the hedging

instruments are expected to ofset changes in the cash flows of hedged items. The Group documents

its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking its hedge transactions.

The fair values of derivative financial instruments designated in hedge relationships are disclosed in

notes to the consolidated financial statements. Movements on the hedging reserve in shareholders’

equity are shown in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

Cash flow hedges that qualify for hedge acounting

The efective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualified

as cash flow hedges is recognised in other comprehensive income and acumulated in equity. The

gain or los relating to the inefective portion is recognised imediately in other gains/(loses), net

in the consolidated statement of income.

Amounts acumulated in equity are reclasified to profit or los in the periods when the forecast

transaction being hedged afects profit or los (for example, when the interest payment that is

hedged ocurs). They are recorded in the expense lines in the consolidated statement of income in

which the related hedged item is reported.

When a hedging instrument expires or is sold, or when a hedge no longer mets the criteria for hedge

acounting, any gain or los on the hedging instrument that has ben acumulated in equity from the

period when the hedge was efective remains in equity. When the forecast transaction is ultimately

recognised in profit or los, the related acumulated hedge gain or los in equity is reclasified to

profit or los. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to ocur, any acumulated hedge

gain or los in equity is imediately reclasified and included in other gains/(loses), net in the

consolidated statement of income.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities (continued)

Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge acounting

Certain derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge acounting. Changes in the fair value of

any derivative instrument that does not qualify for hedge acounting are recognised imediately in

profit or los and are included in other gains/(loses), net.

Equity instruments

Financial instruments isued by the Group are clasified as equity instruments when both of the

folowing conditions are satisfied:

(a) The financial instruments have no contractual obligation to pay in cash or other financial asets

to other parties nor to exchange financial asets or liabilities under potential adverse condition

with other parties;

(b) The financial instruments should and can be setled via equity instruments of the Group. For

non-derivative instruments, the instruments have no contractual obligation to be setled by

delivering fixed number of equity instruments of the Group. For derivative instruments, they

can only be setled through the exchange of fixed number of the Group’s equity instruments

with fixed amount of cash or other financial asets.

Perpetual capital securities isued by the subsidiaries of the Company with no contractual obligation

to repay the principal or to pay any distribution are clasified as perpetual capital securities in equity

of the Group.

Borowings and borowing costs

Borowings are recognised initialy at fair value, net of transaction costs incured. Borowings are

subsequently caried at amortised cost; any diference betwen the proceds (net of transaction costs)

and the redemption value, and les any repaid principal is recognised in the consolidated statement

of income over the period of the borowings using the efective interest method.

Fes paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to

the extent that it is probable that some or al of the facility wil be drawn down. In this case, the

fe is defered until the drawdown ocurs and is included in the computation of the loan’s efective

interest rate. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or al of the facility wil

be drawn down, the fe is capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity services and amortised over the

period of the facility to which it relates.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Borowings and borowing costs (continued)

General and specific borowing costs directly atributable to the acquisition, construction or production

of qualifying asets, which are asets that necesarily take a substantial period of time to get ready

for their intended use or sale, are aded to the cost of those asets, until such time as the asets

are substantialy ready for their intended use or sale. Interests related to progres payments made in

respect of aircraft in the proces of construction on forward order are capitalised and such amounts

are aded to prepayments on aircraft. The amount of interest capitalised is the actual interest costs

incured on funding specific to the progres payments or the amount of interest costs which could

have ben avoided in the absence of such progres payments.

Other borowing costs are expensed as incured.

Curent and defered income tax

The income tax expenses for the year comprises curent and defered income tax expense. Income

tax is recognised in profit or los, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other

comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case the income tax is also recognised in other

comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

(a) Curent income tax

The curent income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively

enacted at the balance shet date in the jurisdictions where the Company’s subsidiaries operate

and generate taxable income. Management periodicaly evaluates positions taken in tax returns

with respect to situations in which aplicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It

establishes provisions where apropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the

tax authorities.

(b) Defered income tax

Defered income tax is provided in ful, using the liability method, on temporary diferences

arising betwen the tax bases of asets and liabilities and their carying amounts in the

consolidated financial statements. However, the defered income tax is not acounted for if

it arises from initial recognition of an aset or liability in a transaction other than a busines

combination that at the time of the transaction afects neither acounting nor taxable profit or

los. Defered income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have ben enacted or

substantialy enacted before the end of the reporting period and are expected to aply when

the related defered income tax aset is realised or the defered income tax liability is setled.

Defered income tax asets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future

taxable profit wil be available against which the temporary diferences can be utilised.

Defered income tax is provided on temporary diferences arising on investments in subsidiaries

and asociates, except for defered income tax liability where the timing of the reversal of the

temporary diference is controled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary diference

wil not reverse in the foreseable future.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Curent and defered income tax (continued)

(c) Ofseting

Defered income tax asets and liabilities are ofset when there is a legaly enforceable right

to ofset curent tax asets against curent tax liabilities and when the defered income taxes

asets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the

taxable entity or diferent taxable entities where there is an intention to setle the balances

on a net basis.

Leases

(a) Where the Group is lese

Leases are recognised as a right-of-use aset and a coresponding liability at the date at which

the leased aset is available for use by the Group.

Asets and liabilities arising from a lease are initialy measured on a present value basis. Lease

liabilities include that the net present value of the folowing lease payments:

  • , les any lease incentives receivable
  • , initialy measured using the

index or rate as at the comencement date

• amounts expected to be payable by the Group under residual value guarantes

• the exercise price of a purchase option if the Group is reasonably certain to exercise that

option, and

  • , if the lease term reflects such penalties

upon the Group exercising a purchase option.

Lease payments to be made under reasonably certain extension options are also in the

measurement of the liability.

The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If that rate

canot be readily determined, which is generaly the case for leases in the Group, the lese’s

incremental borowing rate is used, being the rate that the individual lese would have to pay

to borow the funds necesary to obtain an aset of similar value to the right-of-use aset in a

similar economic environment with similar terms, security and conditions.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Leases (continued)

(a) Where the Group is lese (continued)

To determine the incremental borowing rate, the Group:

  • , uses recent third-party financing received by the individual lese as

a starting point, adjusted to reflect changes in financing conditions since third party

financing was received

• uses a build-up aproach that starts with a risk-fre interest rate adjusted for credit risk

for leases held by the Group, which does not have recent third-party financing, and

  • , e.g. term, country, curency and security.

Lease payments are alocated betwen principal and finance cost. The finance cost is charged

to profit or los over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on

the remaining balance of the liability for each period.

Right-of-use asets are measured at cost comprising the folowing:

• the amount of the initial measurement of lease liability

• any lease payments made at or before the comencement date les any lease incentives

received

  • , and

• restoration costs.

Right-of-use asets are generaly depreciated over the shorter of the aset’s useful life and the

lease term on a straight-line basis. If the Group is reasonably certain to exercise a purchase

option, the right-of-use aset is depreciated over the underlying aset’s useful life.

Payments asociated with short-term leases of ofice premises are recognised on a straight-line

basis as an expense in profit or los. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of twelve

months or les.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Leases (continued)

(b) Where the Group is lesor

Finance lease

A finance lease is a lease that the Group as the lesor uses to transfer substantialy al the risks and

rewards incidental to ownership of the leased aset to the lese. The Group recognises asets

held under a finance lease as finance lease receivable at an amount equal to net investment in

the lease, which is the gros investment in the lease discounted at the interest rate implicit in

the lease. The gros investment in the leases is the sum of the lease payments receivable and

any unguaranted residual value acruing to the lesor. At the comencement of the lease

term, the lease payments included in the measurement of the net investment in the lease mainly

comprise the folowing payments for the right to use the underlying aset during the lease term

that are not received at the comencement date: (a) fixed payments les any lease incentives

payable; (b) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initialy measured using

the index or rate as at the comencement date; (c) any residual value guarantes provided to

the lesor by the lese, a party related to the lese or a third party unrelated to the lesor

that is financialy capable of discharging the obligations under the guarante.

The Group recognises finance income over the lease term, based on a patern reflecting a

constant periodic rate of return on the lesor’s net investment in the lease.

Initial direct costs, such as comisions, legal fes and internal costs that are incremental and

directly atributable to negotiating and aranging a lease, are included in the initial measurement

of the finance lease receivable and reduce the amount of income recognised over the lease term.

Estimated unguaranted residual values are reviewed regularly. When there is a reduction in

the estimated unguaranted residual value, the income alocation over the lease term is revised

and any reduction in respect of amounts already acrued is recognised in profit or los.

Se Note 3.2 (under the heading of “Investments and other financial asets”) for material

acounting policy information for derecognition and impairment of finance lease receivables.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Leases (continued)

(b) Where the Group is lesor (continued)

Operating lease

A lease is clasified as an operating lease if it does not transfer substantialy al the risks and

rewards incidental to ownership of the leased aset to the lese.

Lease income from operating leases where the Group is a lesor is recognised in income on a

straight-line basis over the lease term. Initial direct costs incured in obtaining an operating

lease are aded to the carying amount of the underlying aset and recognised as expense over

the lease term on the same basis as lease income.

A lesor shal acount for a modification to an operating lease as a new lease from the efective

date of the modification, considering any prepaid or acrued lease payments relating to the

original lease as part of the lease payments for the new lease.

Se Note 3.2 (under the heading of “Investments and other financial asets”) for material

acounting policy information for impairment of operating lease receivables.

Revenue and income recognition

(a) Finance lease income

The finance income under a finance lease is recognised over the lease term based on a patern

reflecting a constant periodic rate of return on the lesor’s net investment in the lease. Variable

lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate is recognised as income in the period

in which the event or condition that trigers those payments ocurs.

(b) Operating lease income

The lease payments under operating lease are recognised as income on a straight-line basis over

the lease term. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate is recognised

as income in the period in which the event or condition that trigers those payments ocurs.

(c) Interest income

Interest income on financial asets at amortised cost is recognised within other income.

Interest income is calculated by aplying the efective interest rate to the gros carying amount

of a financial aset except for financial asets that subsequently become credit-impaired. For

credit-impaired financial asets, the efective interest rate is aplied to the net carying amount

of the financial aset (after deduction of the los alowance).

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Revenue and income recognition (continued)

(d) Net income from aircraft transactions and aircraft components trading

Net income from aircraft transactions and aircraft components trading originates primarily from

the sale of aircraft, engine and airframe parts. The sale is recognised when the relevant aset

is delivered and the control of the relevant aset has ben transfered to the buyer.

(e) Service income

Service income is recognised based on the actual service provided to the end of the reporting

period as a proportion of the total services to be provided because the customer receives and

uses the benefits simultaneously.

Segment reporting and segment information

Operating segments are reported in a maner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the

chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for alocating

resources and asesing performance of the operating segments, has ben identified as the stering

comite that makes strategic decisions.

The Group is mainly engaged in the provision of aircraft leasing services to global airline companies.

Acordingly, the Group considers that it only has a single reportable segment from both busines

and geographic perspectives and therefore only provides relevant entity-wide information.

Cash and cash equivalents

In the consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand,

deposits held at cal with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities

of thre months or les, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. In the consolidated balance shet, bank

overdrafts are shown within borowings in liabilities, if any.

Aircraft components trading asets

Aircraft components trading asets consist primarily of engine and airframe parts. Aircraft components

trading asets are initialy recognised at cost, and subsequently at the lower of cost and net realisable

value. Cost comprises al costs of purchases, costs of conversion and other costs incured in bringing

the aircraft components trading asets to their present location and condition.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are clasified as equity. Incremental costs directly atributable to the isue of new

shares or share options are recognised in equity as a deduction from the proceds.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Employe benefits

(a) Employe leave entitlements

Employe entitlements to anual leave are recognised when they acrue to employes. A

provision is made for the estimated liability for anual leave as a result of services rendered by

employes up to the end of the reporting period. Employe entitlements to sick and maternity

leave are not recognised until the time of leave.

(b) Pension obligations

The Group contributes on a monthly basis to various defined contribution plans organised

by the relevant governmental authorities or trustes. The Group’s liability in respect of these

plans is limited to the contributions payable in each period. Contributions to these plans are

expensed as incured and not reduced by contributions forfeited by those employes who leave

the plans prior to vesting fuly in the contributions. Asets of the plans are held and managed

by government authorities or trustes and are separate from those of the Group.

(c) Profit-sharing and bonus plan

The Group recognises a liability and an expense for bonuses and profit sharing, based on

formulae that take into consideration the profit atributable to the Company’s shareholders

after certain adjustments. The Group recognises a provision where contractualy obliged or

where there is a past practice that has created a constructive obligation.

Share-based payments

Equity-setled share-based payment transactions

The Group operates a number of equity-setled, share-based compensation plans, under which the

Group receives services from employes as consideration for equity instruments (options) of the

Group. The fair value of the services received in exchange for the grant of the options is recognised

as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined by reference to the fair value of the

options granted:

  • , an entity’s share price);

• excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for

example, profitability, sales growth targets and remaining an employe of the entity over a

specified time period); and

  • , the requirement for employes

to save or holding shares for a specified period of time).

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MATERIAL

ACOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

3.2 Material acounting policy information (continued)

Share-based payments (continued)

Equity-setled share-based payment transactions (continued)

At the end of each reporting period, the Group revises its estimates of the number of shares over

which the options that are expected to vest based on the non-marketing performance and service

conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in the consolidated

statement of income, with a coresponding adjustment to equity.

In adition, in some circumstances employes may provide services in advance of the grant date and

therefore the grant date fair value is estimated for the purposes of recognising the expense during

the period betwen service comencement period and grant date.

When the options are exercised, the Company isues new shares. The proceds received net of any

directly atributable transaction costs are credited to share capital (and share premium).

At the time when the share options expire or lapse after the vesting period, the related share-based

payments reserve is transfered directly to retained earnings.

Government grants

Grants from the government are recognised at their fair value where there is a reasonable asurance

that the grant wil be received and the Group wil comply with al atached conditions.

Government grants relating to costs are recognised in the consolidated statement of income over

the period necesary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate.

Dividend distribution

Dividend distribution to the shareholders is recognised as a liability in the Group’s consolidated

financial statements in the period in which the dividends are aproved by the shareholders or

directors, where apropriate.

Financial guarante contracts

Financial guarante contracts are contracts that require the isuer to make specified payments to

reimburse the holder for a los it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when

due, in acordance with the terms of a debt instrument. Financial guarante contract liabilities are

measured initialy at their fair values. It is subsequently measured at the higher of:

  • ; and
  • , where apropriate, cumulative amortisation recognised

over the guarante period.

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409,725
398,565
808,290
(7,672,482)
(1,599,726)
(3,387,844)
(541,049)
(13,201,101)
2,649,250
(9,743,561)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Financial risk factors

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including curency exchange risk

and cash flow and fair value interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group’s aim is therefore

to achieve an apropriate balance betwen risk and return and minimise the potential adverse efects on

the Group’s financial performance.

Market risk

Curency exchange risk

In the normal course of busines, the Group is exposed to curency exchange risks as certain portion of

cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, financial asets including finance lease receivables and other

asets, financial liabilities including bank borowings, medium-term notes, bonds and debentures, and

other liabilities and acruals held by the Group are denominated in curencies other than functional

curency of the Group entities. The aircraft leasing income and certain borowings used to finance the

leases are denominated in US$, while some borowings are denominated in RMB. Curency exchange

risk may arise when the finance lease receivables, operating lease receivables and certain borowings are

denominated in diferent curencies. The management of the Group closely monitors curency exchange

risks and hedges the exposure where necesary and apropriate. In order to mitigate RMB exchange rate

risks, the Group uses the curency forward contracts to hedge its exposure to curency exchange risk. The

hedge acounting was not aplied for these curency forward contracts. The fair value changes of which

were recognised in other gains/(loses), net, please refer to Note 21 and Note 30.

The folowing table is the breakdown of financial asets and liabilities denominated in RMB held by

companies whose functional curency is US$ or HK$:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Cash and cash equivalents1,056,227

Other financial asets343,397

Total financial asets1,399,624

Borowings(3,850,937)

Medium-term notes(1,656,173)

Bonds and debentures(3,527,366)

Other financial liabilities(468,070)

Total financial liabilities(9,502,546)

Notional amount of curency forward contracts2,595,825

Net exposure(5,507,097)

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(487,178)
487,178
21,831,240
3,835,202
25,666,442

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Market risk (continued)

Curency exchange risk (continued)

The folowing table indicates the potential efect on profit before income tax of a 5% apreciation or

depreciation of RMB against US$ as at 31 December 2024 and 2023:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Profit before income tax

– 5% apreciation of RMB against US$(276,191)

– 5% depreciation of RMB against US$276,191

Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk

Borowings at floating rates expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk. Finance lease receivables,

borowings, bonds and debentures and medium-term notes at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value

interest rate risk.

The Group’s primary objective is to manage cash flow interest rate risk.

The Group manages the cash flow interest rate risk by matching the rental rates of aircraft leases with

interest rates of bank and other borowings. Interest rate exposure arises when rental rates of the leases

and the interest rates of coresponding bank and other borowings do not match. The folowing table

indicates the amount of bank and other borowings exposed to interest rate risk as at 31 December 2024

and 2023.

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Borowings exposed to US$ Secured Overnight

Financing Rate (“SOFR”)23,439,080

Borowings exposed to RMB Loan Prime Rate (“LPR”)1,313,703

24,752,783

Interest rate swaps are used to manage the variability in future interest cash flows of bank and other

borowings, arising due to changes in market interest rates. The amounts and timing of future cash flows,

representing both principal and interest flows, are projected for bank and other borowings on the basis

of their contractual terms and other relevant factors, including estimates of prepayments. The cash flows

are used to determine the efectivenes and inefectivenes.

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2,252,99613,381
6,001
855,206
2025 – 2031
1:1
(41,180)
40,843
3.1%

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Market risk (continued)

Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk (continued)

As at 31 December 2024, the Group had 16 outstanding floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps (2023: 18

swaps) to manage its unmatched interest rate risk exposure. Under the interest rate swaps, the Group

agres with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, the diference in the amount of interest

betwen the fixed rate and the floating rate calculated by reference to the agred notional amounts. For

the remaining unhedged exposure, the Group closely monitors the interest rate risk exposure trend and

wil consider hedging the exposure where necesary and apropriate.

As at 31 December

NotionalCaryingNotionalCarying

amountvalueamountvalue

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Interest rate swaps

Exposed to US$ SOFR2,819,88447,244

The efects of the interest rate swaps (under efective hedging) on the Group’s financial position and

performance are as folows:

As at 31 December

Interest rate swaps

Carying amount, net (HK$’000)47,244

Notional amount (HK$’000)2,819,884

Maturity date2024 – 2025

Hedge ratio1:1

Change in fair value of outstanding hedging instruments

since 1 January (HK$’000)(164,747)

Change in value of hedged item used to determine hedge

efectivenes (HK$’000)164,286

Weighted average hedged rate for the year2.1%

The Group performs sensitivity analysis by measuring the impact of a change in interest rates as at 31

December 2024 and 2023. It is estimated that a general increase/decrease of 50 basis points in interest

rates, with al other variables held constant, would have decreased/increased the Group’s profit before

income tax by aproximately HK$72,502,000 (2023: aproximately HK$75,803,000); and would also

have increased/decreased the Group’s reserves by aproximately HK$15,432,000 (2023: aproximately

HK$6,387,000) because of the impact of cash flow hedge interest derivatives.

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Market risk (continued)

Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk (continued)

The sensitivity analysis above indicates the impact on the Group’s lease income and interest expenses that

would arise asuming that the change in interest rates had ocured at the balance shet date and had

ben aplied to the exposure to interest rate risk for financial instruments in existence at that date. The

50 basis point change represents management’s asesment of a reasonably posible change in interest

rates over the period until the next anual balance shet date.

Credit risk

The Group takes on exposure to credit risk, which is the risk that counterparty wil cause a financial los

for the Group by failing to discharge an obligation. Significant changes in economy, or in the health

of the industry segment that represents a concentration in the Group’s portfolio (se (d) below), could

result in loses that are diferent from those provided for at the balance shet date. The Group therefore

carefuly manages its exposure to credit risk. Credit exposures of the Group arise principaly in aircraft

leasing service, loans to asociates and joint ventures, and other financial asets.

Credit risk on aircraft leasing service

The Group implements its industry risk management system acording to its plan based on actual situation

with focus on industry research, counterparty credit rating, and understanding of the lese’s operations,

financial condition as wel as their shareholders’ suport. The Group also obtained deposits from the

leses (Note 22). Al these strengthen the control and management of credit risk.

(a) Probability of default

Default risk – in the event of default, the Group may demand return of aircraft, reposesion of

aircraft or disposal of aircraft, whenever apropriate. In adition, the Group may request for a security

deposit or security deposit leter of credit which it may aply towards the payment or discharge of

any obligation owed by the lese.

Late payment risk – in the event of late payment, the Group is entitled to charge interest at the

default rate on any part of lease rental not paid when due until the same shal be paid. Such interest

wil acrue on a day to day basis. In adition, the Group may request for a security deposit which it

may aply towards the payment or discharge of any obligation owed by the lese.

(b) Risk limit control and mitigation policies

The Group manages limits and controls concentrations of credit risk wherever they are identified,

in particular, to ases the leses’ repayment ability periodicaly.

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245,91773,614
11,22711,227
119,71668,110
376,860152,951

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk on aircraft leasing service (continued)

(c) Impairment alowance policies

The Group aplies the simplified aproach on measuring expected credit loses prescribed by HKFRS

9, which uses the lifetime expected los provision for lease receivables. Except for debtors with

significant outstanding balances or credit-impaired, to measure the expected credit loses, the relevant

receivables are grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics such as financial performance

and stability, future growth, default history and other relevant factors.

The los alowances of credit risk are estimated acording to net exposure analysis and asumptions

about risk of default and expected los rates. The net exposure is determined based on the finance

lease receivable or operating lease receivable balance, net of the unguaranted residual value in the

case of a finance lease, and other cash colaterals such as security deposits over the contractual term.

The Group uses judgement in making these asumptions and selecting the inputs to the impairment

calculation, based on the Group’s past history, existing market conditions as wel as forward loking

estimates at the end of each reporting period.

The Group aseses the busines performance and credit risks of the airline companies on a regular

basis. In view of the economic conditions, the operation of airlines and the colection history

of the receivable due from them, management provided acumulated expected credit loses of

HK$18,508,000 (2023: HK$6,920,000) for finance lease receivables (Note 8) and HK$152,951,000

(2023: HK$203,556,000) for operating lease receivables (Note 10(b) as at 31 December 2024.

Credit risk exposure on operating leases receivables:

As at 31 December

AcumulatedAcumulated

GrosexpectedGrosexpected

caryingcredit losescaryingcredit loses

amountalowanceamountalowance

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Asia276,410114,736

Europe19,62319,623

Americas152,59269,197

448,625203,556

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4,722,51118,508

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk on aircraft leasing service (continued)

(c) Impairment alowance policies (continued)

Credit risk exposure on finance lease receivables (excluding the unguaranted residual values):

As at 31 December

AcumulatedAcumulated

GrosexpectedGrosexpected

caryingcredit losescaryingcredit loses

amountalowanceamountalowance

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Asia4,418,5356,920

(d) Concentration of credit risk

During the year ended 31 December 2024, the leses of the Group are airline companies located

in the Mainland China and other countries or regions globaly. Please se Note 8 for an analysis

of concentration of finance lease receivables. If any of them experiences financial dificulties, the

recovery of the Group’s finance lease receivables through regular lease payments might be adversely

afected and the Group may have to resort to recovery through reposesion of the leased asets. In

adition, the Group’s cash and cash equivalents, is dispersed acros several diferent banks.

Credit risk on loans to asociates and joint ventures and other financial asets

The Group is also exposed to credit risk asociated with loans and loan comitments, and financial

guarantes to asociates and joint ventures. Please refer to Note 5.1, Note 7 and Note 36 for details.

The Group aseses whether there are any indicators of impairment for investments in asociates and joint

ventures at the end of each reporting period. Investments in asociates and joint ventures are tested for

impairment when there are indicators that the carying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment

exists when the carying value of investment in asociates or joint ventures exceds its recoverable

amount, which is the higher of its fair value les costs of disposal and its value in use. When value in use

calculations are undertaken, the Group must estimate the present values of cash flows expected to arise

from continuing to hold the investments and chose a discount rate comensurate with the asociated

risk in order to calculate the present values of those cash flows.

The Group evaluates expected credit loses of loans to asociates and joint ventures at the end of each

reporting period. Management considers a number of factors in expected credit los asesment including

but not limited to asociates and joint ventures’ curent and expected financial positions, busines

environment and industry performance, curent and forward-loking economic factors, colection history

and past experience. For loans that are repayable on demand, expected credit loses are based on the

asumption that repayment of the loan is demanded at the reporting date. If the borower has suficient

acesible highly liquid asets in order to repay the loan if demanded at the reporting date, the expected

credit los is likely to be imaterial. If the borower could not repay the loan if demanded at the reporting

date, the Group considers the expected maner of recovery, including a ‘repay over time’ strategy or a fire

sale of les liquid asets, to measure expected credit loses. Please refer to Note 7 and Note 36 for details.

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37,544
1,946,844
11,171
669,177
5,555,238
3,177
211,453
3,778,318
12,212,922
187,576
12,732,730
10,543
1,542,866
233,712
133,162
292,538
2,063,447
17,196,574
(4,983,652)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk on loans to asociates and joint ventures and other financial asets (continued)

In adition, the Group is exposed to credit risk asociated with cash in banks and derivative financial

asets. Management considers that these instruments have a low risk of default and the counterparties

have a strong capacity to met their contractual obligations.

Liquidity risk

The folowing table sets forth the asets and liabilities of the Group which are expected to be recovered

or due to be setled within twelve months after the balance shet date:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Curent asets

Loans to asociates and joint ventures37,612

Finance lease receivables – net312,851

Derivative financial asets53,673

Prepayments and other asets489,492

Asets clasified as held for sale1,425,254

Aircraft components trading asets1,934

Restricted cash321,075

Cash and cash equivalents5,295,875

7,937,766

Curent liabilities

Defered income tax liabilities203,323

Borowings16,192,484

Medium-term notes–

Bonds and debentures1,871,034

Derivative financial liabilities34,131

Income tax payables66,056

Interest payables392,690

Other liabilities and acruals1,983,317

20,743,035

Net curent liabilities(12,805,269)

The asets and liabilities of the Group not included in the above table are expected to be recovered or

due to be setled in more than twelve months after the balance shet date.

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15,168,64812,644,95515,079,5437,797,16350,690,309
61,78150,7071,724,1851,836,673
1,711,6222,479,3774,190,999
1,543,67560,46649,144119,1331,772,418
233,712233,712

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Liquidity risk (continued)

As at 31 December 2024, borowings of HK$12.7 bilion (2023: HK$16.2 bilion) under curent liabilities

mainly comprised of borowings of HK$4.8 bilion (2023: HK$7.6 bilion) from aircraft acquisition financing,

including the borowings related to the asets clasified as held for sale that were disclosed as curent

liabilities (Note 11) (“aircraft loans”), HK$2.7 bilion (2023: HK$1.6 bilion) from PDP financing and

HK$5.2 bilion (2023: HK$7.0 bilion) from other borowings. The repayment of above aircraft loans wil

be partialy funded by the colection of operating lease receivables of HK$3.1 bilion (2023: HK$3.5 bilion)

(Note 37(d) (which has not ben included under curent asets above) that is expected to be received

from airlines in the next twelve months from 31 December 2024. Repayment of PDP financing and other

financing is expected to be funded by existing loan facilities and/or new aircraft loans when aircraft is

delivered based on industry practice and prior experience.

Besides, the Group wil consider to raise funds through working capital and PDP financing, aircraft

loans, debt financing, and the aset-light strategy for disposal of aircraft. In light of the above and other

relevant factors as stated in Note 3.1, the Group expects to have suficient working capital to finance its

operations, to met its financial obligations, including the net curent liabilities as of 31 December 2024

and those capital comitments in the next twelve months from 31 December 2024.

The folowing table shows the remaining contractual maturities (or the earliest date a financial liability

may become payable in the absence of a fixed maturity date) at the balance shet date of the Group’s

financial liabilities, based on contractual undiscounted cash flows:

BetwenBetwen

Les thanone andtwo andOver

one yeartwo yearsfive yearsfive yearsTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2024

Financial liabilities

Borowings

Medium-term notes

Bonds and debentures

Other liabilities and acruals (a)

Derivative financial instruments

BetwenBetwen

Les thanone andtwo andOver

one yeartwo yearsfive yearsfive yearsTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2023

Financial liabilities

Borowings18,423,8308,648,64213,674,0789,603,06750,349,617

Medium-term notes74,5611,731,461–1,806,022

Bonds and debentures2,116,8441,772,9372,574,108–6,463,889

Other liabilities and acruals (a)1,377,55455,73375,652107,6141,616,553

Derivative financial instruments34,131113,604–147,735

(a) For the purpose of liquidity risk analysis, tax payables, operating lease rentals received in advance, bonuses, directors’

fe payables and other non-financial liabilities included in other liabilities and acruals are not included.

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Financial risk factors (continued)

Disposal of finance lease receivables

Certain wholy-owned subsidiaries of the Group (colectively “the CALC SPCs”) signed contracts with

trust plans or banks, pursuant to which, the CALC SPCs transfered to the trust plans or aset-backed

securities programe their future lease payments arising from finance leases under their separate aircraft

leasing agrements with airline companies.

The trust plans or aset-backed securities programe also apointed the CALC SPCs as the service

agent to colect the lease rentals from the airline companies. The services to be provided mainly include

maintaining relationship with the airline companies, colecting of rental on behalf of the trust plan.

CALC SPCs recognised service fe income over the lease servicing period. During the year ended 31

December 2024, service fe income of HK$1,127,000 (2023: HK$1,406,000) was included in Group’s

other operating income.

No member of the Group has any option or obligation to reacquire the transfered lease receivables.

The trust plans or aset-backed securities programe are unconsolidated structured entities and the

Group has no control over the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe.

The Group did not provide financial or other suport to the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe

as at 31 December 2024. The Group has no curent intentions to provide, or asist in the provision of,

financial or other suport in any future period.

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48,576,653
52,911,491
58,239,688
5,328,197
83.4%
90.9%
9.1:1
1,489,457
5,131,928
6,621,385
233,712
50,624,342
50,858,054

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Capital risk management

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going

concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain

an optimal capital structure to enhance shareholders’ value in the long term.

The Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it, in light of changes in economic

conditions. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may isue new shares, raise new debts,

or adjust the amount of dividend paid to shareholders. No changes were made to the objectives, policies

or proceses for managing capital during the year ended 31 December 2024 compared with the year

ended 31 December 2023.

The Group monitors capital risk using gearing ratio, which is calculated as interest-bearing debts included

in total liabilities divided by total asets, and aset-liability ratio, which is calculated as total liabilities

divided by total asets and interest-bearing debts to equity ratio, which is calculated as interest-bearing

debts included in total liabilities divided by total equity. The ratios are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interest-bearing debts included in total liabilities50,511,542

Total liabilities54,684,765

Total asets59,824,727

Total equity5,139,962

Gearing ratio84.4%

Aset-liability ratio91.4%

Interest-bearing debts to equity ratio9.8:1

Categories of financial instruments

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Financial asets

Financial asets at FVPL682,906

Financial asets at amortised cost7,901,457

8,584,363

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities at FVPL147,735

Financial liabilities at amortised cost52,522,206

52,669,941

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13,38113,381
8831,475,1931,476,076
88313,3811,475,1931,489,457
233,712233,712

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Fair value estimation of financial instruments

Fair value refers to the price that would be received to sel an aset or paid to transfer a liability in an

orderly transaction betwen market participants at the measurement date. Regarding financial instruments,

for which there is an active market, the Group employs the quotations in the active market to determine

the fair value thereof. If there is no active market for an instrument, the Group estimates fair value using

valuation techniques, which include discounted cash flow analysis.

Financial instruments caried at fair value are measured using diferent valuation techniques. The inputs

to valuation techniques used are categorised into thre levels within a fair value hierarchy as folows:

• Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical asets or liabilities that

the entity can aces at the measurement date;

  • , other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for

the aset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

• Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the aset or liability.

Financial asets and financial liabilities measured at fair values

The folowing table presents the Group’s financial asets and financial liabilities that were measured at

fair values.

Level 1Level 2Level 3Total

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2024

Asets

Interest rate swaps (note i)

Financial asets at fair value through

profit or los (note i)

Liability

Curency forward contracts (note i)

As at 31 December 2023

Asets

Curency swap (note i)–13,913–13,913

Interest rate swaps (note i)–47,244–47,244

Financial asets at fair value through

profit or los (note i)1,164–620,585621,749

1,16461,157620,585682,906

Liability

Curency forward contracts (note i)–147,735–147,735

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(176,747)121,215
(21,282)21,118
144,512(224,738)
23,756(23,756)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Fair value estimation of financial instruments (continued)

Financial asets and financial liabilities measured at fair values (continued)

Notes:

(i) The fair values of the interest rate swaps, curency swap and curency forward contracts are determined by using

valuation techniques, mainly discounted cash flow analysis. The Group uses its judgements to select the apropriate

methods and makes asumptions that are mainly based on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting

period. The inputs to the valuation models, including yield curves, US$/RMB forward rates, are observable either directly

or indirectly and thus their fair values are considered to be of level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

(i) As at 31 December 2024, the financial asets at fair value through profit or los, measured at level 3 within the fair

value hierarchy, mainly consisted of the performance-linked shareholder’s loan to CAG Group, shareholder’s loan to

Feitian No.2 Leasing (Tianjin) Company Limited (“Feitian No.2 (Tianjin)”) and exchangeable bonds isued by Aircraft

Recycling International Limited (“ARI”) and its subsidiaries (colectively “ARI Group”). The fair value of these financial

asets is determined by making reference to discounted cash flow analysis.

The significant unobservable inputs to the valuation model of the shareholder’s loan to CAG Group mainly include

discount rate, expected rental colection and expected aircraft disposal prices. The Group asesed the sensitivity to

changes in market interest rate and those unobservable inputs on considering the efect of a change in a particular

asumption independently of changes in any other asumptions.

As at 31 December

Changes in fair value

IncreaseDecreaseIncreaseDecrease

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

An increase or decrease in the market

interest rate of 1%(43,488)43,261

An increase or decrease in the

discount rate of 1%(12,933)13,350

An increase or decrease in the

expected aircraft disposal prices of 5%207,809(284,301)

An increase or decrease in the

expected rental colection of 10%17,874(17,874)

The significant unobservable inputs to the valuation model of the shareholder’s loan to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) mainly

include expected aircraft disposal prices at the end of lease term and discount rate.

The significant unobservable inputs to the valuation model of the exchangeable bonds isued by ARI Group mainly

include discount rate. The Group asesed the sensitivity to changes in discount rate by 1%. Such changes would not

change the fair value significantly.

The folowing table presents the reconciliation of level 3 fair value measurement.

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579,29641,289620,585
850,000850,000
8,2798,279
(3,16 0)(51 1)(3,67 1)
576,136850,00049,0571,475,193

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Fair value estimation of financial instruments (continued)

Financial asets and financial liabilities measured at fair values (continued)

Notes: (continued)

(i) (continued)

Shareholder’s

loan to

CAG Group

Exchangeable

bonds

Other

financial

asets at

fair value

through

profit or losTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 1 January 2024

Increase in financial asets at fair value

through profit or los

Fair value change on the financial asets

at fair value through profit or los

Curency translation diference

As at 31 December 2024

As at 1 January 2023735,429–30,608766,037

Increase in financial asets at fair value through

profit or los–79,88679,886

Proceds from financial asets at fair value through

profit or los–(97,592)(97,592)

Fair value change on the financial asets at fair value

through profit or los(156,568)–28,280(128,288)

Curency translation diference435–107542

As at 31 December 2023579,296–41,289620,585

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4,704,0034,292,549
43,046,20543,211,304
1,599,7261,688,948
3,930,7224,090,514

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Fair value estimation of financial instruments (continued)

Financial asets and financial liabilities caried at amortised cost

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, amounts due from related parties, other receivables, loans

to asociates and joint ventures, interest payables and other payables aproximate their carying amounts

because these financial asets and liabilities, which are short term in nature, mature within one year.

The carying amounts and fair values of finance lease receivables (excluding the unguaranted residual

value), borowings, medium-term notes and bonds and debentures are as folows:

As at 31 December

Carying

amountFair value

Carying

amountFair value

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Finance lease receivables (excluding

the unguaranted residual values)4,411,6153,982,483

Borowings42,911,87042,524,333

Medium-term notes1,656,1731,742,293

Bonds and debentures5,943,4996,092,253

The fair values of the above finance lease receivables (excluding the unguaranted residual value),

borowings, medium-term notes and bonds and debentures (which are not traded in the active market)

are estimated by discounting the future cash flows at the curent market rates available to the Group for

similar financial instruments. Their fair values are considered to be of level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

The fair values of other bonds and debentures (which are traded in the active market) are determined

based on the quoted prices in the respective markets. Their fair values are considered to be of level 1

within the fair value hierarchy.

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13,38113,381(1,680)11,701
5,4185,4185,418
198,098198,098(198,098)
216,897216,897(199,778)17,119
(233,712)(233,712)199,778(33,934)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Ofseting of financial instruments

The folowing financial asets and financial liabilities set out in the table below are subject to enforceable

master neting arangements and similar agrements, irespective of whether they are ofset in the Group’s

consolidated balance shet.

Gros amounts

of recognised

financial

asets/liabilities

Gros amounts

of recognised

financial

asets/

liabilities

set of in the

consolidated

balance shet

Net amounts

of financial

asets/liabilities

presented

in the

consolidated

balance shet

Related amount not ofset in the

consolidated balance shet

Financial

instruments

Other colateral

received/paidNet amount

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2024

Derivative financial asets

Pledged deposits for interest rate swap

contracts

Pledged deposits for curency forward

contracts

Derivative financial liabilities

As at 31 December 2023

Derivative financial asets61,157–61,157–61,157

Pledged deposit for a curency swap contract3,393–3,393–3,393

Pledged deposits for interest rate swap

contracts5,167–5,167–5,167

Pledged deposits for curency forward

contracts121,963–121,963(121,088)–875

191,680–191,680(121,088)–70,592

Derivative financial liabilities(147,735)–(147,735)121,088–(26,647)

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5. CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS

Estimates, asumptions and judgements are continualy evaluated and are based on historical experience

and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the

circumstances.

5.1 Critical acounting estimates and asumptions

The Group makes estimates and asumptions concerning the future. The resulting acounting

estimates wil, by definition, rarely equal to the related actual results. The estimates and asumptions

that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carying amounts of asets and

liabilities within the next financial year are outlined below.

Impairment of aircraft and engines

The Group conducts impairment asesments of aircraft and engines whenever events or changes

in circumstances indicate that the carying amount of the asets may not be recoverable. These

asesments are primarily trigered by observable indications that the aset’s value has declined

during the period significantly more than would be expected as a result of the pasage of time

or normal use, significant adverse changes in the expected usage of aircraft and engines, or the

technological or market environment have taken place or wil take place in the near future; evidence

of obsolescence of or physical damage to aircraft and engines; and worse than expected economic

performance of the aircraft and engines.

The Group engaged an independent external valuer to asist the management in performing aircraft

and engine valuation. When estimating the fair value of aircraft and engines, the Group determined

the fair value of aircraft and engines by referencing market value published by a third party apraiser.

When estimating the value in use of aircraft and engines, the Group considered expected future

cash flows based on the key asumptions mainly including the folow-on lease asumptions, residual

values of aircraft and engines published by the third party apraiser, and discount rates.

The recoverable amount is the higher of the aset’s fair value les costs to sel and value in use. If

the carying amount of aircraft or engines exceds their estimated recoverable amount, it is writen

down imediately to its recoverable amount.

As at 31 December 2024, the carying amount of the Group’s owned aircraft and engines under

property, plant and equipment and right-of-use asets was HK$28,791.9 milion (2023: HK$33,426.5

milion).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5. CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.1 Critical acounting estimates and asumptions (continued)

Fair value measurement of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group

As disclosed in Note 4, the fair value asesment of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group, measured at

level 3 fair value hierarchy, requires the management to make judgements and estimates, including

the apropriatenes of the adoption of aplicable valuation methods and using various unobservable

inputs. The management worked together with an independent external valuer engaged by the Group

in performing the valuation by using discounted cash flow model. Significant asumptions adopted by

management in the valuation include discount rate, expected rental colection and expected aircraft

disposal prices. Changes in these asumptions and estimates could materialy afect the respective

fair value of the investments.

As at 31 December 2024, the carying amount of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group was HK$576.1

milion (2023: HK$579.3 milion).

Fair value measurement of exchangeable bonds isued by ARI Group

As disclosed in Note 4, the fair value asesment of exchangeable bonds isued by ARI Group,

measured at level 3 fair value hierarchy, requires management to make judgements and estimates,

including the apropriatenes of the adoption of aplicable valuation methods and using various

unobservable inputs. The management worked together with an independent external valuer engaged

by the Group in performing the valuation. Valuation methods used include binomial options pricing

model and discounted cash flow aproach. Significant asumptions adopted by management in

the valuation include a five-year performance projection, discount rate, terminal growth rate and

financial information of China Aviation Aftermarket Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of ARI. Changes in

these asumptions and estimates could materialy afect the respective fair value of the investments.

As at 31 December 2024, the carying amount of exchangeable bonds isued by ARI Group was

HK$850.0 milion (2023: Nil).

Estimation of unguaranted residual value on leased asets

Unguaranted residual value is a portion of the residual value of a leased aset, the realisation

of which by the lesor is not asured or is guaranted solely by a party related to the lesor. The

unguaranted residual value of the aircraft at the inception of the lease is based on management’s

estimates with reference to valuation reports isued by independent valuers. Please refer to Note 8

for the unguaranted residual values recognised at the end of each reporting period.

The estimation of unguaranted residual value at the inception of the leases impacts the determination

of unearned finance income. Subsequent to initial recognition, estimated unguaranted residual

values are reviewed regularly. If there is a reduction in the estimated unguaranted residual value,

the income alocation over the remaining lease term wil be revised and the reduction in respect

of net present value of unguaranted residual value wil be adjusted imediately in profit or los.

Other than reduction in the estimated unguaranted residual value of HK$11,779,000 (2023: Nil)

made in the curent year, the directors of the Company are of the opinion that there had ben no

further impairment in the carying amount of the unguaranted residual value as at the end of the

reporting period.

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5. CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.1 Critical acounting estimates and asumptions (continued)

Estimation of unguaranted residual value on leased asets (continued)

The residual value of each aircraft is estimated by management and reasonably suported by the

residual value published by a third party apraiser. The unguaranted residual values of the aircraft

under the 49 (2023: 48) finance leases as at 31 December 2024 were aproximately HK$5,332,422,000

(2023: HK$5,117,617,000). A 5% decrease in the expected unguaranted residual value from the

management’s curent estimates would result in a decrease in profit before income tax for the year

ended 31 December 2024 by aproximately HK$13,044,000 (2023: HK$12,319,000).

Impairment of finance lease receivables and operating lease receivables

The Group calculates expected credit loses through estimating the risk exposure of default and

expected credit los rate. The expected credit los rate is determined based on estimation of probability

of default and los given default. In determining the expected credit los rate, the Group considers

the Group’s past history, existing market conditions as wel as forward loking estimates. The Group

regularly monitors and reviews asumptions related to the calculation of expected credit loses.

Please refer to Note 8 and Note 10(b) for detailed information.

As at 31 December 2024, the net carying amount of finance lease receivables (excluding unguaranted

residual value) was HK$4,704.0 milion (2023: HK$4,411.6 milion) and the net carying amount of

operating lease receivables was HK$223.9 milion (2023: HK$245.1 milion).

Impairment of loans to asociates and joint ventures

The Group evaluates expected credit loses of loans to asociates and joint ventures at the end of

each reporting period. Management considers a number of factors in expected credit los asesment

including but not limited to asociates and joint ventures’ curent and expected financial positions,

busines environment and industry performance, curent and forward-loking economic factors,

colection history and past experience. For loans that are repayable on demand, expected credit loses

are based on the asumption that repayment of the loan is demanded at the reporting date. If the

borower has suficient acesible highly liquid asets in order to repay the loan if demanded at the

reporting date, the expected credit los is likely to be imaterial. If the borower could not repay

the loan if demanded at the reporting date, the Group considers the expected maner of recovery,

including a ‘repay over time’ strategy or a fire sale of les liquid asets, to measure expected credit

loses.

As at 31 December 2024, the net carying amount of loans to asociates and joint ventures was

HK$484.1 milion (2023: HK$1,522.2 milion) (net of acumulated expected credit loses alowance

of HK$215.7 milion (2023: HK$249.3 milion).

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5. CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.1 Critical acounting estimates and asumptions (continued)

Income taxes and defered tax

The Group is subject to taxation in multiple jurisdictions and, in many cases, the ultimate tax treatment

is not determined until concluded with the relevant tax authority. Consequently, the directors are

required to exercise significant judgement in determining the apropriate amount of tax provisions

based on the key underlying asumptions, including the profit forecast and the estimated realisable

values of the aircraft at the end of lease terms. Where the ultimate tax outcome difers from the

amount recognised, the diference wil impact the income taxes and defered tax in the future

period. Please refer to Note 17 and Note 31 for the detailed information of defered income tax

and income tax expenses.

5.2 Critical judgements in aplying the Group’s acounting policies

Clasification of leases

The Group has entered into certain aircraft leases whereby the Group has determined that it has

transfered substantialy al the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased aircraft to

the leses, as the present values of the minimum lease payments (which include lease payments and

residual values guaranted by third parties) of the lease amount to at least substantialy al of the fair

values of the leased asets at the inception of the leases. Acordingly, the Group has derecognised

the aircraft from its consolidated balance shet and has instead, recognised finance lease receivables

(Note 8). Otherwise the Group includes the aircraft under operating lease in property, plant and

equipment and right-of-use asets (Note 6). The determination of whether the Group has transfered

substantialy al the risks and rewards incidental to ownership depends on an asesment of the

relevant arangements relating to the lease and this has involved critical judgements by management.

Disposal of finance lease receivables

The Group considers that the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe as described in Note

4 are structured entities which are run acording to predetermined criteria that are part of its initial

design.

The Group has asesed that it does not control the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe

as the Group does not have the curent ability to direct the relevant activities of the trust plans or

aset-backed securities programe. Acordingly, the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe

are not consolidated by the Group. The determination of whether there are controls over the trust

plans or aset-backed securities programe depends on an asesment of the relevant arangements

relating to the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe and this has involved critical

judgements by management. For further details about these unconsolidated structured entities,

se Note 4.

The directors asesed the Group has transfered substantialy al the risks and rewards related to the

lease receivables to the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe, and thus the coresponding

finance lease receivables were derecognised.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5. CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.2 Critical judgements in aplying the Group’s acounting policies (continued)

Consolidation asesment of CAG Group

In June 2018, the Group and some mezanine financiers jointly established CAG Group at a

shareholding ratio of 20% and 80%, respectively, which is principaly engaged in lease-atached

aircraft portfolio investment. The Group provides aircraft and lease management service to CAG

Group.

The directors have asesed and concluded that the Group does not control CAG Group but has a

significant influence over CAG Group. The determination of the Group’s level of involvement with

another entity wil require exercise of judgement under certain circumstances. The Group controls

an entity when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investe

and has the ability to afect those returns through its power over the investe. The Group also

considers, in particular, whether it obtains benefits from its power to control the entity. As such, the

clasification of the entity as a subsidiary, a joint venture, a joint operation, an asociate or an equity

investment requires the aplication of judgement through the analysis of various factors, such as

whether CAG Group is a structured entity, the percentage of ownership interest held in the entity,

CAG Group’s purpose and design, CAG Group’s relevant activities, the decision-making authority

about its relevant activities, whether the rights of the Group give it curent ability to direct CAG

Group’s relevant activities, the Group’s exposure or rights to variable returns from its involvement

with CAG Group and the ability to use its power over CAG Group to afect the amount of the

Group’s returns. This asesment involves critical judgement by management.

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33,426,5059,54440,11511,8675,79533,493,826
7,668,7818001,17721,3437,692,101
187,262187,262
(1,666,614)(100)(2,885)(1,029)(14,181)(1,760)(1,686,569)
(4,515,716)(4,515,716)
(6,031,557)(2,267)(6,033,824)
(276,767)(11)(2)(95)(176)(21)(277,072)
28,791,8946895,56738,99118,8534,01428,860,008
33,948,3039,26326,87545,23449,05916,23234,094,966
(5,156,409)(8,574)(21,308)(6,243)(30,206)(12,218)(5,234,958)
28,791,8946895,56738,99118,8534,01428,860,008

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND RIGHT-OF-USE ASETS

Aircraft andLeaseholdOficeOficeRight-of-use

engineimprovementsequipmentbuildingasetsOthersTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Year ended 31 December 2024

Opening net bok amount

Aditions

Reclasification form finance lease

receivables

Depreciation and impairment

Asets clasified as held for sale

Disposals

Curency translation diferences

Closing net bok amount

As at 31 December 2024

Cost

Acumulated depreciation and

impairment

Net bok amount

Aircraft andLeaseholdOficeOficeRight-of-use

engineimprovementsequipmentbuildingasetsOthersTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Year ended 31 December 2023

Opening net bok amount27,268,0781,0689,88941,02326,5667,74927,354,373

Aditions9,312,722–2,590–468–9,315,780

Depreciation and impairment(1,597,488)(1,068)(3,517)(912)(14,208)(1,630)(1,618,823)

Asets clasified as held for sale(261,299)–(261,299)

Disposals(1,169,693)–(361)–(337)(1,170,391)

Write-of–(741)–(741)

Curency translation diferences(125,815)–9434(218)13(125,073)

Closing net bok amount33,426,505–9,54440,11511,8675,79533,493,826

As at 31 December 2023

Cost38,702,1518,52629,60745,48255,76016,27138,857,797

Acumulated depreciation and

impairment(5,275,646)(8,526)(20,063)(5,367)(43,893)(10,476)(5,363,971)

Net bok amount33,426,505–9,54440,11511,8675,79533,493,826

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707,352
(215,655)
491,697

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND RIGHT-OF-USE ASETS (continued)

Lease rental income amounting to HK$3,740,861,000 relating to the lease of aircraft and engine for the

year ended 31 December 2024 are included in operating lease income in the consolidated statement of

income (2023: HK$3,598,207,000).

As at 31 December 2024, the net bok value of aircraft amounted to HK$28,071,670,000 (2023:

HK$32,824,283,000).

As at 31 December 2024, the net bok value of aircraft under operating leases amounting to

HK$23,867,672,000 (2023: HK$25,391,195,000) were pledged as colateral for bank and other borowings

for aircraft acquisition financing and borowings from trust plans (Note 18).

During the year ended 31 December 2024, net reversal of impairment of HK$54,949,000 was made

(2023: impairment of HK$71,952,000).

For the total cash outflow for leases, please refer to Note 34.

7. INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Investments in and loans to asociates and joint ventures

– carying amount after share of results1,778,883

Acumulated expected credit loses alowance on loans to

asociates and joint ventures(249,254)

1,529,629

The acumulated expected credit loses alowance on loans to asociates and joint ventures amounted to

HK$215,655,000 (2023: HK$249,254,000). A net reversal of expected credit loses of HK$33,161,000

(2023: net expected credit loses of HK$50,000,000) was recognised for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

7. INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES (continued)

As at 31 December 2024, the Group had interests in the folowing principal asociates and joint ventures:

Place ofPrincipal% of equityNature ofMeasurement

Name of entityincorporationactivitiesinterestrelationshipmethod

ARI (a)Cayman IslandsInvestment holding48%AsociateEquity

CAG (Notes 5.2 and 9)BermudaAircraft leasing20%AsociateEquity

FLARI Aircraft Maintenances &

Enginering Company Co., Ltd

(“FLARI”) (b)

PRCLine maintenance,

base maintenance,

technical training

48.79%AsociateEquity

HNCA & CALC One (Tianjin)

Leasing Company Limited

(“HNCA One (Tianjin)”) (c)

PRCAircraft leasing49%Joint ventureEquity

HNCA & CALC Two (Tianjin)

Leasing Company Limited

(“HNCA Two (Tianjin)”) (c)

PRCAircraft leasing49%Joint ventureEquity

Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) (c)PRCAircraft leasing20%Joint ventureEquity

PT Transnusa Aviation Mandiri

(“TAM”) (d)

IndonesiaComercial air

transportation

services

35.68%Joint ventureEquity

PT Linkaviasi Asia Indonesia

(“LAI”) (e)

IndonesiaComercial air

transportation

services

35.68%Joint ventureEquity

(a) ARI is an investment holding company and ARI Group have operations mainly in the Mainland China,

United States and other countries and are principaly engaged in providing aset management services

and comprehensive solutions for dealing with second lease and mid-life to mature aircraft. As at

31 December 2024, the net liabilities of ARI Group was HK$702,347,000 (2023: net liabilities of

HK$607,723,000), and as a result, the Group’s equity interests in ARI was reduced to zero (2023:

Zero). No further loses were recorded unles the investor had incured legal or constructive obligations

or made payments on behalf of the asociate. As at 31 December 2024, the Group’s carying amount

of outstanding loans to ARI amounted to HK$243,211,000 (2023: HK$1,252,136,000). For details,

please refer to Note 36(b).

(b) FLARI has operations mainly in the Mainland China and is principaly engaged in line maintenance, base

maintenance, technical training, cargo conversion, enginering service and component maintenance.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group’s outstanding shareholders’ loans balance receivable from FLARI

amounted to HK$139,979,000 (2023: HK$131,984,000). For details, please refer to Note 36(b).

As the result of FLARI is not material to the Group, no sumarised financial information of FLARI

is disclosed.

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7. INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES (continued)

(c) HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) have operations in the Mainland

China and are principaly engaged in aircraft leasing busineses. As at 31 December 2024, the Group’s

outstanding loans balance receivable from HNCA One (Tianjin) and HNCA Two (Tianjin) amounted to

HK$38,403,000 (2023: HK$36,808,000) and HK$36,423,000 (2023: HK$35,870,000), respectively.

For details, please refer to Note 36(d).

As the result of HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) are not material

to the Group, no sumarised financial information of HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and

Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) are disclosed.

(d) CALC IDN Limited (“CALC IDN”), a wholy-owned subsidiary of the Company, holds aproximately

72.82% of the share capital in Linkasia Airlines Group Limited (“Linkasia Airlines”). The remaining

shares of Linkasia Airlines are owned as to 14.13% by Equal Honour Equity Limited (wholy-owned

by Mr. PON Ho Man, a substantial shareholder, an executive director and chief executive oficer

of the Company) and 13.05% by Smart Aviation Investment Limited (wholy-owned by Ms. LIU

Wanting, key management of the Company).

Linkasia Airlines indirectly (i) holds 49% equity interest in TAM and (i) is beneficialy interested in

50% of the voting rights and 75% of the economic interest in TAM. The principal activity of TAM

is the operation of an airline based in Indonesia. It also engages in the provision of comercial air

transportation services.

Under the Indonesia Law No.1 of 2009 on Aviation and the Indonesian Negative List, air transportation

activities are limited to up to 49% foreign shareholding. In adition, a single majority rule aplies

where it is required that one of the Indonesian shareholders’ shareholding must be larger than the

shareholding of the foreign investors combined. Acording to the contractual rights and obligations

of each investor, TAM is jointly controled by the Group and other investor.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group’s outstanding shareholder’s loan balance receivable from TAM

amounted to HK$26,037,000 (2023: HK$14,969,000).

As at 31 December 2024, the Group held rental deposits of US$1,230,000 (equivalent to aproximately

HK$9,552,000) from TAM (2023: US$621,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$4,849,000) in

relation to aircraft under finance leases and operating leases, please refer to Note 36(i).

As the result of TAM is not material to the Group, no sumarised financial information of TAM is

disclosed.

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1,050,241
1,817,925
1,520,548
275,103
431,086
437,173
5,532,076
(809,565)
4,722,511
4,481,454
9,203,965
(18,508)
9,185,457

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

7. INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES (continued)

(e) Linkasia Airlines indirectly (i) holds 49% equity interest in LAI and (i) is beneficialy interested in

50% of the voting rights and 75% of the economic interest in LAI. The principal activity of LAI is

the operation of an airline based in Indonesia. It also engages in the provision of comercial air

transportation services.

Under the Indonesia Law No.1 of 2009 on Aviation and the Indonesian Negative List, air transportation

activities are limited to up to 49% foreign shareholding. In adition, a single majority rule aplies

where it is required that one of the Indonesian shareholders’ shareholding must be larger than the

shareholding of the foreign investors combined. Acording to the contractual rights and obligations

of each investor, LAI is jointly controled by the Group and other investor.

As the result of LAI is not material to the Group, no sumarised financial information of LAI is

disclosed.

Save as those disclosed elsewhere in other Notes, the above transactions were caried out with related

parties at terms negotiated betwen the Group and the respective parties.

Besides the contingent liabilities disclosed in Note 37(a), there are no other contingent liabilities relating

to the Group’s interests in asociates and joint ventures.

8. FINANCE LEASE RECEIVABLES – NET

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Lease payments receivables

– Not later than one year159,498

– Later than one year but not later than two years1,044,011

– Later than two years but not later than thre years1,812,018

– Later than thre years but not later than four years1,501,718

– Later than four years but not later than five years249,815

– Later than five years669,808

Total5,436,868

Les: Unearned finance lease income relating to lease

payment receivables(1,018,333)

Present value of lease payment receivables4,418,535

Ad: Present value of unguaranted residual value4,165,724

Net investment in leases8,584,259

Les: Acumulated expected credit loses alowance(6,920)

Finance lease receivables – net8,577,339

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6,197,39667%
2,988,06133%
9,185,457100%
576,136
45,945
850,000
3,995
1,476,076

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

8. FINANCE LEASE RECEIVABLES – NET (continued)

The acumulated expected credit loses alowance on financial lease receivables amounted to HK$18,508,000

(2023: HK$6,920,000). A net expected credit loses of HK$11,681,000 (2023: net reversal of expected

credit loses of HK$4,935,000) was recognised for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The folowing table sets forth the finance lease receivables atributable to airline companies:

As at 31 December

HK$’000%HK$’000%

Categorised by customer in terms of

lease receivables:

Five largest airline companies6,061,74071%

Others2,515,59929%

Finance lease receivables – net8,577,339100%

9. FINANCIAL ASETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Shareholder’s loan to CAG Group (Note (a)579,296

Shareholder’s loan to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) (Note (b)38,160

Exchangeable bonds (Note (c)–

Others4,293

621,749

Notes:

(a) CAG uses the fund injected through a performance-linked shareholder’s loan from the Group and the mezanine

financing from other investors at a ratio of 20% to 80%, together with a shareholding betwen the Group and other

investors at the same ratio. Pursuant to shareholders’ agrement and shareholders’ loan agrement, al investors of

CAG comited to invest in CAG through shareholders’ loan acording to the mezanine financing proportion.

(b) The Group entered into a shareholder’s loan agrement and a subordinated fe agrement with Feitian No.2 (Tianjin).

(c) In October 2023, the Group has entered into an exchangeable bond subscription agrement with ARI in respect of

the subscription of HK$850.0 milion exchangeable bonds to be isued by ARI. On 1 January 2024, the Group had

completed the subscription of the exchangeable bonds. For details of the arangement, please refer to the Circular

isued by the Company dated 29 November 2023. Please refer Note 36(b) for details.

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7,855,333
376,860
27,858
190,741
57,753
183,574
836,786
(152,951)
683,835

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10. PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER ASETS

(a) PDP and other prepayments and receivables relating to aircraft acquisition

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

PDP and other prepayments and receivables relating to

aircraft acquisition7,626,274

In December 2014, the Group entered into aircraft purchase agrements with Airbus S.A.S. (“Airbus”)

for the purchase of 100 aircraft. In December 2017 and January 2018, the Group entered into

suplementary agrement with Airbus for the purchase of aditional 65 aircraft. In January 2020,

the Group entered into suplemental agrement to the aircraft purchase agrements in December

2014 to purchase aditional 40 aircraft from Airbus.

PDP were made acording to the payment schedules set out in the aircraft purchase agrements.

The aircraft wil be delivered in stages by end of 2028.

(b) Prepayments and other asets

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Operating lease receivables (i)448,625

Deposits paid48,705

Prepayments and amounts due from related parties

(Note 36(f)98,649

Deductible input taxes63,986

Others (i)190,757

850,722

Les: Acumulated expected credit loses alowance (i)(203,556)

647,166

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70,76219%
9801%
2,8941%
302,22479%
376,860100%

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10. PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER ASETS (continued)

(b) Prepayments and other asets (continued)

(i) The Group recognised alowance for impairment loses by providing for expected credit

loses when the lese is expected as not being able to pay the amounts due under its lease

agrements.

The aging of the gros operating lease receivables based on due date was as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000%HK$’000%

Curent/deferal135,65630%

Les than 30 days past due4,1801%

30 to 90 days past due19,2774%

More than 90 days past due289,51265%

Total448,625100%

As at 31 December 2024, the acumulated expected credit loses alowance against operating

lease receivables amounted to HK$152,951,000 (2023: HK$203,556,000) and the net carying

amount of operating lease receivables was HK$223,909,000 (2023: HK$245,069,000). A

net reversal of expected credit loses of HK$49,731,000 (2023: net expected credit loses of

HK$16,074,000) was recognised during the year ended 31 December 2024.

(i) The “Others” above were mainly prepayments to third parties and miscelaneous receivables.

11. ASETS CLASIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE

The Group had signed leters of intent for the disposals of several lease-atached aircraft. These aircraft

intended to be disposed of were consequently clasified as held for sale. As at 31 December 2024, the

carying amount of asets clasified as held for sale was HK$5,555,238,000 (2023: HK$1,425,254,000),

which were measured at the lower of carying amount and fair value les costs to sel. The fair value of

the asets clasified as held for sale was determined based on market price of the aircraft. This is a level

2 measurement as per the fair value hierarchy.

The carying amount of borowings related to the asets held for sale was HK$2,707,840,000 (2023:

HK$1,024,308,000). The borowings related to the asets held for sale wil be repaid when the aircraft

are disposed, although the borowings are not due to be setled within twelve months after the reporting

period pursuant to the contractual terms.

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53,640
43,954
5,418
198,098
301,110
271,518
29,592
301,110
3,778,318
3,187,829
551,849
33,421
3,772
1,447
3,778,318

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

12. RESTRICTED CASH

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Pledged for bank and other borowings for aircraft

acquisition financing (Note 18(a)56,323

Pledged for other bank borowings (Note 18(c)313,495

Pledged for borowings from trust plan (Note 18(d)44,183

Pledged for interest rate swap contracts (Note 21(a)5,167

Pledged for curency forward contracts (Note 21(b)121,963

Pledged for a curency swap contract3,393

544,524

The carying amounts of the Group’s restricted cash are denominated in the folowing curencies:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

US$511,035

RMB33,489

544,524

The average efective interest rate as at 31 December 2024 was 4.11% (2023: 2.78%).

13. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Cash at bank and on hand5,295,875

The carying amounts of the Group’s cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the folowing

curencies:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

US$4,021,197

RMB1,237,792

HK$29,988

EUR5,732

Other curencies1,166

5,295,875

The average efective interest rate as at 31 December 2024 was 2.47% (2023: 1.62%).

F-68


HK$0.1744,355,35274,436
HK$0.1293,19029
HK$0.1744,648,54274,465
1,522,393623,720(166)4,84848,216(25,467)2,173,544
(44,493)(44,493)
(139,456)(139,456)
336336
(150)(150)
857857
(3,888)(3,888)
1,523,250623,720(166)(3,888)5,0343,723(164,923)1,986,750

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

14. SHARE CAPITAL

Ordinary shares, isued and fuly paid:

Par value ofNumber ofShare capital

each shareisued sharesin HK$’000

Isued:

As at 1 January 2024

Isue of shares upon scrip dividend

scheme (Note a)

As at 31 December 2024

As at 1 January 2023 and

31 December 2023HK$0.1744,355,35274,436

Note:

(a) On 19 March 2024, a scrip dividend scheme was proposed by the Board, which ofers the shareholders of the Company

may elect to receive the dividend wholy or partly by the alotment of new shares in lieu of cash. This proposal was

aproved at the Company’s anual general meting held on 21 May 2024. On 14 August 2024, 293,190 shares of

HK$0.10 each were aloted and isued at HK$3.024 each to shareholders who had elected to receive new shares in

lieu of cash dividend in respect of the 2023 final dividend under the scrip dividend scheme.

15. RESERVES

Share

premium

Merger

reserve

Capital

reserve

Other

reserve

Share–

based

payments

reserve

Hedging

reserve

Curency

translation

diferencesTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 2024

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)

Curency translation diferences

Share option scheme

– Value of services (a)

– Share options lapsed (a)

Isue of shares upon scrip

dividend scheme

Partial disposal of a subsidiary

Balance as at 31 December

2024

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16,781,071

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

15. RESERVES (continued)

Share

premium

Merger

reserve

Capital

reserve

Other

reserve

Share–

based

payments

reserve

Hedging

reserve

Curency

translation

diferencesTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 20231,522,393623,720(166)–3,330197,342(32,006)2,314,613

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)–(149,126)–(149,126)

Curency translation diferences–6,5396,539

Share option scheme

– Value of services (a)–1,881–1,881

– Share options lapsed (a)–(363)–(363)

Balance as at 31 December

20231,522,393623,720(166)–4,84848,216(25,467)2,173,544

(a) On 6 April 2022, the Company granted 20,900,000 share options under the share option scheme

adopted by the Company for the purpose of recognising the contribution of participants, including

certain directors of the Company and selected employes of the Group, in relation to the growth

of the Group. Subject to the achievement of certain individual performance targets as determined

by the chief executive oficer of the Company at his sole and absolute discretion within relevant

periods, 50% and 50% of the share options granted on 6 April 2022 has vested on 6 April 2023 and

6 April 2024 respectively and become exercisable within the exercise period. None of the options

have ben exercised during the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023.

Movement of outstanding share options during the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023 is

as folows:

Number of

share options

As at 1 January 202320,900,000

Lapsed(875,000)

As at 31 December 2023 and 1 January 202420,025,000

Lapsed(3,243,929)

As at 31 December 2024

F-70


336
1,111,899
(13,159)
1,098,740

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

15. RESERVES (continued)

(a) (continued)

(i) The fair value of the share options on the grant date determined by using Binomial valuation

model was aproximately HK$0.3 per option.

Significant judgement on parameters, such as spot price at the grant date, risk fre interest

rate, dividend yield, expected volatility and suboptimal exercise factor are required to be made

by the directors in aplying the Binomial valuation model. The parameters used are as folows:

Spot share price at the grant dateHK$5.31

Risk fre rate (Note 1)2.39%

Dividend yield (Note 2)8.0%

Expected volatility (Note 3)24.4%

Suboptimal exercise factor2.5

Notes:

1. Risk fre rates were based on Hong Kong Exchange Fund Notes with same duration.

2. Dividend yield was based on historical dividend trend and expected future dividend policy determined by

the Company.

3. Expected volatility was determined by using the daily volatility of the Company’s shares in similar duration

as at the valuation date.

For share options outstanding as at 31 December 2024, the exercise price per share of the share

options was HK$6.36 (2023: HK$6.36).

The amounts of share-based compensation recognised as expenses with a coresponding credit to

reserves of the Group during the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023 are as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Directors and employes1,881

16. PERPETUAL CAPITAL SECURITIES AND OTHER NON-CONTROLING INTERESTS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Perpetual capital securities (a)837,013

Other non-controling interests of ordinary shares(26,591)

810,422

F-71


837,013
1,104,068
59,386
(50,413)
(808,157)
(29,998)
1,111,899

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

16. PERPETUAL CAPITAL SECURITIES AND OTHER NON-CONTROLING INTERESTS

(continued)

(a) Perpetual capital securities

On 25 September 2024, a subsidiary of the Group (the “Isuer 1”) isued RMB1.0 bilion fixed rate

of 2.70% perpetual capital securities with the agregate net proceds of HK$1,104.1 milion. The

coupon rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Isuer 1’s fulfilment of sustainability performance

targets. The perpetual capital securities do not have maturity dates and the distribution payments can

be defered at the discretion of the Isuer 1. Therefore, the perpetual capital securities are clasified

as equity instruments and recorded in equity in the consolidated balance shet. When the Company

elects to declare dividends to ordinary shareholders, the Isuer 1 shal make distribution to the holders

of perpetual capital securities at the distribution rate as defined in the subscription agrements.

On 16 December 2020, a subsidiary of the Group (the “Isuer 2”) isued US$200.0 milion floating

rate guaranted perpetual capital securities with the agregate net proceds (after transaction cost of

HK$5.0 milion) of HK$1,545.5 milion. The perpetual capital securities do not have maturity dates and

the distribution payments can be defered at the discretion of the Isuer 2. Therefore, the perpetual

capital securities are clasified as equity instruments and recorded in equity in the consolidated

balance shet. When the Company elects to declare dividends to ordinary shareholders, the Isuer

2 shal make distribution to the holders of perpetual capital securities at the distribution rate as

defined in the subscription agrements. During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group had

early redemed US$100.0 milion (equivalent to aproximately HK$780.3 milion) perpetual capital

securities (2023: US$100.0 milion (equivalent to aproximately HK$780.8 milion).

During the year ended 31 December 2024, the dividend payable had ben adjusted based on the

actual distribution rate in July 2024 amounting to HK$50,413,000 (2023: HK$166,668,000) and

setled in July 2024.

The movement of the perpetual capital securities during the year is as folows:

HK$’000

As at 1 January 2024

Isuance of perpetual capital securities

Profit for the year atributable to perpetual capital securities

Dividends distributed to perpetual capital securities

Redemption of perpetual capital securities

Other

As at 31 December 2024

As at 1 January 20231,617,351

Profit for the year atributable to perpetual capital securities192,445

Dividends distributed to perpetual capital securities(166,668)

Redemption of perpetual capital securities(806,115)

As at 31 December 2023837,013

F-72


1,191,4791,191,479
(36,929)125,26788,338
871(12,994)(12,123)
(36,058)1,303,7521,267,694
129,165
158,633
340,074
454,422
265,199
2,836,122
4,183,615

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

17. DEFERED INCOME TAX (ASETS)/LIABILITIES

The movement of the defered income tax (asets)/liabilities during the year is as folows:

Tax loses

Acelerated

depreciation of

leased asets,

les caried

forward tax

losesTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 1 January 2024

(Credited)/charged to profit or los

(Note 31)

Curency translation diferences

As at 31 December 2024

As at 1 January 2023–1,057,0591,057,059

Charged to profit or los (Note 31)–136,226136,226

Curency translation diferences–(1,806)(1,806)

As at 31 December 2023–1,191,4791,191,479

The defered income tax liabilities that are expected to be setled within twelve months are HK$187,576,000

as at 31 December 2024 (2023: HK$203,323,000). The remaining defered income tax asets and liabilities

are expected to be setled after twelve months from the end of the reporting period.

As at 31 December 2024, certain subsidiaries of the Group had unused tax loses of aproximately

HK$4,183,615,000 (2023: HK$2,203,567,000) available to ofset against future profits, for which defered

income tax aset of HK$666,569,000 (2023: HK$431,124,000) had not ben recognised as their future

realisation is uncertain.

The expiry dates of the unused tax loses are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Year

202451,111

2025129,165

2026158,633

2027340,074

2028454,422

2029–

No expiry date1,070,162

2,203,567

In acordance with the corporate income tax laws in the PRC, a 5% or 10% witholding tax is levied on

the dividend declared by the companies established in the PRC to their foreign investors starting from 1

January 2008. No defered income tax liability has ben provided by the Group on the retained earnings

of aproximately HK$3,316,916,000 as at 31 December 2024 (2023: HK$2,643,227,000), expected to be

retained by the subsidiaries in the PRC and not to be remited out of the PRC in the foreseable future.

F-73


21,537,088
6,294,118
11,021,832
38,853,038
3,989,918
203,249
4,193,167
43,046,205

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18. BOROWINGS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Bank and other borowings

Bank and other borowings for aircraft acquisition

financing (a)23,309,584

PDP financing (b)6,127,842

Other bank borowings (c)8,802,585

38,240,011

Other long-term borowings

Borowings from trust plans (d)4,263,795

Other borowings (e)408,064

4,671,859

42,911,870

Bank and other borowings

(a) Bank and other borowings for aircraft acquisition financing are principaly based on fixed or floating

rates (including US$ SOFR and RMB LPR). As at 31 December 2024, certain bank borowings were

secured by, in adition to other legal charges, the related aircraft leased to airline companies under

either finance leases or operating leases, pledge of the shares in the subsidiaries owning the related

aircraft, guarantes from certain companies of the Group, and pledged deposits amounting to

HK$53,640,000 (2023: HK$56,323,000). As at 31 December 2024, bank and other borowings for

aircraft acquisition financing of HK$1,598,033,000 (2023: HK$903,557,000) were unsecured.

(b) As at 31 December 2024, PDP financings of HK$6,294,118,000 (2023: HK$6,127,842,000) were

unsecured and guaranted by the Company or certain companies of the Group.

(c) As at 31 December 2024, unsecured other bank borowings amounted to HK$11,021,832,000, of

which HK$5,690,561,000 were guaranted by the Company or certain companies of the Group.

As at 31 December 2023, other bank borowings of HK$312,324,000 were secured by pledged

deposits amounting to HK$313,495,000. The unsecured other bank borowings amounted to

HK$8,490,261,000, of which HK$3,937,290,000 were guaranted by the Company or certain

companies of the Group.

F-74


10,977,314
8,353,242
9,596,652
6,168,797
35,096,005
1,004,577
821,469
1,630,559
300,428
3,757,033
13,186,596
25,666,442
38,853,038

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18. BOROWINGS (continued)

Bank and other borowings (continued)

The bank borowings are repayable as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Within one year15,578,910

Betwen one and two years6,179,390

Betwen two and five years7,573,950

Over five years5,643,741

34,975,991

The other borowings are repayable as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Within one year176,632

Betwen one and two years186,687

Betwen two and five years633,778

Over five years2,266,923

3,264,020

The exposure of bank and other borowings to interest rate changes at the end of balance shet date

are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Fixed-interest rate13,487,228

Floating-interest rate24,752,783

38,240,011

The average efective interest rate as at 31 December 2024 of bank and other borowings was 5.74%

(2023: 6.12%). The carying amounts of borowings are principaly denominated in US$ and RMB.

F-75


2,142,453
7,482,137
9,624,590
750,839
1,827,878
1,614,450
4,193,167

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18. BOROWINGS (continued)

Bank and other borowings (continued)

The Group has the folowing undrawn borowing facilities:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

– Expiring within one year1,815,480

– Expiring beyond one year670,693

2,486,173

Other long-term borowings

(d) As at 31 December 2024, 43 borowings (2023: 45 borowings) were provided to the Group by

investors under trust plans or an aset-backed securities programe (both are in relation to the

disposals of finance lease receivable transactions). The average efective interest rates of the long-

term borowings range from 5.8% to 7.8% (2023: 3.5% to 7.8%) per anum for remaining terms

of one to five years (2023: one to six years). These long-term borowings were secured by the shares

of, and the aircraft held by the relevant subsidiaries, guaranted by certain companies of the Group,

and pledged deposits amounting to HK$43,954,000 (2023: HK$44,183,000).

(e) As at 31 December 2024, two borowings (2023: four borowings) were obtained through a structured

financing arangement for two aircraft (2023: four aircraft) delivered to airlines. These borowings

bear an efective interest rate ranging from 3.9% to 4.3% (2023: 3.9% to 5.7%) per anum for

their remaining terms of one year (2023: one to two years) and were guaranted by the Company.

The other long-term borowings are repayable as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Within one year436,942

Betwen one and two years754,958

Betwen two and five years3,292,564

Over five years187,395

4,671,859

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

19. MEDIUM-TERM NOTES

In April 2022, the Group isued thre-year medium-term notes, with coupon rate adjustment option

for the Group and sel-back option for investors exercisable at the end of the second year, in a principal

amount of RMB1.5 bilion due in 2025, bearing coupon interest at 4.5% per anum. In April 2024, the

Group repurchased a principal amount of RMB1.49 bilion (equivalent to aproximately HK$1,615,241,000)

from the investors.

In April 2024, the Group isued thre-year RMB0.3 bilion medium-term notes due in 2027, bearing

coupon rate of 2.75% per anum and five-year RMB1.2 bilion medium-term notes due in 2029, bearing

coupon rate of 3.3% per anum (isued equivalent to aproximately HK$1,626,377,000 in total in 2024,

net of transaction costs).

As at 31 December 2024, after deducting the isuing cost, the total carying amount of these notes was

HK$1,599,726,000 (2023: HK$1,656,173,000).

20. BONDS AND DEBENTURES

In March 2017, the Group isued seven-year senior unsecured bonds of US$200.0 milion due in 2024.

The bonds bear coupon interest at 5.5% per anum and are payable semi-anualy. These bonds were

listed on the Stock Exchange and were guaranted by the Company. These bonds had ben fuly repaid

on maturity.

In November 2020, the Group entered into a subscription agrement with an independent third party in

relation to the isuance of five-year US$70.0 milion senior unsecured bonds, of which US$35.0 milion

were isued in November 2020 and due in 2025 and US$35.0 milion were isued in January 2021 and

due in 2026. The bonds bear coupon interest at 5.9% per anum, payable semi-anualy.

In December 2021, the Group isued thre-year US$100.0 milion unsecured guaranted notes due in

2024, bearing coupon interest at 4.85% per anum. These notes were guaranted by the Company and

were listed on the Stock Exchange. These notes had ben fuly repaid on maturity.

In February 2022, the Group isued thre-year RMB1.2 bilion private bonds due in 2025, bearing coupon

rate of 4.4% per anum.

In June 2023, the Group isued thre-year RMB1.5 bilion corporate bonds due in 2026, bearing coupon

rate of 3.85% per anum. These bonds were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

In November 2023, the Group isued thre-year RMB0.5 bilion corporate bonds due in 2026, bearing a

coupon rate of 3.58% per anum. These bonds were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group repurchased certain amount of bonds on the Stock

Exchange for an agregate amount of US$51,120,000.

As at 31 December 2024, the total carying amount of bonds and debentures was HK$3,930,722,000

(2023: HK$5,943,499,000).

F-77


13,381
13,381
233,712
9,883
(54,376)
(44,493)
(127,902)
8,822
337
(13,903)
(132,646)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

21. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Derivative financial asets

– Curency swap13,913

– Interest rate swaps (a)47,244

61,157

Derivative financial liabilities

– Curency forward contracts (b)147,735

(a) As at 31 December 2024, the Group had 16 outstanding interest rate swap contracts (2023: 18

contracts) which wil expire at various dates from 3 April 2025 to 25 March 2031 (2023: 26 January

2024 to 24 December 2025), to exchange floating interest rates from SOFR into fixed interest rates

in a range of 0.4% to 4.1% (2023: 0.4% to 3.0%). As at 31 December 2024, this arangement was

secured by initial deposits of HK$5,418,000 (2023: HK$5,167,000).

(b) As at 31 December 2024, the Group had 12 outstanding curency forward contracts with notional

amount of RMB2,500,000,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$2,649,250,000) (2023: 16

outstanding curency forward contracts with notional amount of RMB2,350,000,000 (equivalent

to aproximately HK$2,595,825,000) which wil expire at various dates from 8 January 2025 to 23

December 2025 (2023: 4 March 2024 to 11 August 2025), to mitigate RMB exchange rate risks.

These forward contracts did not satisfy the requirements for hedge acounting, the fair value changes

of which were recognised in “Other gains/(loses), net” (Note 30). As at 31 December 2024, this

arangement was secured by margin deposits of HK$198,098,000 (2023: HK$121,963,000).

The fair value changes of derivative financial instruments recognised in other comprehensive income and

profit or los are as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Recognised in other comprehensive income

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps(6,638)

Reclasified from other comprehensive income to

profit or los in respect of:

– Hedged items that afected profit or los (i)(142,488)

(149,126)

Recognised in other gains/(loses), net of profit or los

Fair value loses on curency forward contracts in RMB(125,962)

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps–

Hedge inefectivenes461

(Realised loses)/unrealised gains on curency swap4,456

(121,045)

(i) Hedged items that have afected profit or los are primarily recorded within interest expenses.

F-78


1,715,060
80,852
186,091
212,290
37,358
7,653
18,687
113,683
2,371,674
1,120,05026%
562,72913%
309,4377%
297,4727%
181,0694%
1,878,93243%
4,349,689100%

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

22. OTHER LIABILITIES AND ACRUALS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Deposits and fund received for lease and aircraft projects1,551,489

Consultant and profesional fe payable145,750

Value-aded tax and other taxes223,788

Operating lease rentals received in advance287,830

Amounts due to related parties (Note 36(g)9,269

Amount due to non-controling interest of a subsidiary

(Note 36(h)7,695

Lease liabilities13,053

Others (including salary and bonus payable)136,389

2,375,263

23. LEASE INCOME AND SEGMENT INFORMATION

During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group was engaged in the provision of aircraft leasing

services to global airline companies. The Group leases its aircraft to airline companies under finance leases

or operating leases under which it receives rentals.

The folowing table sets forth the amounts of total finance and operating lease income atributable to

individual airline companies:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000%HK$’000%

Categorised by customer in terms of

lease income:

Airline Company – A1,088,09426%

Airline Company – B669,59116%

Airline Company – C159,1564%

Airline Company – D252,4426%

Airline Company – E181,6684%

Others1,848,25244%

Total finance and operating

lease income4,199,203100%

F-79


211,125
1,589
212,714
1,900
(311)
1,589

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

24. NET INCOME FROM AIRCRAFT TRANSACTIONS AND AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS

TRADING

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Aircraft transactions (a)118,276

Aircraft components trading (b)6,225

124,501

(a) Aircraft transactions

The net gain from aircraft transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024 included the net gain

from disposal of 25 aircraft to third parties.

The net gain from aircraft transactions for the year ended 31 December 2023 included the net gain

from disposal of five aircraft, including the disposal of one aircraft to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) (Note

36(e) and the disposal of four aircraft to third parties, and the gain from the novation of aircraft

purchase agrement.

(b) Aircraft components trading

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Sales from aircraft components trading asets9,832

Les: Cost of aircraft components trading asets(3,607)

Profit from aircraft components trading asets6,225

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316,207
114,257
128,658
16,659
65,579
641,360
2,900,788
(54,039)
61,185
230,532
3,138,466
(427,882)
2,710,584

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

25. OTHER INCOME

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Government grants (a)171,773

Interest income from loans to asociates and joint ventures110,675

Bank interest income87,878

Aset management service fes income from CAG Group

(Note 36(c)18,381

Others51,286

439,993

(a) Government grants represent the grants and subsidies from the Mainland China government to

suport the development of aircraft leasing industry.

26. INTEREST EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interest expense on borowings2,665,469

Setlements on interest rate swaps designated as cash flow

hedges – transfer from other comprehensive income(142,027)

Interest expense on medium-term notes76,328

Interest expense on bonds and debentures284,106

2,883,876

Les: interest capitalised on qualifying asets (a)(639,395)

2,244,481

(a) Interest expenses capitalised on qualifying asets represent the amount of interest on interest-bearing

debts which is directly atributable to the acquisition of aircraft and was capitalised as the cost of

aircraft upon delivery of aircraft.

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227,516
49,870
162,722
31,433
22,702
16,183
2,600
110
36,908
550,044
202,993
336
24,187
227,516

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Employe benefit expenses (Note 29)171,162

Value-aded tax surcharges and other taxes26,573

Profesional service expenses79,232

Rental and utilities expenses5,623

Ofice and meting expenses11,990

Traveling and training expenses12,139

Auditor’s remuneration

– Audit service4,741

– Non-audit service2,156

Others27,428

341,044

28. COMPENSATION RECEIVED FROM AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN RUSIA

Folowing the conflicts betwen Rusia and Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent sanctions in relation

to comercial activities with busineses in Rusia imposed by the European Union, the United States of

America, the United Kingdom and other countries (the “Sanctions”), in March 2022, in compliance with

the Sanctions, the Group terminated leasing arangements with Rusian leses in respect of two owned

aircraft (the “Aircraft”), representing les than 2% of the number of the Group’s owned flet of 159

as at 31 December 2024. The Group has ben maintaining dialogue with the Rusian leses, actively

seking to reposes the Aircraft. As at 31 December 2024, one of the engines located outside Rusia

(the “Engine”) is under control by the Group.

During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group did not receive insurance claim compensation for

aircraft remained in Rusia (2023: received HK$185.4 milion for one of the aircraft).

29. EMPLOYE BENEFIT EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Wages, salaries and bonuses148,912

Share-based compensation (Note 15(a)1,881

Welfare, medical and other expenses20,369

171,162

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(13,903)
67,551
381,920
(127,902)
8,822
337
8,279
(11,779)
313,325
227,315
88,338
315,653

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30. OTHER GAINS/(LOSES), NET

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

(Realised loses)/unrealised gains on curency swap4,456

Curency exchange gains/(loses) in US$(1,253)

Curency exchange gains in RMB73,282

Fair value loses on curency forward contracts in RMB(125,962)

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps–

Hedge inefectivenes461

Fair value gains/(loses) on financial asets at fair value

through profit or los(130,555)

Reduction in the estimated unguaranted residual value of

finance lease receivables–

(179,571)

31. INCOME TAX EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Curent income tax:

Mainland China, Hong Kong and others157,352

Defered income tax (Note 17)136,226

293,578

Mainland China

The subsidiaries incorporated in the Mainland China are subject to the PRC corporate income tax (“CIT”)

at a rate of 25% (2023: 25%), except for certain subsidiaries which are subject to the preferential tax

treatments. The leasing income of the subsidiaries in the Mainland China is subject to VAT at 13%.

Hong Kong

Certain subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong are subject to the standard Hong Kong profits tax rate

of 16.5% on their asesable profits.

Profit tax concesions have ben anounced to the corporations carying on busines as aircraft lesors

and aircraft lease managers which satisfy relevant conditions. The taxable amount of rentals derived from

leasing of an aircraft to an aircraft operator by a qualifying aircraft lesor is equal to 20% of the tax base.

The qualifying profits of qualifying aircraft lesors and qualifying aircraft leasing managers are subject to

the half of the normal tax rate at 8.25%.

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31. INCOME TAX EXPENSES (continued)

Others

The Company and its subsidiaries incorporated in the Cayman Islands are exempted from income tax in

the Cayman Islands.

The subsidiaries incorporated in the British Virgin Islands are exempted from income tax in the British

Virgin Islands.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Ireland which are taxed in acordance with Section 110 Taxes Consolidation

Act 1997 under the Irish tax regime are subject to corporate tax at 25%. Other Irish subsidiaries are

generaly subject to corporate tax at 12.5%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in the Netherlands are subject to income tax at 19% over the first EUR200,000

of its taxable income and a rate of 25.8% over its taxable income in exces of EUR200,000.

The subsidiaries incorporated in France are subject to income tax at rates of up to 25% plus social

contribution tax.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Singapore are subject to income tax at rates of up to 17%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Malta are subject to income tax at rates of up to 35%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Labuan are subject to income tax at 3%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Bermuda are exempted from income tax in Bermuda.

The subsidiaries incorporated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) are exempted from income tax

in ADGM.

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641,262
160,316
1,249
(311,702)
220,046
(20,650)
266,394
315,653
257,545
744,468
0.346

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31. INCOME TAX EXPENSES (continued)

The tax on the Group’s profit before income tax difers from the theoretical amount that would arise

using the tax rate of 25%. The diference is analysed as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Profit before income tax513,735

Tax calculated at a tax rate of 25% (2023: 25%)128,434

Efects of:

– Diferent tax rates aplicable to

diferent subsidiaries of the Group3,456

– Income not subject to tax(122,238)

– Non-deductible expenses171,248

– Utilisation of previously unrecognised tax loses(105,931)

– Tax loses for which no defered income tax asets

were recognised218,609

Tax charge293,578

32. EARNINGS PER SHARE

(a) Basic

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit atributable to shareholders of the

Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in isue during the years ended 31

December 2024 and 2023.

Year ended 31 December

Profit atributable to shareholders of the Company

(HK$’000)28,256

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in isue

(number of shares in thousands)744,355

Basic earnings per share (HK$ per share)0.038

(b) Diluted

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares

outstanding to asume conversion of al dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has one

category of dilutive potential ordinary shares: share options. Share options are dilutive where they

would result in the isue of ordinary shares for les than the average market price of ordinary shares

during the financial period. For share options outstanding as at 31 December 2024 and 2023, as

the exercise price per share is higher than average market price of ordinary shares, it is not asumed

that the outstanding share options have ben exercised in the calculation of the diluted earnings

per share for the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023.

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89,358
134,037
223,395
3,778,318
301,110
(43,046,205)
(1,599,726)
(3,930,722)
(220,331)
(18,687)
(7,653)
(292,538)
(45,036,434)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

33. DIVIDENDS

A final dividend of HK$0.15 per ordinary share totaling HK$111.7 milion (including cash dividend and

scrip dividend) for the year ended 31 December 2023 was paid by cash of HK$110.8 milion and by share

isuance of HK$0.9 milion in August 2024.

An interim dividend of HK$0.12 per ordinary share totaling HK$89.4 milion was paid by cash in October

2024.

On 18 March 2025, the Board recomended a final dividend of HK$0.18 per ordinary share totaling

HK$134.0 milion and proposed a scrip dividend option to be ofered, which is calculated based on

744,648,542 isued shares as at 18 March 2025. The proposed dividend is not reflected as a dividend

payable in the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2024, and wil be reflected as an

apropriation of retained earnings for the year ending 31 December 2025.

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interim dividend paid of HK$0.12 (2023: HK$0.15)

per ordinary share111,653

Proposed final dividend of HK$0.18 (2023: HK$0.15)

per ordinary share111,653

Total223,306

34. NET DEBT RECONCILIATION

This section sets out an analysis of net debt and the movements in net debt for each of the periods

presented.

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Cash and cash equivalents5,295,875

Restricted cash544,524

Borowings(42,911,870)

Medium-term notes(1,656,173)

Bonds and debentures(5,943,499)

Derivative financial instruments – net(86,578)

Other liabilities and acruals – lease liabilities(13,053)

Other liabilities and acruals – amount due to non-controling

interest of a subsidiary(7,695)

Interest payables(392,690)

Net debt(45,171,159)

F-86


5,295,875544,524(42,911,870)(1,656,173)(5,943,499)(86,578)(13,053)(7,695)(392,690)(45,171,159)
(1,471,721)(240,481)(663,023)(11,136)1,874,809(12,317)16,1163,188,4282,680,675
(3,192,505)(3,192,505)
(21,343)(21,343)
(45,836)(2,933)504,43567,583147,7705303894222,044694,024
24,253(9,802)(121,966)(796)82,185(26,126)
3,778,318301,110(43,046,205)(1,599,726)(3,930,722)(220,331)(18,687)(7,653)(292,538)(45,036,434)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

34. NET DEBT RECONCILIATION (continued)

Liabilities from financing activities

Cash

and cash

equivalents

Restricted

cashBorowings

Medium–

term

notes

Bonds and

debentures

Derivative

financial

instruments –

net

Lease

liabilities

Amount

due to non-

controling

interest of

a subsidiary

Interest

payablesTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Net debt as at 1 January 2024

Cash flows

Interest expense

Acquisition-leases

Curency exchange adjustments

Other non-cash movements (a)

Net debt as at 31 December 2024

Net debt as at 1 January 20233,552,5331,114,958(38,001,150)(1,696,509)(5,406,490)168,856(28,907)(17,149)(297,689)(40,611,547)

Cash flows1,825,792(571,391)(4,888,385)–(589,442)(131,007)17,154–2,861,613(1,475,666)

Interest expense–(3,025,903)(3,025,903)

Acquisition-leases–(468)–(468)

Curency exchange adjustments(82,450)957106,52643,85564,511(607)197–2,119135,108

Other non-cash movements (a)–(128,861)(3,519)(12,078)(123,820)(1,029)9,45467,170(192,683)

Net debt as at 31 December 20235,295,875544,524(42,911,870)(1,656,173)(5,943,499)(86,578)(13,053)(7,695)(392,690)(45,171,159)

(a) Other non-cash movements mainly arising from disposal and acquisition of borowings, fair value

change of derivative financial instruments and amortisation of upfront fes and isuing cost of

borowings, medium-term notes and bonds and debentures.

F-87


1,8734,175186,066
2,9342,340145,288
1,2432,0339573,378
200265465
200265465
200275475
6006,8558,548953916,137

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

35. EMOLUMENTS OF DIRECTORS AND FIVE HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUALS

(a) Directors’ emoluments

Year ended 31 December 2024

Employer’s

contribution

Basicto retirement

salaries andDiscretionaryHousingShare-basedbenefit

FesalowancesbonusesalowancepaymentschemeTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Chairman, non-executive director

Mr. AN Xuesong (i)

Chairman, executive director

Mr. ZHANG Mingao (i)

Executive directors

Mr. PON Ho Man

Mr. LI Guohui (i)

Ms. LIU Wanting (iv)

Non-executive director

Ms. WANG Yun (v)

Independent non-executive

directors

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan

Dr. TSE Hiu Tung, Sheldon, M.H.

Mr. FAN Chun Wah,

Andrew, J.P. (vi)

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

35. EMOLUMENTS OF DIRECTORS AND FIVE HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUALS (continued)

(a) Directors’ emoluments (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2023

Employer’s

contribution

Basicto retirement

salaries andDiscretionaryHousingShare-basedbenefit

FesalowancesbonusesalowancepaymentschemeTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Chairman, executive director

Mr. ZHANG Mingao (i)–

Executive directors

Mr. PON Ho Man–1,8183,598–185,434

Ms. LIU Wanting (iv)–3,1443,708–549187,419

Non-executive directors

Ms. WANG Yun (v)–

Mr. WANG Hongyang (vi)–

Independent non-executive

directors

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan38775–462

Dr. TSE Hiu Tung, Sheldon, M.H.37675–451

Mr. FAN Chun Wah,

Andrew, J.P. (vi)27960–339

Mr. FAN Yan Hok, Philip (vi)14335–178

1,1855,2077,306–5493614,283

Notes:

(i) Apointed on 22 October 2024.

(i) Resigned on 22 October 2024.

(i) Apointed on 19 March 2024.

(iv) Rotation of director at the 2024 AGM and did not ofer herself for re-election at the 2024 AGM. Upon conclusion

of the 2024 AGM, Ms. LIU ceased to be the Company’s director.

(v) Apointed on 11 July 2023 and resigned on 18 March 2025.

(vi) Apointed on 14 March 2023.

(vi) Resigned on 11 July 2023.

(vi) Retired on 16 May 2023.

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9,285
7,591
135
36
17,047
2
1

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

35. EMOLUMENTS OF DIRECTORS AND FIVE HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUALS (continued)

(a) Directors’ emoluments (continued)

Certain directors also received emoluments from China Everbright Limited (“CEL”) and certain

related parties of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2024 in relation to their services to

these companies.

No emoluments were paid to any directors in respect of acepting ofice as director and in respect

of director’s other services in conection with the management of the afairs of the Company or its

subsidiary undertaking for the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: Nil).

(b) Five highest paid individuals

During the year ended 31 December 2024, the five individuals whose emoluments were the highest

in the Group include two directors and thre individuals (2023: two directors and thre individuals).

The emoluments paid to the directors are reflected in the analysis presented above. For the year ended

31 December 2024, the emoluments paid to thre (2023: thre) remaining individuals are as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Basic salaries and alowances11,431

Discretionary bonuses8,942

Share-based payments183

Employer’s contribution to retirement benefit scheme207

20,763

The emoluments of the above thre (2023: thre) individuals fel within the folowing bands:

Year ended 31 December

HK$4,500,001 to HK$5,000,000–

HK$5,500,001 to HK$6,000,0001

HK$6,000,001 to HK$6,500,0001

HK$7,500,001 to HK$8,000,000–

HK$9,000,001 to HK$9,500,0001

During the years ended 31 December 2024 and 2023, no directors or any of the five highest paid

individuals received any emoluments from the Group as an inducement to join or upon joining the

Group or as compensation for los of ofice. No directors waived or agred to waive any emoluments.

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5,199
234,782
864
3,277
748.9
5,201.4

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Apart from the share option arangement with key management and related parties as disclosed, the

folowing transactions were caried out with related parties at terms negotiated betwen the Group and

the respective parties.

(a) Transactions with China Everbright Group Ltd. (“CE Group”) and its subsidiaries

CE Group is the sole shareholder of China Everbright Holdings Company Limited (“CE Hong Kong”).

CE Hong Kong is the indirect controling shareholder of CEL and CEL indirectly holds aproximately

38.06% equity interest in the Company as at 31 December 2024.

Deposit, loan and facilities services provided by CE Group

On 14 May 2015, the Company entered into a deposit services framework agrement, a loan services

framework agrement and an asignment of finance lease receivables framework agrement with

CE Group. Pursuant to the deposit services framework agrement, CE Group may provide deposit

services to the Group through its asociate, China Everbright Bank Company Limited (“CE Bank”).

Pursuant to the loan services framework agrement, CE Group may provide secured loan services

and guarantes to the Group through CE Bank and through the truste of a trust plan of which CE

Group is a beneficiary. Pursuant to the asignment of finance lease receivables framework agrement,

the Group may asign the finance lease receivables to the truste.

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interest income from CE Group6,232

Interest expenses to CE Group307,824

Loans upfront and arangement fe to CE Group2,829

Transactions handling charges to CE Group4,021

As at 31 December

HK$’milionHK$’milion

Bank deposits placed in CE Group649.6

Borowings due to CE Group4,292.7

Undrawn facilities provided by CE Group734.0

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30,420

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(b) Transactions with ARI Group and FLARI

Service provided by ARI Group

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Service fe charged by:

ARI Group (Note)4,934

Note: The amount included aircraft transaction related services charged by ARI Group amounting to US$3,440,000

(equivalent to aproximately HK$26,713,000) (2023: Nil), which related to the disposal of six aircraft disposed

in 2024 and to be disposed in 2025.

Transactions with ARI Group

Pursuant to the shareholders’ loan agrement dated 6 April 2016, the Group granted loans to ARI

which are secured by pledge of shares in a subsidiary of ARI, bearing interest at 4% per anum

above the prime lending rate quoted by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited which is acrued

daily and payable in arears of six monthly intervals from the date of isue of the loan note. On 15

October 2018, a suplemental agrement was entered into to revise the interest rate to 3% per

anum above the prime lending rate quoted by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited with efect

from 28 November 2018. In October 2023, a suplemental agrement was entered into to reduce the

shareholders’ loan anual cap from HK$1.5 bilion to HK$650.0 milion. In adition, the Group has

entered into an exchangeable bond subscription agrement with ARI in respect of the subscription

of HK$850.0 milion exchangeable bonds to be isued by ARI. On 1 January 2024, the Group had

completed the subscription of the exchangeable bonds and the consideration were setled against the

shareholders’ loan to ARI. The exchangeable bonds are bearing interest at 0.5% per anum above

the prime lending rate quoted by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited which is acrued daily

and payable in arears of six monthly intervals from the date of isue of the exchangeable bonds.

As at 31 December 2024, the outstanding shareholders’ loan balances receivable from ARI and the

exchangeable bonds balance amounted to HK$243,211,000 (2023: HK$1,252,136,000) (Note 7)

and HK$850,000,000 (2023: Nil) (Note 9) respectively and the interest income from shareholders’

loan and exchangeable bonds for the year ended 31 December 2024 was HK$41,571,000 (2023:

HK$100,321,000) and HK$54,194,000 (2023: Nil) respectively.

During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group entered into a leter of intent with ARI Group

relating to the purchase of five engines, which would be delivered in 2021, with total consideration of

US$55,000,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$426,388,000). During the year ended 31 December

2021, the Group entered into suplemental agrements with ARI Group to reschedule the delivery of

the above engines to be no later than 2022. During the year ended 31 December 2023, ARI Group

delivered two engines to the Group and suplemental agrement was entered with ARI Group to

reschedule the delivery of the remaining two engines to be no later than 2024. During the year ended

31 December 2024, ARI Group delivered the remaining two engines. As at 31 December 2023, the

Group had placed interest-fre deposit amounting to HK$98,358,000.

During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group entered into sale and purchase agrements

with ARI Group relating to the purchase of two aircraft, with total consideration of US$43,500,000

(equivalent to aproximately HK$339,413,000). As at 31 December 2024, the Group had placed

interest-fre deposit amounting to HK$188,779,000 (2023: Nil), the deposit is repayable on demand.

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16,659

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(b) Transactions with ARI Group and FLARI (continued)

Transactions with ARI Group (continued)

The Group entered into several coperation agrements with ARI Group for investment projects

to modify airliner into cargo. As stipulated in the coperation agrements, the Group’s comited

investment is aproximately US$10.0 milion (equivalent to aproximately HK$78.1 milion). As the

owner of the aircraft, ARI Group is responsible for the sale of the aircraft folowing the modification

into cargo. After the Group and ARI Group have recovered their investment in the project, the

remaining sale proceds wil be distributed betwen the Group and ARI Group, with the Group’s

sharing ranging from 10% – 60%. The investment projects were completed during the year ended

31 December 2023 and the Group has received HK$97,592,000 from the investment projects.

Transaction with FLARI

Pursuant to the shareholders’ credit line agrement, the Group granted several loans to FLARI, which

are interest bearing from 6.6% to 8.5% per anum (2023: 6.6% to 8.5% per anum) and are

calculated on quarterly basis on the actual amount of the shareholders’ loan drawn down. As at 31

December 2024, the outstanding shareholders’ loan balances receivable from FLARI was amounted

to HK$139,979,000 (2023: HK$131,984,000) (Note 7) and the interest income for the year ended

31 December 2024 was HK$7,308,000 (2023: HK$7,516,000).

Pursuant to the sale and leaseback agrement dated 26 May 2021, the Group purchased items of

plant and machinery and ofice equipment and leased back to FLARI with proceds of RMB20,000,000

(equivalent to aproximately HK$24,524,000). The proceds are bearing interest at 8% per anum

and payable in arears of thre monthly intervals. As at 31 December 2023, FLARI has repaid al

outstanding advance balance and the interest income for the year ended 31 December 2023 was

HK$294,000.

(c) Transactions with CAG Group

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Aset management service fes income from CAG Group18,381

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group entered two operating lease arangements

of two engines with CAG Group. The operating lease income during the year ended 31 December

2024 was HK$4,577,000 (2023: HK$2,669,000).

(d) Transaction with HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and Feitian No.2 (Tianjin)

Pursuant to the shareholder’s loan agrement signed in December 2020, the Group granted loans

to HNCA One (Tianjin) and HNCA Two (Tianjin), which was unsecured and interest bearing at 4%

per anum.

As at 31 December 2024, the outstanding balance receivables from HNCA One (Tianjin) and HNCA

Two (Tianjin) were amounted to HK$38,403,000 (2023: HK$36,808,000) and HK$36,423,000 (2023:

HK$35,870,000), respectively (Note 7), and the interest income for the year ended 31 December 2024

was HK$1,270,000 (2023: HK$1,236,000) and HK$1,218,000 (2023: HK$1,226,000), respectively.

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188,779
1,962
190,741
31,416
5,942
37,358

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(d) Transaction with HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and Feitian No.2 (Tianjin)

(continued)

Pursuant to the shareholder’s loan agrement signed in December 2022 and June 2023, the Group

granted loan to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin), which was unsecured and interest bearing at 2.1% per anum.

Pursuant to the subordinated fe agrement entered with Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) as mentioned in

Note 9, a subordinated fe would be charged by the Group on an anual basis.

As at 31 December 2024, the outstanding balance receivables from Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) were

amounted to HK$45,945,000 (2023: HK$38,160,000) (Note 9).

(e) Disposal of aircraft to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin)

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group disposed of one aircraft to Feitian No.2

(Tianjin) at consideration of HK$486.0 milion and recorded net income from aircraft transactions

in the consolidated statement of income.

(f) Prepayments and amounts due from related parties

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Prepayments to ARI Group (Note 36(b)98,358

Amount due from ARI Group and others291

98,649

The above amounts due from related parties were unsecured, interest-fre and repayable on demand.

(g) Amounts due to related parties

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

ARI Group (i)3,514

LAI (i)5,755

9,269

(i) The amounts due to related parties were unsecured, interest-fre and repayable on demand.

(i) The amounts due to related parties were unsecured, interest bearing at 4% per anum and

repayable within one year.

(h) Amount due to non-controling interest of a subsidiary

As at 31 December 2024, Linkasia Airlines, a non-wholy owned subsidiary of the Group has the

outstanding balance due to its shareholder, Equal Honour Equity Limited (wholy-owned by Mr.

PON Ho Man) of HK$7,653,000 (2023: HK$7,695,000). The amount was unsecured, interest-fre

and repayable on demand.

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30,604
135
30,739
45,137,861

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(i) Transaction with TAM

During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group entered into finance lease arangement of

two aircraft with TAM (2023: one), operating lease arangement of two aircraft with TAM (2023:

one) and terminated operating lease arangement of one aircraft with TAM during the year ended

31 December 2023.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group had entered into four finance lease and four operating

lease arangements for eight aircraft with TAM (2023: two finance lease and two operating lease

arangements for four aircraft).

The total finance lease and operating lease income during the year ended 31 December 2024 was

HK$60,978,000 (2023: HK$31,071,000). As at 31 December 2024, the Group held rental deposits of

US$1,230,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$9,552,000) from TAM (2023: US$621,000 (equivalent

to aproximately HK$4,849,000) in relation to aircraft under finance leases and operating leases.

(j) Key management compensation

Key management includes directors of the Company. The compensation paid or payable to key

management is shown below:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Director fe, salaries, bonus and other short-term

employe benefits34,314

Share-based payments732

35,046

37. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMITMENTS

(a) Contingencies

As at 31 December 2024, the Group was a guarantor of certain bank borowings of asociates and

joint ventures amounting to HK$515,645,000 (2023: HK$564,080,000), of which HK$195,961,000

(2023: HK$216,951,000) was counter-guaranted by an investor of the joint ventures. After excluding

the portion of counter-guarante as mentioned above, the Group guaranted HK$319,684,000

(2023: HK$347,129,000) of these bank borowings.

(b) Capital comitments

Capital expenditures contracted but not provided for at the end of the reporting period are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Contracted but not provided for:

Purchase of aircraft (i)52,752,365

(i) The capital comitments were mainly related to acquisition of Airbus aircraft and Comercial

Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (“COMAC”) aircraft (2023: Airbus aircraft and COMAC

aircraft) in its order bok, which wil be delivered in stages by the end of 2028.

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7,025
3,079,522
2,740,248
2,535,594
2,378,704
2,217,882
9,711,757
22,663,707
196
49
245

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

37. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMITMENTS (continued)

(c) Short term lease arangement – where the Group is the lese

The future agregate minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases in respect

of ofice premises and engine are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Not later than one year50

(d) Operating lease arangement – where the Group is the lesor

The Group had future minimum lease receipts under non-cancelable operating leases in respect of

aircraft as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Not later than one year3,471,127

Later than one year but not later than two years2,926,184

Later than two years but not later than thre years2,509,406

Later than thre years but not later than four years2,225,390

Later than four years but not later than five years2,034,545

Later than five years9,665,309

22,831,961

The above comitment included amount of HK$3,670,433,000 (2023: HK$907,600,000) related

to asets clasified as held for sale (Note 11).

The Group had future minimum lease receipts under non-cancelable operating leases or sub-leases

in respect of ofice premises as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Not later than one year62

Later than one year but not later than two years–

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6,713,461
916,114
337,074
48,916
8,015,565
74,465
2,224,134
290,450
2,589,049
233,992
4,579,465
542,878
61,794
8,387
5,426,516
8,015,565

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

38. BALANCE SHET AND RESERVE MOVEMENT OF THE COMPANY

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

ASETS

Investment in subsidiaries7,421,428

Loans and interest receivables from subsidiaries1,119,743

Amounts due from subsidiaries1,398,820

Prepayments and other receivables1,681

Cash and cash equivalents630,550

Total asets10,572,222

EQUITY

Share capital74,436

Reserves2,223,091

Retained earnings458,382

Total equity2,755,909

LIABILITIES

Amounts due to subsidiaries3,356,966

Borowings3,810,674

Bonds and debentures545,098

Interest payables95,884

Other liabilities and acruals7,691

Total liabilities7,816,313

Total equity and liabilities10,572,222

The balance shet of the Company was aproved by the Board of Directors on 18 March 2025 and was

signed on its behalf.

PON Ho ManLI Guohui

DIRECTORDIRECTOR

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2,223,091458,382
33,079
33,079
857
(201,011)
336
(150)
1,043(201,011)
2,224,134290,450

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

38. BALANCE SHET AND RESERVE MOVEMENT OF THE COMPANY (continued)

(a) Reserve movement of the Company

Retained

Reservesearnings

HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 2024

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income

Transactions with shareholders

Isue of shares upon scrip dividend scheme

Dividends

Share option scheme:

– Value of services

– Share options lapsed

Total transactions with shareholders

Balance as at 31 December 2024

Balance as at 1 January 20232,221,573236,482

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year–445,206

Total comprehensive income–445,206

Transactions with shareholders

Dividends–(223,306)

Share option scheme:

– Value of services1,881–

– Share options lapsed(363)–

Total transactions with shareholders1,518(223,306)

Balance as at 31 December 20232,223,091458,382

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39. SUBSIDIARIES

As at 31 December 2024, the Company had direct or indirect interests in the folowing principal subsidiaries:

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

Directly owned:

China Aircraft LeasingBritish Virgin IslandsUS$584,000,000100%Investment/asetLimited liability entity

Company Limited (“BVI”)

24 March 2006

holding

Aircraft Recycling InternationalBVIUS$1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

Holdings Limited24 February 2016

CALC Bond 3 LimitedBVIUS$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

17 February 2017

CALC PDP 11 LimitedCayman IslandsUS$10,000,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

2 March 2023

Indirectly owned:

CALC 30-Aircraft LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

10 October 2016

CALC 31-Aircraft LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

10 October 2016

CALC Bermuda HoldingsBermudaUS$1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

Limited16 May 2018

CALC Global Leasing LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

18 December 2014

CALC PDP 9 LimitedCayman IslandsUS$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

12 June 2018

CALC PDP 10 LimitedCayman IslandsUS$10,000,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

15 December 2021

China Aircraft Asets LimitedHong KongHK$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

3 May 2013

China Aircraft CALCHong KongHK$1100%Provision ofLimited liability entity

Management Limited17 October 2012 management

services

Sino Teamwork LimitedHong KongHK$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

9 January 2013

ZF Ireland Aircraft 42 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

22 June 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 45 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

21 June 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 46 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

21 June 2017

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 51 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

21 June 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 52 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

17 November 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 53 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

17 November 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 54 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

17 November 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 55 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

17 November 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 56 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

17 November 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 57 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

17 November 2017

ZF Ireland Aircraft 69 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

9 January 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 70 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

9 January 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 71 LimitedIrelandEUR10100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

9 January 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 72 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

23 July 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 73 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

23 July 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 74 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

20 July 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 83 LimitedIrelandEUR10100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

10 September 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 87 LimitedIrelandEUR100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

10 September 2018

ZF Ireland Aircraft 93 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

23 September 2019

ZF Ireland Aircraft 94 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

23 September 2019

ZF Ireland Aircraft 95 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

23 September 2019

ZF Ireland Aircraft 98 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

23 September 2019

ZF Ireland Aircraft 99 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

23 September 2019

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 100 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

7 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 101 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

7 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 102 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

6 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 103 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

6 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 104 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

7 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 105 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

7 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 106 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

10 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 107 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

6 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 108 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

13 December 2019

ZF Ireland Aircraft 109 LimitedIrelandEUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

7 January 2020

ZF Ireland Aircraft 110 LimitedIreland

25 August 2022

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 111 LimitedIreland

25 August 2022

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

Skylink 1 – Aircraft Leasing

Limited

Ireland

9 July 2015

US$1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF France Aircraft 1 SASFranceEUR100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

31 May 2022

ZF France Aircraft 2 SASFranceEUR100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

31 May 2022

ZF Midle East 1 SPV LimitedADGMUS$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

21 December 2021

ZF Oriental 4 LimitedHong KongHK$1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

27 November 2018

ZF Oriental 17 LimitedHong Kong

9 October 2019

HK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 18 LimitedHong Kong

9 October 2019

HK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

ZF Oriental 30 LimitedHong KongHK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

30 March 2022

ZF Oriental 37 LimitedHong Kong

29 July 2022

HK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 39 LimitedHong KongHK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

5 September 2023

ZF Oriental 40 LimitedHong KongHK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

5 September 2023

ZF Oriental Holdings 2 LimitedHong KongHK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

29 March 2021

ZF Oriental Asets LimitedHong KongHK$1100%Aircraft tradingLimited liability entity

3 January 2019

CALC Aviation Asets LimitedLabuanUS$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

30 December 2015

CALC Aviation Capital LimitedLabuanUS$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

30 December 2015

CALC Sebelas LimitedLabuanUS$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

22 April 2021

CALC Sembilan LimitedLabuanUS$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

12 July 2016

CALC Sepuluh LimitedLabuanUS$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

22 April 2021

CALC Empat Belas LimitedLabuanUS$10,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

14 September 2023

ZF Finance LimitedMalta

11 November 2020

EUR1,200100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

Linkasia Airlines Group LimitedCayman Islands

3 August 2016

US$38,451,00072.82%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

中永顺融资租赁(上海)有限公司

(China Aircraft Leasing

Company Limited (Shanghai)

PRC

27 November 2013

US$186,000,000100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁一飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Chongning

1 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁二飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Chongning

2 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

中永崇宁三飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Chongning

3 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁四飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Chongning

4 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁五飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Chongning

5 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁六飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Chongning

6 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭一号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 1 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

11 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭二号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 2 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

11 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭三号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 3 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

11 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭四号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 4 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

12 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭五号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 5 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

13 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭六号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 6 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

13 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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ANUAL REPORT 2024

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

中永熙雍一飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

1 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍二飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

2 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍三飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

3 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍四飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

4 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

21 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍五飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

5 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍六飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

6 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍七飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

7 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍八飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(Zhongyong Xiyong

8 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

中龙元光租赁(天津)有限公司

(China Aero I Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

22 September 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中龙元康租赁(天津)有限公司

(China Aero I Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

12 October 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中龙元兴租赁(天津)有限公司

(China Aero I Leasing

(Tianjin) Company Limited)

PRC

12 October 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中龙元鼎租赁(天津)有限公司

(China Aero IV Leasing

(Tianjin) Company Limited)

PRC

17 October 2017

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中龙远东租赁(天津)有限公司

(China Aero V Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

7 May 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞干宁租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Ganing Limited)15 August 2013

中飞天复租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Tianfu Company8 October 2016

Limited)

中飞文明租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Wenming Limited)4 December 2013

中飞永淳租赁(上海)有限公司PRCRMB1,000,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Yong Chun Limited)10 October 2012

中飞长庆租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Changqing Limited)25 June 2013

中飞建中租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Jianzhong Company8 October 2016

Limited)

中飞建元租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Jianyuan Limited)8 November 2011

中飞租融资租赁有限公司

(China Aset Leasing Company

Limited)

PRC

13 December 2010

US$1,000,000,000100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

中飞开成租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Kaichecg Limited)4 December 2013

建凤六号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 6 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

16 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

建凤七号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 7 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

16 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建凤八号租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

Jianfeng 8 Leasing (Tianjin)13 March 2020

Co. Ltd.)

建凤九号租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(Jianfeng 9 Leasing (Tianjin)16 March 2020

Co. Ltd.)

中机会昌租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Huichang Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机靖康租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Jingkang Leasing (Tianjin)29 June 2018

Co., Ltd.)

中机弘治租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Hongzhi Leasing (Tianjin)29 June 2018

Co., Ltd.)

中飞开禧租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Kaixi Limited)19 January 2015

中飞嘉定租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Jiading Limited)20 January 2015

中飞建庆租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Jianqing Limited)8 November 2011

中飞仪凤租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Yifeng Limited)3 February 2012

中飞咸亨租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Xianheng Limited)3 February 2012

中飞显庆租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Xianqing Limited)1 February 2012

中飞圣历租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Shengli Limited)4 December 2013

中飞光启租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Guangqi Company8 October 2016

Limited)

中飞大中租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(CALC Dazhong Company8 October 2016

Limited)

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

中机明政租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Mingzheng Leasing

(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.)

PRC

17 August 2017

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机进通租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Jintong Leasing

(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.)

18 August 2017

中机治平租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Zhiping Leasing (Tianjin)29 June 2018

Co., Ltd.)

中机大历租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Dali Leasing (Tianjin)29 June 2018

Co., Ltd.)

中机证圣租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Zhengsheng Leasing

(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.)

29 June 2018

中机天庆租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Tianqing Leasing (Tianjin)28 June 2018

Co., Ltd.)

中机宣德租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Xuande Leasing (Tianjin)28 June 2018

Co., Ltd.)

中机延载租赁(天津)有限公司PRCRMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

(ZJ Yanzai Leasing (Tianjin)28 June 2018

Co., Ltd.)

中机神功租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Shengong Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机建安飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(ZJ Jianan Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机永汉飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(ZJ Yonghan Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机永康飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(ZJ Yongkang Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

中机永寿飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(ZJ Yongshou Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机永兴飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(ZJ Yongxing Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机元嘉飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(ZJ Yuanjia Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机昭宁飞机租赁(上海)

有限公司

(ZJ Zhaoning Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机至治租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Zhizhi Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机大观租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Daguan Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞睿天成融资租赁(天津)

有限公司

(CALC RuiTianCheng

Financial Leasing Limited)

PRC

28 July 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机天成租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Tiancheng Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

17 August 2017

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机天造租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Tianzao Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

21 August 2017

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机庆历租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Qingli Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

24 April 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机天历租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Tianli Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

28 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishmentEquity

and date ofIsued andinterest

incorporation/paid-upheld byPrincipalType of

Company namestablishmentcapitalthe Groupactivitieslegal entity

中机祥符租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Xiangfu Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

26 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

中机先天租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Xiantian Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

26 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

中机康定租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Kangding Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

23 April 2018

RMB100,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

The above table lists the subsidiaries of the Group which, in opinion of the directors of the Company,

principaly afected the results of the year or formed a substantial portion of the net asets of the Group.

To give details of other subsidiaries would result in particulars of excesive length.

None of the subsidiaries had isued any debt securities at the end of the year except for China Aset

Leasing Company Limited which has isued aproximately HK$3,387.8 milion and HK$1,599.7 milion of

bonds and debentures and medium-term notes, respectively, in which the Group has no interest.

39. SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Shareholders of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

OPINION

What we have audited

The consolidated financial statements of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”) and

its subsidiaries (the “Group”), which are set out on pages 94 to 199, comprise:

  • ;
  • ;
  • ;
  • ;
  • ; and
  • , comprising material acounting policy information

and other explanatory information.

Our opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial

position of the Group as at 31 December 2023, and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated

cash flows for the year then ended in acordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRSs”)

isued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Acountants (“HKICPA”) and have ben properly prepared

in compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit in acordance with Hong Kong Standards on Auditing (“HKSAs”) isued by the HKICPA.

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit

of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suficient and apropriate to provide a basis for our

opinion.

Independence

We are independent of the Group in acordance with the HKICPA’s Code of Ethics for Profesional Acountants

(“the Code”), and we have fulfiled our other ethical responsibilities in acordance with the Code.

KEY AUDIT MATERS

Key audit maters are those maters that, in our profesional judgment, were of most significance in our audit

of the consolidated financial statements of the curent period. These maters were adresed in the context

of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we

do not provide a separate opinion on these maters.

Key audit maters identified in our audit are sumarised as folows:

• Asesment on working capital suficiency

• Impairment asesments of aircraft and engines

  • ’s loan to CAG Bermuda 1 Limited (“CAG”) and its subsidiaries

(colectively as “CAG Group”)

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

KEY AUDIT MATERS (continued)

Key audit materHow our audit adresed the key audit mater

Asesment on working capital suficiency

Refer to Note 2.1(a) to the consolidated financial

statements.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group’s curent liabilities

exceded its curent asets by HK$12,805.3 milion

(Note 4.1.3). The Group had capital comitments

amounting to HK$52,752.4 milion (Note 37(b) mainly

relating to aircraft purchase, of which HK$7,818.5

milion was payable within one year.

The directors focus on the liquidity of the Group and its

available sources of financing in asesing whether the

Group wil have suficient financial resources to fulfil

its financial obligations and its capital comitments;

and thus its ability to continue as a going concern.

The Group has prepared detailed cash flow forecasts.

The Group expects to have suficient working capital

to finance its operations and to met its financial

obligations, including those capital comitments in

the next twelve months from 31 December 2023 and

therefore continue as a going concern.

The directors’ forecasts are based on a number of

asumptions including the aircraft delivery and leasing

schedules, available financing resources that have

ben granted or wil be granted and the amount of

capital comitments.

We focused on this mater because the preparation

of cash flow forecasts requires the directors to make

significant judgement on the asesment of the

asumptions.

We obtained the Group’s cash flow forecasts, which

covered a period of not les than twelve months from

31 December 2023.

We evaluated the key asumptions made in those

cash flow forecasts, in particular the forecast aircraft

delivery schedules, available financing resources and

capital comitments.

To test the aircraft delivery and leasing schedules, we

examined aircraft purchase agrements entered into

by the Group and aircraft manufacturers; and lease

agrements or leters of intent entered into by the

Group and airline companies.

To test available financing resources, we obtained

independent confirmations from relevant financial

institutions, examined loan agrements or leters of

intent isued by financial institutions during the year.

We confirmed the Group’s year end cash and cash

equivalents, and borowing balances by obtaining

independent confirmations from the financial

institutions.

To test the amount of capital comitments, we

examined aircraft purchase agrements entered into

by the Group and aircraft manufacturers.

We compared the actual outcome with the forecast

for the year 2023 to evaluate management asesment

made in prior year.

We performed sensitivity analysis over key asumptions

to ascertain the extent of adverse changes that would

make the Group incapable of meting its ongoing

obligations as they fal due.

We asesed the adequacy of the disclosures relating

to the apropriatenes of the use of the going

concern basis of acounting in the preparation of the

consolidated financial statements.

Based on the work performed, the directors’

asumptions of the cash flow forecasts were suported

by available evidence.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

KEY AUDIT MATERS (continued)

Key audit materHow our audit adresed the key audit mater

Impairment asesments of aircraft and engines

As described in Note 2.5, Note 5.1(a) and Note 6 to

the consolidated financial statements, the carying

amount of the Group’s owned aircraft and engines

were HK$33,426.5 milion as at 31 December 2023.

The Group performs impairment asesments of

aircraft and engines when indication of impairment

exists. The Group engaged an external valuer to

asist management for performing aircraft and

engine valuation as at 31 December 2023. Based

on impairment asesments performed, the Group

recognised an impairment charge of HK$72.0 milion

for the year ended 31 December 2023.

In carying out the impairment asesments, significant

judgements are required to estimate the recoverable

amounts, being the higher of the fair value les costs

to sel and value in use. The recoverable amounts

are estimated taking into consideration the folow-

on lease asumptions, residual values of aircraft and

engines and discount rates.

We considered this is a key audit mater as significant

judgements are involved in the impairment asesments.

We understod and evaluated management’s internal

controls and asesment proces of impairment of

aircraft and engines and asesed the degre of

complexity, subjectivity and uncertainty related to the

significant management judgements.

We understod and evaluated management

asesment of impairment indicators, and compared

the impairment indicators identified by the Group to

industry practice.

We asesed the competency, capability and objectivity

of the independent external valuer engaged by the

Group.

We examined the management’s impairment

asesments, on a sample basis, as folows:

– evaluated the reasonablenes of the folow-on

lease asumptions by comparing to (i) actual

lease rates recently contracted by the Group for

the leasing of similar flight equipment and (i)

curent industry market data.

– compared the residual values of aircraft and

engine to third party apraiser values or expected

aircraft disposal prices.

– involved our valuation specialist to evaluate the

apropriatenes of the discount rate used in

impairment tests.

– tested the mathematical acuracy of the

calculation in the impairment tests.

Based on the above procedures, we considered that

management’s judgements aplied in impairment

asesments of aircraft and engines were suported

by evidence obtained.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

KEY AUDIT MATERS (continued)

Key audit materHow our audit adresed the key audit mater

Fair value measurement of shareholder’s loan

to CAG Group

In June 2018, the Group and some mezanine

financiers jointly established CAG Group, which is

principaly engaged in lease-atached aircraft portfolio

investment.

CAG Group uses the fund injected through a

performance-linked shareholder’s loans from the

Group and the mezanine financing from mezanine

financiers at a ratio of 20% to 80%. The Group’s

shareholder’s loan to CAG Group was recognised as

financial asets at fair value through profit or los. As

described in Note 4.3, Note 5.1(b) and Note 9 to the

consolidated financial statements, the carying amount

of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group was HK$579.3

milion as at 31 December 2023.

The Group engaged an external valuer to asist the

determination of fair value of this financial aset, using

valuation models with unobservable inputs, including

market interest rate, discount rate, expected rental

colection and expected aircraft disposal prices.

We considered this is a key audit mater as significant

judgements are involved in the fair value measurements

of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group.

We understod management’s internal controls and

asesment proces of fair value measurement of

shareholder’s loan to CAG Group and asesed the

degre of complexity, subjectivity and uncertainty

related to the significant management judgements.

We examined the relevant legal documents and

investment agrements of CAG Group and asesed

the implications of the key terms as set out in

these documents/agrements to the valuation of

shareholder’s loan to CAG Group.

We asesed the competency, capability and objectivity

of the independent external valuer engaged by the

Group.

We involved our valuation specialist to evaluate the

apropriatenes of the valuation methods used and the

reasonablenes of market interest rate and discount

rate used.

We evaluated the reasonablenes of the asumption

of expected rental colection by reviewing the lease

agrements, legal documents and other suporting

documents.

We evaluated the reasonablenes of the asumption

of aircraft disposal prices by comparing them with

internaly and externaly derived data including the

quotation information received by the Group.

We independently tested the acuracy of mathematical

calculation aplied in the valuation models.

Based on the above procedures, we considered that

management’s judgements aplied in fair value

measurement of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group

were suported by evidence obtained.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

OTHER INFORMATION

The directors of the Company are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises al

of the information included in the anual report other than the consolidated financial statements and our

auditor’s report thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not

expres any form of asurance conclusion thereon.

In conection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other

information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materialy inconsistent with the

consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise apears to be materialy

mistated.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material mistatement of this other

information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND THE AUDIT COMITE FOR THE

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that

give a true and fair view in acordance with HKFRSs isued by the HKICPA and the disclosure requirements of

the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necesary to

enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are fre from material mistatement, whether

due to fraud or eror.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the directors are responsible for asesing the Group’s

ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as aplicable, maters related to going concern and using

the going concern basis of acounting unles the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease

operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Audit Comite is responsible for overseing the Group’s financial reporting proces.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable asurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a

whole are fre from material mistatement, whether due to fraud or eror, and to isue an auditor’s report that

includes our opinion. We report our opinion solely to you, as a body, and for no other purpose. We do not

asume responsibility towards or acept liability to any other person for the contents of this report. Reasonable

asurance is a high level of asurance, but is not a guarante that an audit conducted in acordance with HKSAs

wil always detect a material mistatement when it exists. Mistatements can arise from fraud or eror and are

considered material if, individualy or in the agregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the

economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in acordance with HKSAs, we exercise profesional judgment and maintain profesional

scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  • , whether

due to fraud or eror, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit

evidence that is suficient and apropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting

a material mistatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from eror, as fraud may

involve colusion, forgery, intentional omisions, misrepresentations, or the overide of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that

are apropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expresing an opinion on the efectivenes

of the Group’s internal control.

• Evaluate the apropriatenes of acounting policies used and the reasonablenes of acounting estimates

and related disclosures made by the directors.

  • ’ use of the going concern basis of acounting and,

based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions

that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude

that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw atention in our auditor’s report to the related

disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our

opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.

However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

  • , structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including

the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions

and events in a maner that achieves fair presentation.

• Obtain suficient apropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or busines

activities within the Group to expres an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are

responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible

for our audit opinion.

We comunicate with the Audit Comite regarding, among other maters, the planed scope and timing

of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we

identify during our audit.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS (continued)

We also provide the Audit Comite with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements

regarding independence, and to comunicate with them al relationships and other maters that may reasonably

be thought to bear on our independence, and where aplicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards

aplied.

From the maters comunicated with the Audit Comite, we determine those maters that were of most

significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the curent period and are therefore the

key audit maters. We describe these maters in our auditor’s report unles law or regulation precludes public

disclosure about the mater or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a mater should not

be comunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected

to outweigh the public interest benefits of such comunication.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Chow Sai Keung.

PricewaterhouseCopers

Certified Public Acountants

Hong Kong, 19 March 2024

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33,493,826
1,529,629
8,577,339
621,749
61,157
7,626,274
647,166
1,425,254
1,934
544,524
5,295,875
59,824,727
74,436
2,173,544
2,081,560
4,329,540
810,422
5,139,962
1,191,479
42,911,870
1,656,173
5,943,499
147,735
66,056
392,690
2,375,263
54,684,765
59,824,727

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHET

As at 31 December

NoteHK$’000HK$’000

ASETS

Property, plant and equipment and right-of-use asets627,354,373

Investments in and loans to asociates and joint ventures71,354,410

Finance lease receivables – net88,172,086

Financial asets at fair value through profit or los9769,462

Derivative financial asets21221,399

Pre-Delivery Payments (“PDP”) and other prepayments

and receivables relating to aircraft acquisition10(a)10,445,430

Prepayments and other asets10(b)916,985

Asets clasified as held for sale111,425,199

Aircraft components trading asets5,245

Restricted cash121,114,958

Cash and cash equivalents133,552,533

Total asets55,332,080

EQUITY

Share capital1474,436

Reserves152,314,613

Retained earnings2,276,247

Equity atributable to shareholders of the Company4,665,296

Perpetual capital securities and other non-controling

interests161,590,921

Total equity6,256,217

LIABILITIES

Defered income tax liabilities171,057,059

Borowings1838,001,150

Medium-term notes191,696,509

Bonds and debentures205,406,490

Derivative financial liabilities2152,543

Income tax payables45,850

Interest payables297,689

Other liabilities and acruals222,518,573

Total liabilities49,075,863

Total equity and liabilities55,332,080

The notes on pages 101 to 199 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The financial statements on pages 94 to 199 were aproved by the Board of Directors on 19 March 2024 and

were signed on its behalf.

PON Ho ManLI Guohui

DirectorDirector

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600,996
3,598,207
4,199,203
124,501
439,993
564,494
4,763,697
(2,244,481)
(1,618,823)
(51,038)
(341,044)
(4,255,386)
185,384
(389)
(179,571)
513,735
(293,578)
220,157
28,256
191,901
220,157
0.038
0.038

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Year ended 31 December

NoteHK$’000HK$’000

Total revenue

Lease income

Finance lease income23574,683

Operating lease income232,967,565

3,542,248

Other operating income

Net income from aircraft transactions and aircraft

components trading24207,072

Other income25421,682

628,754

4,171,002

Expenses

Interest expenses26(1,610,507)

Depreciation and impairment(1,356,612)

Expected credit loses(83,355)

Other operating expenses27(345,335)

(3,395,809)

Compensation received from aircraft remained

in Rusia28–

Net write-of of aircraft remained in Rusia28(439,029)

Share of results from asociates and joint ventures2,682

Other (loses)/gains, net30184,619

Profit before income tax523,465

Income tax expenses31(307,781)

Profit for the year215,684

Profit atributable to

Shareholders of the Company73,598

Holders of perpetual capital securities and

other non-controling interests142,086

215,684

Earnings per share for profit atributable to

shareholders of the Company

(expresed in HK$ per share)

– Basic earnings per share32(a)0.099

– Diluted earnings per share32(b)0.099

The notes on pages 101 to 199 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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220,157
(149,126)
6,539
(142,587)
383
(142,204)
77,953
(114,331)
192,284
77,953

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Year ended 31 December

NoteHK$’000HK$’000

Profit for the year215,684

Other comprehensive (los)/income for the year:

Items that may be reclasified subsequently to

profit or los

Cash flow hedges21325,184

Curency translation diferences(5,990)

319,194

Item that wil not be reclasified subsequently to

profit or los

Curency translation diferences atributable to

non-controling interests1,813

Total other comprehensive (los)/income

for the year, net of tax321,007

Total comprehensive income for the year536,691

Total comprehensive (los)/income for the year

atributable to

Shareholders of the Company392,792

Holders of perpetual capital securities and

other non-controling interests143,899

536,691

The notes on pages 101 to 199 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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74,4362,314,6132,276,2474,665,2961,590,9216,256,217
28,25628,256191,901220,157
(149,126)(149,126)(149,126)
6,5396,5393836,922
(142,587)28,256(114,331)192,28477,953
(806,115)(806,115)
(223,306)(223,306)(223,306)
(166,668)(166,668)
1,8811,8811,881
(363)363
1,518(222,943)(221,425)(972,783)(1,194,208)
74,4362,173,5442,081,5604,329,540810,4225,139,962

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Atributable to shareholders of the Company

Share

capitalReserves

Retained

earningsTotal

Perpetual

capital

securities

and

other non-

controling

interests

Total

equity

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 2023

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year

Other comprehensive (los)/income

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)

Curency translation diferences

Total comprehensive (los)/income

Transactions with shareholders

and non-controling interests

Redemption of perpetual capital securities

(Note 16)

Dividends

Dividends distributed to perpetual capital

securities (Note 16)

Share option scheme:

– Value of services (Note 15)

– Share options lapsed (Note 15)

Total transactions with shareholders

and non-controling interests

Balance as at 31 December 2023

The notes on pages 101 to 199 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Atributable to shareholders of the Company

Share

capitalReserves

Retained

earningsTotal

Perpetual

capital

securities

and

other non-

controling

interests

Total

equity

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 202274,7621,987,8502,507,6214,570,2331,447,0226,017,255

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year–73,59873,598142,086215,684

Other comprehensive income/(los)

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)–325,184–325,184–325,184

Curency translation diferences–(5,990)–(5,990)1,813(4,177)

Total comprehensive income–319,19473,598392,792143,899536,691

Transactions with shareholders

and non-controling interests

Cancelation of shares (Note 14(a)(408)495–87–87

Dividends824,074(304,972)(300,816)–(300,816)

Share option scheme:

– Value of services (Note 15)–3,000–3,000–3,000

Total transactions with shareholders

and non-controling interests(326)7,569(304,972)(297,729)–(297,729)

Balance as at 31 December 202274,4362,314,6132,276,2474,665,2961,590,9216,256,217

The notes on pages 101 to 199 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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513,735
1,618,823
(118,276)
51,038
2,244,481
1,881
(67,522)
121,045
389
(198,553)
130,555
4,297,596
(389,132)
113,966
3,311
(202,721)
3,823,020
(137,146)
3,685,874
(6,090,351)
6,284,570
(4,970,414)
821,911
212,681
(62,280)
97,592
(611,795)
352,635
(3,965,451)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Year ended 31 December

NoteHK$’000HK$’000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before income tax523,465

Adjustments for:

– Depreciation and impairment1,356,612

– Net income from aircraft transactions24(203,991)

– Expected credit loses83,355

– Net write-of of aircraft remained in Rusia28439,029

– Interest expenses261,610,507

– Share-based payments153,000

– Unrealised curency exchange gains(311,674)

– Fair value changes atributable to interest rate and

fair value changes on curency swap and

curency forward contracts176,241

– Share of results from asociates and joint ventures(2,682)

– Interest income(132,761)

– Fair value loses/(gains) on financial asets at fair

value through profit or los30(37,418)

3,503,683

Changes in working capital:

– Finance lease receivables – net(448,782)

– Prepayments and other asets(98,954)

– Aircraft components trading asets4,891

– Other liabilities and acruals529,082

Cash generated from operations3,489,920

Income taxes paid(141,333)

Net cash flows generated from operating activities3,348,587

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment(7,059,005)

Proceds from disposal of aircraft and novation of

aircraft purchase agrement2,465,665

PDP and prepayments paid for acquisition of aircraft(3,875,665)

PDP refunded1,920,401

Interest received119,290

Payments relating to financial asets at fair value

through profit or los(30,696)

Proceds from distribution of financial asets at fair value

through profit or los53,907

Investment in asociates and joint ventures(5,152)

Payments relating to loans to asociates and

joint ventures(335,498)

Repayments of loans to asociates and joint ventures217,488

Net cash flows used in investing activities(6,529,265)

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27,425,312
2,207,221
(22,536,927)
(1,617,779)
(17,154)
101,049
(2,861,613)
29,958
(678,919)
1,356,199
(203,796)
97,907
(806,115)
(166,668)
(223,306)
2,105,369
1,825,792
3,552,533
(82,450)
5,295,875

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Year ended 31 December

NoteHK$’000HK$’000

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceds from borowings19,391,991

Isue of bonds and debentures, net of transaction costs2,649,260

Isue of medium-term notes, net of transaction costs1,834,982

Repayments of borowings(13,717,579)

Repurchase and repayment of bonds and debentures,

including transaction costs(4,041,541)

Repayment of medium-term notes(956,560)

Repayment of lease liabilities(14,141)

Interest received/(paid) in respect of derivative financial

instruments(42,793)

Interest paid in respect of borowings, notes, bonds and

debentures(1,787,297)

Proceds from disposal of derivative financial

instruments–

Pledge of deposits placed in respect of borowings(1,057,223)

Pledge of deposits released in respect of borowings52,526

Pledge of deposits placed in respect of derivative

financial instruments(100,393)

Pledge of deposits released in respect of derivative

financial instruments222,221

Redemption of perpetual capital securities16–

Dividends paid to holders of perpetual capital securities16(124,359)

Dividends paid to shareholders33(300,816)

Net cash flows generated from financing activities2,008,278

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(1,172,400)

Cash and cash equivalents at begining of the year4,776,389

Curency exchange diference on cash and

cash equivalents(51,456)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year3,552,533

The notes on pages 101 to 199 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE GROUP

The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 21 December 2012 as an exempted company

with limited liability under the Companies Law (2012 Revision) of the Cayman Islands. The adres of the

Company’s registered ofice is Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand

Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. The Company’s shares have ben listed on the Main Board of The

Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) since 11 July 2014 (the “Listing”).

The Company is an investment holding company and its subsidiaries are principaly engaged in the aircraft

leasing busines. The Company and its subsidiaries (together, the “Group”) have operations mainly in the

Mainland China and other countries or regions globaly.

The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 are presented in Hong Kong

dolar (“HK$”), unles otherwise stated.

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES

The material acounting policies aplied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are set

out below. These policies have ben consistently aplied to al the years presented, unles otherwise stated.

2.1 Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements have ben prepared in acordance with al aplicable Hong

Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRSs”) isued by the HKICPA and the disclosure requirements

of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Cap. 622. The consolidated financial statements have ben

prepared on a historical cost basis, except for the folowing:

  • – measured

at fair value; and

  • – measured at the lower of carying amount and fair value les

costs to sel.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with HKFRSs requires the use of

certain critical acounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the

proces of aplying the Group’s acounting policies. The areas involving a higher degre of judgement

or complexity, or the areas where asumptions and estimates are significant to the consolidated

financial statements are disclosed in Note 5.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.1 Basis of preparation (continued)

(a) Going concern

As at 31 December 2023, the Group’s curent liabilities exceded its curent asets by

HK$12,805.3 milion. The Group had total capital comitments of HK$52,752.4 milion as

at 31 December 2023, which mainly related to acquisition of aircraft that wil be delivered

in stages in the coming years until the end of 2028. Out of the total capital comitments,

HK$7,818.5 milion is forecasted to be incured and payable within one year based on the

curent delivery schedules and forecasted delivery schedules with the Original Equipment

Manufacturers (”OEMs”). The Group wil satisfy these capital comitments through the Group’s

internal resources, available and aditional banking facilities and aircraft project loans which

usualy can only be confirmed by the relevant banks shortly before the delivery of the aircraft.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had cash and bank balances of HK$5,840.4 milion.

The Group wil ned to secure a substantial amount of funds in the foreseable future to finance

the financial obligations and capital expenditures under contractual and other arangements.

The directors have given due and careful consideration to the liquidity of the Group and its

available sources of financing in asesing whether the Group has suficient working capital for

its present requirements, covering a period of not les than twelve months from 31 December

2023. The directors have taken into acount the folowing plans and measures for the purposes

of their asesment:

– New aircraft project loans are primarily used for the payment of the balances of the aircraft

acquisition costs and the repayments of the PDP financing due upon delivery of aircraft.

Such aircraft project loans wil usualy be confirmed by the banks before the delivery of

the relevant aircraft. In 2023, the Group has sucesfuly obtained aircraft project loans or

loan facilities from certain banks at one or two years preceding the lease-atached aircraft

delivery. In view of favourable interest rate, the Group has drawn down or plans to draw

down these loans before the aircraft delivery. Besides, the Group sometimes finances

the new aircraft with internal resources or short-term bridging financing depending on

the financial situation and the progres of bank aprovals. Subsequently, the Group

may sek refinancing for these aircraft through new aircraft project loans. During the

year ended 31 December 2023, the Group has obtained 43 aircraft project loan facilities

of US$1,439.8 milion (equivalent to aproximately HK$11,271.4 milion) from certain

onshore and ofshore banks and financial institutions. The Group wil continue to arange

aircraft project loan facilities from time to time and has concluded thre aircraft project

loan facilities after 31 December 2023. Based on the previous experience and practices

in the industry, the directors are of the view that the Group wil be able to obtain the

necesary aircraft project loans as and when required in the next twelve months from 31

December 2023.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.1 Basis of preparation (continued)

(a) Going concern (continued)

– Acording to the relevant aircraft purchase agrements, the scheduled payment of PDP

for the next twelve months from 31 December 2023 amounts to HK$3,326.1 milion. In

adition, one PDP facility is set to expire and the utilised facility drawdowns of HK$647.8

milion wil ned to be repaid by the end of April 2024.

For the scheduled payment of PDP and repayment of utilised facility drawdowns under

the facility expiring in the next twelve months from 31 December 2023, certain portion

wil be repaid by the PDP facilities to be released when aircraft is delivered and related

PDP financing is repaid. As at 31 December 2023, the Group had already obtained PDP

financing facilities from banks to provide financing up to HK$6,501.3 milion to satisfy

the forecasted comited PDP payments in the next twelve months from 31 December

2023. With such facilities, internal resources and/or facilities obtained from other financing

chanels of the Group, the Group wil be able to satisfy payments of the comited PDP

and repayment of PDP facilities at maturity in the next twelve months from 31 December

2023.

– As at 31 December 2023, the Group had working capital loan and revolving loan facilities

of HK$9,498.9 milion out of which HK$8,340.6 milion has ben utilised. The directors

are confident that the Group can drawdown the remaining unutilised loan facilities of

HK$1,158.3 milion as and when required and wil be able to renew substantialy al

the existing revolving facilities and further secure new working capital loan facilities.

The Group has also initiated the proces to obtain new working capital loan and renew

working capital loan facilities with certain banks.

– The Group is also pursuing other sources of financing, including isuance of bonds and

medium-term notes, as wel as other debt and capital financing. In June and November

2023, the Group isued thre-year corporate bonds of RMB1.5 bilion and RMB0.5 bilion in

the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), respectively. In particular, the Group has obtained

aproval from the National Asociation of Financial Market Institutional Investors for the

isuance of medium-term notes with a caped principal amount of RMB1.5 bilion in the

PRC within a two-year period from 6 February 2024. Aditionaly, the Group renewed the

guaranted medium-term note programe of US$3.0 bilion in February 2024. The Group

wil continue to review the market conditions and may isue aditional RMB medium-

term notes, RMB bonds and US$ bonds when neded. Based on the credit profile of the

Group, the sucesful history of isuance of similar debt instruments, the directors are

confident that the Group wil be able to isue the relevant debt instruments and obtain

the required financing as and when required.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.1 Basis of preparation (continued)

(a) Going concern (continued)

– The Group has ben preserving the multi-faceted development of its aset-light busines

model through establishment and management of aviation-related funds and joint venture

companies, while at the same time, building up network buyers that wil acquire aircraft

from its aircraft portfolio. As part of its normal course of busines, the Group continues to

expand its portfolio trading busines and it has scheduled certain aircraft to be disposed

of in the next twelve months from 31 December 2023, of which, as at the aproval date

of the consolidated financial statements, the Group has signed leters of intent or sale

and purchase agrements for the disposals of ten aircraft. During the year ended 31

December 2023, the Group completed five aircraft disposals and received net proceds

from relevant disposals of HK$637.8 milion. Based on the Group’s experience in aircraft

portfolio trading in previous years, the directors are confident that the scheduled disposals

of aircraft wil be completed, and the proceds wil be colected acording to the expected

schedule in the next twelve months from 31 December 2023.

The directors are of the opinion that, in the absence of unforeseable circumstances and after

taking into acount the Group’s internal resources, the cash flows generated from its busines

operations, continued availability of existing and new banking facilities, the sucesful execution

of its plans in obtaining the aircraft project loans from the banks and financial institutions, the

sucesful isuance of debt instruments and the sucesful disposals of aircraft as planed, the

Group has suficient working capital for its present requirements in the next twelve months

from 31 December 2023. Acordingly, the directors consider that the Group wil be in a position

to continue as a going concern and hence prepared the consolidated financial statements on

a going concern basis.

(b) New and amended standards adopted by the Group

The folowing amendments to standards have ben adopted by the Group for the first time

for the financial year begining on or after 1 January 2023:

  • – Amendments to HKAS 8
  • – Pilar Two Model Rules – Amendments to HKAS 12
  • – Amendments

to HKAS 12

• HKFRS 17 Insurance Contracts

  • – Amendments to HKAS 1 and HKFRS Practice Statement

The amendments listed above did not have any impact on the amounts recognised in prior

periods and are not expected to significantly afect the curent or future periods.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.1 Basis of preparation (continued)

(c) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

A number of new standards and amendments to standards and interpretations have ben

published that are not mandatory for 31 December 2023 reporting periods and have not

ben early adopted in preparing the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31

December 2023.

Efective Date

Clasification of Liabilities as Curent or Non-curent

– Amendments to HKAS 1

1 January 2024

Hong Kong Interpretation 5 (2020) Presentation of Financial

Statements – Clasification by the Borower of a Term Loan that

Contains a Repayment on Demand Clause (HK Int 5 (2020)

1 January 2024

Non-curent liabilities with covenants – Amendments to HKAS 11 January 2024

Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback – Amendments to HKFRS 161 January 2024

Lack of Exchangeability – Amendments to HKAS 211 January 2025

Sale or contribution of asets betwen an investor and

its asociate or joint venture – Amendments to

HKFRS 10 and HKAS 28

To be determined

The new and revised HKFRSs are not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s financial

performance and position.

2.2 Subsidiaries

(a) Consolidation

A subsidiary is an entity (including a structured entity) over which the Group has control. The

Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from

its involvement with the entity and has the ability to afect those returns through its power

over the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transfered to

the Group. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.

(i) Busines combinations

A busines is defined in HKFRS 3 as an integrated set of activities and asets that is

capable of being conducted and managed for the purpose of providing gods or services

to customers, generating investment income or generating other income from ordinary

activities.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.2 Subsidiaries (continued)

(a) Consolidation (continued)

(i) Busines combinations (continued)

The thre components of a busines are: inputs; proceses; and outputs. An input is an

economic resource that creates outputs, or has the ability to contribute to the creation

of outputs when one or more proceses are aplied to it, such as non-curent asets,

intelectual property, the ability to aces necesary materials or rights, employes and so

on. A proces is a system, standard, protocol, convention or rule that, when it is aplied

to an input or inputs creates outputs, or has the ability to contribute to the creation

of outputs. Outputs are the result of inputs and proceses aplied to those inputs that

provide gods or services to customers, generate investment income (such as interest or

dividends) or generate other income from ordinary activities. A busines consists of inputs

and proceses aplied to the inputs that have the ability to contribute to the creation of

outputs.

The Group aplies the acquisition method to acount for busines combinations. The

consideration transfered for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair values of the asets

transfered, the liabilities incured to the former owners of the acquire and the equity

interests isued by the Group. The consideration transfered includes the fair value of any

aset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arangement. Identifiable asets

acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities asumed in a busines combination are

measured initialy at their fair values at the acquisition date.

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incured.

If the busines combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date carying value of

the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquire is re-measured to fair value at

the acquisition date; any gains or loses arising from such re-measurement are recognised

in profit or los.

Any contingent consideration to be transfered by the Group is recognised at fair value at

the acquisition date. Subsequent changes to the fair value of the contingent consideration

that is demed to be an aset or liability is recognised in profit or los. Contingent

consideration that is clasified as equity is not remeasured, and its subsequent setlement

is acounted for within equity.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.2 Subsidiaries (continued)

(a) Consolidation (continued)

(i) Busines combinations (continued)

The exces of the consideration transfered, the amount of any non-controling interest

in the acquire and the acquisition-date fair value of any previous equity interest in the

acquire over the fair value of the identifiable net asets acquired is recorded as godwil.

If the total of consideration transfered, non-controling interest recognised and previously

held interest measured is les than the fair value of the net asets of the subsidiary acquired

in the case of a bargain purchase, the diference is recognised directly in profit or los.

Intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions betwen Group

companies are eliminated. Unrealised loses are also eliminated unles the transaction

provides evidence of an impairment of the transfered aset. When necesary, amounts

reported by subsidiaries have ben adjusted to conform to the Group’s acounting policies.

(i) Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries without change of control

Transactions with non-controling interests that do not result in a los of control are

acounted for as equity transactions – that is, as transactions with the owners of

the subsidiary in their capacity as owners. The diference betwen fair value of any

consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carying amount of net asets

of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or loses on disposals to non-controling

interests are also recorded in equity.

(i) Disposal of subsidiaries

When the Group ceases to have control, any retained interest in the entity is re-measured

to its fair value at the date when control is lost, with the change in carying amount

recognised in profit or los. The fair value is the initial carying amount for the purposes

of subsequently acounting for the retained interest as an asociate, joint venture or

financial aset. In adition, any amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive

income in respect of that entity are acounted for as if the Group had directly disposed

of the related asets or liabilities. It means the amounts previously recognised in other

comprehensive income are reclasified to profit or los or transfered to another category

of equity as specified/permited by aplicable HKFRSs.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.2 Subsidiaries (continued)

(b) Separate financial statements

Investments in subsidiaries are acounted for at cost les impairment. Cost also includes direct

atributable costs of investment. The results of subsidiaries are acounted for by the Company

on the basis of dividend receivable.

Impairment testing of the investments in subsidiaries is required upon receiving dividends from

these investments if the dividend exceds the total comprehensive income of the subsidiary in

the period the dividend is declared or if the carying amount of the investment in the separate

financial statements exceds the carying amount in the consolidated financial statements of

the investe’s net asets including godwil.

(c) Structured entities

A structured entity is an entity that has ben designed so that voting or similar rights are not

the dominant factor in deciding who controls the entity, such as when any voting rights relate

to administrative tasks only, and the relevant activities are directed by means of contractual

arangements. A structured entity often has restricted activities and a narow and wel defined

objective, such as to provide investment oportunities for investors by pasing on risks and

rewards asociated with the asets of the structured entity. Consequently, the Group has

determined that the trust plans set up to acquire certain finance lease receivables from the Group

are structured entities over which the Group has no control and are therefore not consolidated.

2.3 Asociates and joint ventures

Asociate

An asociate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence but not control, generaly

acompanying a shareholding of betwen 20% and 50% of the voting rights.

Joint arangements

Under HKFRS 11 Joint Arangements, investments in joint arangements are clasified as either joint

operations or joint ventures. The clasification depends on the contractual rights and obligations of

each investor, rather than the legal structure of the joint arangement.

Investments in asociates and joint ventures are acounted for using the equity method of acounting,

after initialy being recognised at cost. Under the equity method, the investment is initialy recognised

at cost, and the carying amount is increased or decreased to recognise the investor’s share of the

profit or los of the investe after the date of acquisition. The equity-acounted investment includes

godwil identified on acquisition. Upon the acquisition of the ownership interest in an equity-

acounted investment, any diference betwen the cost of the equity-acounted investment and

the share of the net fair value of the asociate’s identifiable asets and liabilities is acounted for

as godwil. If the ownership interest in an equity-acounted investment is reduced but significant

influence is retained, only a proportionate share of the amounts previously recognised in other

comprehensive income is reclasified to profit or los where apropriate.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.3 Asociates and joint ventures (continued)

Joint arangements (continued)

The Group’s share of post-acquisition profit or los is recognised in the consolidated statement of

income, and its share of post-acquisition movements in other comprehensive income is recognised

in other comprehensive income with a coresponding adjustment to the carying amount of the

investment. When the Group’s share of loses in an equity-acounted investment equals or exceds

its interest in the equity-acounted investment, including any other unsecured long-term receivables

that, in substance, form part of the investor’s net investment in the asociate or joint ventures, the

Group does not recognise further loses, unles it has incured legal or constructive obligations or

made payments on behalf of the equity-acounted investment.

The Group determines at each reporting date whether there is any objective evidence that the

equity-acounted investment is impaired. If this is the case, the Group calculates the amount of

impairment as the diference betwen the recoverable amount of the asociate and its carying value

and recognises the amount in profit or los.

Profits and loses resulting from upstream and downstream transactions involving asets that do

not constitute a busines betwen the Group and its equity-acounted investments are recognised

in the Group’s financial statements only to the extent of unrelated investor’s equity-acounted

investments. Unrealised gains in exces of the carying amount of the investment in asociates and

joint ventures are recognised as defered gains in “other liabilities and acruals” on the consolidated

balance shet. The defered gain wil not impact profit and los, until the asociate and joint ventures

sel the asets that the defered gain relates to, at which time the defered gain related to the aset

would be released to profit or los. Unrealised loses are eliminated unles the transaction provides

evidence of an impairment of the aset transfered. The profit or los resulting from a downstream

transaction involving asets that constitute a busines, as defined in HKFRS 3, betwen the Group

and its asociate or joint venture is recognised in ful in the consolidated financial statements.

Acounting policies of asociates and joint ventures have ben changed where necesary to ensure

consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. Gains or loses on dilution of equity-acounted

investments are recognised in profit or los.

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2.4 Foreign curency translation

(a) Functional and presentation curency

Items included in the consolidated financial statements of the Group are measured using the

curency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional

curency”). The consolidated financial statements are presented in HK$, which is the Company’s

functional and the Group’s presentation curency. Functional curencies of the subsidiaries of

the Company mainly include Renminbi (“RMB”), US dolar (“US$”) and HK$.

(b) Transactions and balances

Foreign curency transactions are translated into the functional curency using the exchange

rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are re-measured.

Foreign exchange gains and loses resulting from the setlement of such transactions and from

the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary asets and liabilities denominated in

foreign curencies are recognised in the consolidated statement of income.

(c) Group companies

The results and financial position of al the entities of the Group (none of which has the curency

of a hyper-inflationary economy) that have a functional curency diferent from the presentation

curency are translated into the presentation curency as folows:

(i) asets and liabilities for each balance shet presented are translated at the closing rate

at the date of that balance shet;

(i) income and expenses for each statement of comprehensive income are translated at

average exchange rates (unles this average is not a reasonable aproximation of the

cumulative efect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income

and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions);

(i) al resulting foreign exchange diferences are recognised in other comprehensive income.

2.5 Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost les acumulated depreciation and

acumulated impairment charge. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly atributable to

the acquisition of the items.

Subsequent costs are included in the aset’s carying amount or recognised as a separate aset, as

apropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits asociated with the item wil

flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carying amount of the

replaced part is derecognised. Al other repairs and maintenance are charged to the consolidated

statement of income during the financial period in which they are incured.

Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line method to alocate their cost to their residual values

over their estimated useful lives.

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2.5 Property, plant and equipment (continued)

The estimated useful lives and estimated residual value rate are as folows:

Type of asetsEstimated useful lives

Estimated

residual

value rate

Aircraft and engine25 years from the date of manufacture5 – 15%

Leasehold improvementsShorter of lease term or 3 years0%

Ofice equipment2 to 5 years5%

Ofice building50 years0%

Others4 to 10 years0%

The asets’ residual values and useful lives of the asets are reviewed, and adjusted if apropriate,

at the end of each reporting period.

An aset’s carying amount is writen down imediately to its recoverable amount if the aset’s

carying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount (Note 2.6).

Gains and loses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceds with the carying amount.

Gains and loses on disposal of aircraft are recognised within net income from aircraft transactions

and aircraft components trading in the consolidated statement of income. Gains and loses on

disposal of other property, plant and equipment are recognised within other operating income/

expenses in the consolidated statement of income.

2.6 Impairment of non-financial asets

Asets that have an indefinite useful life or are not yet available for use are not subject to amortisation

and are tested anualy for impairment. Asets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or

changes in circumstances indicate that the carying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment

los is recognised for the amount by which the aset’s carying amount exceds its recoverable

amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an aset’s fair value les costs to sel and value in

use. For the purposes of asesing impairment, asets are grouped at the lowest levels for which

there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash-generating units). Non-financial asets that sufered

impairment are reviewed for posible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

2.7 Non-curent asets held for sale

Non-curent asets are clasified as held for sale if their carying amount wil be recovered principaly

through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use and a sale is considered highly

probable. They are measured at the lower of their carying amount and fair value les costs to sel.

An impairment los is recognised for any initial or subsequent write-down of the aset to fair value

les costs to sel. A gain is recognised for any subsequent increases in fair value les costs to sel of

an aset, but not in exces of any cumulative impairment los previously recognised. A gain or los

not previously recognised by the date of the sale of the non-curent aset is recognised at the date

of derecognition. Non-curent asets are not depreciated or amortised while they are clasified as

held for sale.

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2.8 Investments and other financial asets

(a) Clasification

The Group clasifies its financial asets in the folowing measurement categories:

• those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through other comprehensive

income, or through profit or los), and

• those to be measured at amortised cost.

The clasification depends on the entity’s busines model for managing the financial asets and

the contractual terms of the cash flows. The debt instruments shal be clasified as financial

aset not at fair value through profit or los (“FVPL”) if the cash flow characteristics canot

pas the test on solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount. Otherwise,

the clasification of debt instruments wil depend on the busines model provided the fair value

option is not elected.

For asets measured at fair value, gains and loses wil either be recorded in profit or los or

other comprehensive income. The equity instruments are clasified as FVPL in general. For

investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this wil depend on whether

the Group has made an irevocable election at the time of initial recognition to acount for the

equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”).

The Group reclasifies debt investments when and only when its busines model for managing

those asets changes.

Financial asets with embeded derivatives are considered in their entirety when determining

whether their cash flows are solely payment of principal and interest.

(b) Recognition and derecognition

Regular way purchases and sales of financial asets are recognised on trade-date, the date on

which the Group comits to purchase or sel the aset. Financial asets are derecognised when

the rights to receive cash flows from the financial asets have expired or have ben transfered

and the Group has transfered substantialy al the risks and rewards of ownership. Finance

lease receivables are regarded as financial asets for the purpose of derecognition.

(c) Measurement

At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial aset at its fair value plus, in the case of

a financial aset not at FVPL, transaction costs that are directly atributable to the acquisition

of the financial aset. Transaction costs of financial asets caried at FVPL are expensed in

profit or los.

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2.8 Investments and other financial asets (continued)

(c) Measurement (continued)

Debt instruments

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the clasification of the aset. There

are thre measurement categories into which the Group clasifies its debt instruments:

  • : Asets that are held for colection of contractual cash flows where those

cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised

cost. Interest income from these financial asets is included in other operating income

using the efective interest rate method. Any gain or los arising on derecognition is

recognised directly in profit or los and presented in other (loses)/gains, net, together

with foreign exchange gains and loses.

  • : Asets that are held for colection of contractual cash flows and for seling the

financial asets, where the asets’ cash flows represent solely payments of principal and

interest, are measured at FVOCI. Movements in the carying amount are taken through

other comprehensive income. When the financial aset is derecognised, the cumulative

gain or los previously recognised in other comprehensive income is reclasified from

equity to profit or los and recognised in other (loses)/gains, net. Interest income from

these financial asets is included in other operating income using the efective interest

rate method. Foreign exchange gains and loses are presented in other (loses)/gains, net

and impairment loses are presented as separate line item in the consolidated statement

of income.

  • : Asets that do not met the criteria for amortised cost or FVOCI are measured

at FVPL. A gain or los on a debt investment that is subsequently measured at FVPL is

recognised in profit or los and presented net within other (loses)/gains, net in the period

in which it arises.

Equity instruments

The Group subsequently measures al equity investments at fair value. Where the Group’s

management has elected to present fair value gains and loses on equity investments in other

comprehensive income, there is no subsequent reclasification of fair value gains and loses to

profit or los folowing the derecognition of the investment. Dividends from such investments

continue to be recognised in profit or los as other operating income when the Group’s right

to receive payments is established.

Changes in the fair value of financial aset at fair value through profit or los are recognised

in other (loses)/gains, net in the consolidated statement of income as aplicable. Impairment

loses (and reversal of impairment loses) on equity investments measured at FVOCI are not

reported separately from other changes in fair value.

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2.8 Investments and other financial asets (continued)

(d) Impairment

The Group aseses on a forward loking basis the expected credit loses asociated with its

debt instruments caried at amortised cost and other receivables. The impairment methodology

aplied depends on whether there has ben a significant increase in credit risk.

For operating lease receivables and finance lease receivables except for unguaranted residual

values for which impairment is subject to the requirements under HKAS 36, the Group aplies

the simplified aproach permited by HKFRS 9, which requires expected lifetime loses to be

recognised from initial recognition of the lease receivables.

2.9 Ofseting financial instruments

Financial asets and liabilities are ofset and the net amount reported in the consolidated balance

shet when there is a legaly enforceable right to ofset the recognised amounts and there is an

intention to setle on a net basis or realise the aset and setle the liability simultaneously. The

legaly enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the

normal course of busines and in the event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the company or

the counterparty.

Certain financial asets and financial liabilities of the Group are subject to enforceable master neting

arangements or similar agrements. The agrement betwen the Group and the counterparty

generaly alows for net setlement of the relevant financial asets and financial liabilities when

both elect to setle on a net basis. In the absence of such an election, financial asets and financial

liabilities wil be setled on a gros basis, however, each party to the master neting arangements

or similar agrements wil have the option to setle al such amounts on a net basis in the event of

default of the other party. The financial asets and financial liabilities of the Group that are subject

to such enforceable master neting arangements or similar agrements are not ofset in acordance

with HKFRSs.

2.10 Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities

Derivatives are initialy recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and

are subsequently re-measured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The method of

recognising the resulting gain or los depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging

instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. The Group designates certain derivatives

as hedges of exposures to variability in cash flows (cash flow hedges) that is atributable to a particular

risk asociated with a recognised aset or liability or a highly probable forecast transaction.

At inception of the hedge relationship, the Group documents the economic relationship betwen

hedging instruments and hedged items including whether changes in the cash flows of the hedging

instruments are expected to ofset changes in the cash flows of hedged items. The Group documents

its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking its hedge transactions.

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2.10 Derivative financial instruments and hedging activities (continued)

The fair values of derivative financial instruments designated in hedge relationships are disclosed in

notes to the consolidated financial statements. Movements on the hedging reserve in shareholders’

equity are shown in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

Cash flow hedges that qualify for hedge acounting

The efective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualified

as cash flow hedges is recognised in other comprehensive income and acumulated in equity. The

gain or los relating to the inefective portion is recognised imediately in other (loses)/gains, net

in the consolidated statement of income.

Amounts acumulated in equity are reclasified to profit or los in the periods when the forecast

transaction being hedged afects profit or los (for example, when the interest payment that is

hedged ocurs). They are recorded in the expense lines in the consolidated statement of income in

which the related hedged item is reported.

When a hedging instrument expires or is sold, or when a hedge no longer mets the criteria for hedge

acounting, any gain or los on the hedging instrument that has ben acumulated in equity from the

period when the hedge was efective remains in equity. When the forecast transaction is ultimately

recognised in profit or los, the related acumulated hedge gain or los in equity is reclasified to

profit or los. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to ocur, any acumulated hedge

gain or los in equity is imediately reclasified and included in other (loses)/gains, net in the

consolidated statement of income.

Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge acounting

Certain derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge acounting. Changes in the fair value of

any derivative instrument that does not qualify for hedge acounting are recognised imediately in

profit or los and are included in other (loses)/gains, net.

2.11 Equity instruments

Financial instruments isued by the Group are clasified as equity instruments when both of the

folowing conditions are satisfied:

(a) The financial instruments have no contractual obligation to pay in cash or other financial asets

to other parties nor to exchange financial asets or liabilities under potential adverse condition

with other parties;

(b) The financial instruments should and can be setled via equity instruments of the Group. For

non-derivative instruments, the instruments have no contractual obligation to be setled by

delivering fixed number of equity instruments of the Group. For derivative instruments, they

can only be setled through the exchange of fixed number of the Group’s equity instruments

with fixed amount of cash or other financial asets.

Perpetual capital securities isued by the subsidiaries of the Company with no contractual obligation

to repay the principal or to pay any distribution are clasified as perpetual capital securities in equity

of the Group.

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2.12 Borowings and borowing costs

Borowings are recognised initialy at fair value, net of transaction costs incured. Borowings are

subsequently caried at amortised cost; any diference betwen the proceds (net of transaction costs)

and the redemption value, and les any repaid principal is recognised in the consolidated statement

of income over the period of the borowings using the efective interest method.

Fes paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to

the extent that it is probable that some or al of the facility wil be drawn down. In this case, the fe

is defered until the draw-down ocurs and is included in the computation of the loan’s efective

interest rate. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or al of the facility wil

be drawn down, the fe is capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity services and amortised over the

period of the facility to which it relates.

General and specific borowing costs directly atributable to the acquisition, construction or production

of qualifying asets, which are asets that necesarily take a substantial period of time to get ready

for their intended use or sale, are aded to the cost of those asets, until such time as the asets

are substantialy ready for their intended use or sale. Interests related to progres payments made in

respect of aircraft in the proces of construction on forward order are capitalised and such amounts

are aded to prepayments on aircraft. The amount of interest capitalised is the actual interest costs

incured on funding specific to the progres payments or the amount of interest costs which could

have ben avoided in the absence of such progres payments.

Other borowing costs are expensed as incured.

2.13 Curent and defered income tax

The tax expense for the year comprises curent and defered tax. Tax is recognised in profit or los,

except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in

equity. In this case the tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity,

respectively.

(a) Curent income tax

The curent income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively

enacted at the balance shet date in the jurisdictions where the Company’s subsidiaries operate

and generate taxable income. Management periodicaly evaluates positions taken in tax returns

with respect to situations in which aplicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It

establishes provisions where apropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the

tax authorities.

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2.13 Curent and defered income tax (continued)

(b) Defered income tax

Defered income tax is provided in ful, using the liability method, on temporary diferences

arising betwen the tax bases of asets and liabilities and their carying amounts in the

consolidated financial statements. However, the defered income tax is not acounted for if

it arises from initial recognition of an aset or liability in a transaction other than a busines

combination that at the time of the transaction afects neither acounting nor taxable profit or

los. Defered income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have ben enacted or

substantialy enacted before the end of the reporting period and are expected to aply when

the related defered income tax aset is realised or the defered income tax liability is setled.

Defered income tax asets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future

taxable profit wil be available against which the temporary diferences can be utilised.

Defered income tax is provided on temporary diferences arising on investments in subsidiaries

and asociates, except for defered income tax liability where the timing of the reversal of

the temporary diference is controled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary

diference wil not reverse in the foreseable future. Generaly the Group is unable to control

the reversal of the temporary diference for asociates. Only when there is an agrement in

place that gives the Group the ability to control the reversal of the temporary diference in the

foreseable future, defered tax liability in relation to taxable temporary diferences arising

from the asociate’s undistributed profits is not recognised.

(c) Ofseting

Defered income tax asets and liabilities are ofset when there is a legaly enforceable right

to ofset curent tax asets against curent tax liabilities and when the defered income taxes

asets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the

taxable entity or diferent taxable entities where there is an intention to setle the balances

on a net basis.

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2.14 Provisions

Provisions for legal claims, service waranties and make god obligations are recognised when the

Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that

an outflow of resources wil be required to setle the obligation and the amount can be reliably

estimated. Provisions are not recognised for future operating loses.

Where there are a number of similar obligations, the likelihod that an outflow wil be required in

setlement is determined by considering the clas of obligations as a whole. A provision is recognised

even if the likelihod of an outflow with respect to any one item included in the same clas of

obligations may be smal.

Provisions are measured at the present value of management’s best estimate of the expenditure

required to setle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period. The discount rate used

to determine the present value is a pre-tax rate that reflects curent market asesments of the time

value of money and the risks specific to the liability. The increase in the provision due to the pasage

of time is recognised as interest expense.

2.15 Leases

(a) Where the Group is lese

Leases are recognised as a right-of-use aset and a coresponding liability at the date at which

the leased aset is available for use by the Group.

Asets and liabilities arising from a lease are initialy measured on a present value basis. Lease

liabilities include the net present value of the folowing lease payments:

  • , les any lease incentives receivable
  • , initialy measured using the

index or rate as at the comencement date

• amounts expected to be payable by the Group under residual value guarantes

• the exercise price of a purchase option if the Group is reasonably certain to exercise that

option, and

  • , if the lease term reflects such penalties

upon the Group exercising a purchase option.

Lease payments to be made under reasonably certain extension options are also included in

the measurement of the liability.

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2.15 Leases (continued)

(a) Where the Group is lese (continued)

The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If that rate

canot be readily determined, which is generaly the case for leases in the Group, the lese’s

incremental borowing rate is used, being the rate that the individual lese would have to pay

to borow the funds necesary to obtain an aset of similar value to the right-of-use aset in a

similar economic environment with similar terms, security and conditions.

To determine the incremental borowing rate, the Group:

  • , uses recent third-party financing received by the individual lese as

a starting point, adjusted to reflect changes in financing conditions since third party

financing was received

• uses a build-up aproach that starts with a risk-fre interest rate adjusted for credit risk

for leases held by the Group, which does not have recent third-party financing, and

  • , e.g. term, country, curency and security.

Lease payments are alocated betwen principal and finance cost. The finance cost is charged

to profit or los over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on

the remaining balance of the liability for each period.

Right-of-use asets are measured at cost comprising the folowing:

• the amount of the initial measurement of lease liability

• any lease payments made at or before the comencement date les any lease incentives

received

  • , and

• restoration costs.

Right-of-use asets are generaly depreciated over the shorter of the aset’s useful life and the

lease term on a straight-line basis. If the Group is reasonably certain to exercise a purchase

option, the right-of-use aset is depreciated over the underlying aset’s useful life.

Payments asociated with short-term leases of ofice premises are recognised on a straight-line

basis as an expense in profit or los. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of twelve

months or les.

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2.15 Leases (continued)

(b) Where the Group is lesor

Finance lease

A finance lease is a lease that the Group as the lesor uses to transfer substantialy al the risks and

rewards incidental to ownership of the leased aset to the lese. The Group recognises asets

held under a finance lease as finance lease receivable at an amount equal to net investment in

the lease, which is the gros investment in the lease discounted at the interest rate implicit in

the lease. The gros investment in the leases is the sum of the lease payments receivable and

any unguaranted residual value acruing to the lesor. At the comencement of the lease

term, the lease payments included in the measurement of the net investment in the lease mainly

comprise the folowing payments for the right to use the underlying aset during the lease term

that are not received at the comencement date: (a) fixed payments les any lease incentives

payable; (b) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initialy measured using

the index or rate as at the comencement date; (c) any residual value guarantes provided to

the lesor by the lese, a party related to the lese or a third party unrelated to the lesor

that is financialy capable of discharging the obligations under the guarante.

The Group recognises finance income over the lease term, based on a patern reflecting a

constant periodic rate of return on the lesor’s net investment in the lease.

Initial direct costs, such as comisions, legal fes and internal costs that are incremental and

directly atributable to negotiating and aranging a lease, are included in the initial measurement

of the finance lease receivable and reduce the amount of income recognised over the lease term.

A lesor shal acount for a modification to a finance lease as a separate lease if both: (a) the

modification increases the scope of the lease by ading the right to use one or more underlying

asets; and (b) the consideration for the lease increases by an amount comensurate with the

stand-alone price for the increase in scope and any apropriate adjustments to that stand-alone

price to reflect the circumstances of the particular contract.

For a modification to a finance lease that is not acounted for as a separate lease, a lesor

shal acount for the modification as folows: (a) if the lease would have ben clasified as an

operating lease had the modification ben in efect at the inception date, the lesor shal: (i)

acount for the lease modification as a new lease from the efective date of the modification;

and (i) measure the carying amount of the underlying aset as the net investment in the lease

imediately before the efective date of the lease modification. (b) otherwise, the lesor shal

aply the requirements of HKFRS 9.

Se Note 2.8 for acounting policies for derecognition and impairment of finance lease

receivables.

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2.15 Leases (continued)

(b) Where the Group is lesor (continued)

Operating lease

A lease is clasified as an operating lease if it does not transfer substantialy al the risks and

rewards incidental to ownership of the leased aset to the lese.

Lease income from operating leases where the Group is a lesor is recognised in income on a

straight-line basis over the lease term. Initial direct costs incured in obtaining an operating

lease are aded to the carying amount of the underlying aset and recognised as expense over

the lease term on the same basis as lease income.

A lesor shal acount for a modification to an operating lease as a new lease from the efective

date of the modification, considering any prepaid or acrued lease payments relating to the

original lease as part of the lease payments for the new lease.

Se Note 2.8 for acounting policies for impairment of operating lease receivables.

2.16 Revenue and income recognition

(a) Finance lease income

The finance income under a finance lease is recognised over the lease term based on a patern

reflecting a constant periodic rate of return on the lesor’s net investment in the lease. Variable

lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate is recognised as income in the period

in which the event or condition that trigers those payments ocurs.

(b) Operating lease income

The lease payments under operating lease are recognised as income on a straight-line basis over

the lease term. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate is recognised

as income in the period in which the event or condition that trigers those payments ocurs.

(c) Interest income

Interest income on financial asets at amortised cost is recognised within other income.

Interest income is calculated by aplying the efective interest rate to the gros carying amount

of a financial aset except for financial asets that subsequently become credit-impaired. For

credit-impaired financial asets, the efective interest rate is aplied to the net carying amount

of the financial aset (after deduction of the los alowance).

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2 SUMARY OF MATERIAL ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

2.16 Revenue and income recognition (continued)

(d) Net income from aircraft components trading

Net income from aircraft components trading originates primarily from the sale of engine and

airframe parts. The sale is recognised when the relevant aset is delivered and the control of

the relevant aset has ben transfered to the buyer.

(e) Service income

Service income is recognised based on the actual service provided to the end of the reporting

period as a proportion of the total services to be provided because the customer receives and

uses the benefits simultaneously.

2.17 Segment reporting and segment information

Operating segments are reported in a maner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the

chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for alocating

resources and asesing performance of the operating segments, has ben identified as the stering

comite that makes strategic decisions.

The Group is mainly engaged in the provision of aircraft leasing services to global airline companies.

Acordingly, the Group considers that it only has a single reportable segment from both busines

and geographic perspectives and therefore only provides relevant entity-wide information.

3 SUMARY OF OTHER ACOUNTING POLICIES

This note provides a list of other potentialy material acounting policies adopted in the preparation of

these consolidated financial statements. These policies have ben consistently aplied to al the years

presented, unles otherwise stated.

3.1 Cash and cash equivalents

In the consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits

held at cal with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of thre

months or les, and bank overdrafts. In the consolidated balance shet, bank overdrafts are shown

within borowings in liabilities, if any.

3.2 Aircraft components trading asets

Aircraft components trading asets consist primarily of engine and airframe parts. Aircraft components

trading asets are initialy recognised at cost, and subsequently at the lower of cost and net realisable

value. Cost comprises al costs of purchases, costs of conversion and other costs incured in bringing

the aircraft components trading asets to their present location and condition.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3 SUMARY OF OTHER ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

3.3 Share capital and treasury shares

Ordinary shares are clasified as equity. Incremental costs directly atributable to the isue of new

shares or share options are recognised in equity as a deduction from the proceds.

Where any group company purchases the Company’s equity instruments, the consideration paid,

including any directly atributable incremental costs (net of income taxes) is deducted from equity

atributable to shareholders of the Company as treasury shares until the shares are canceled or

reisued. Where such ordinary shares are subsequently reisued, any consideration received, net of

any directly atributable incremental transaction costs and the related income tax efects, is included

in equity atributable to shareholders of the Company.

3.4 Employe benefits

(a) Employe leave entitlements

Employe entitlements to anual leave are recognised when they acrue to employes. A

provision is made for the estimated liability for anual leave as a result of services rendered by

employes up to the end of the reporting period. Employe entitlements to sick and maternity

leave are not recognised until the time of leave.

(b) Pension obligations

The Group contributes on a monthly basis to various defined contribution plans organised

by the relevant governmental authorities or trustes. The Group’s liability in respect of these

plans is limited to the contributions payable in each period. Contributions to these plans are

expensed as incured and not reduced by contributions forfeited by those employes who leave

the plans prior to vesting fuly in the contributions. Asets of the plans are held and managed

by government authorities or trustes and are separate from those of the Group.

(c) Profit-sharing and bonus plan

The Group recognises a liability and an expense for bonuses and profit sharing, based on

formulae that take into consideration the profit atributable to the Company’s shareholders

after certain adjustments. The Group recognises a provision where contractualy obliged or

where there is a past practice that has created a constructive obligation.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3 SUMARY OF OTHER ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

3.5 Share-based payments

(a) Equity-setled share-based payment transactions

The Group operates a number of equity-setled, share-based compensation plans, under

which the Group receives services from employes or consultants as consideration for equity

instruments (options) of the Group. The fair value of the services received in exchange for the

grant of the options is recognised as an expense. The total amount to be expensed is determined

by reference to the fair value of the options granted:

  • , an entity’s share price);

• excluding the impact of any service and non-market performance vesting conditions (for

example, profitability, sales growth targets and remaining an employe of the entity over

a specified time period); and

  • , the requirement for

employes to save or holding shares for a specified period of time).

At the end of each reporting period, the Group revises its estimates of the number of shares

over which the options that are expected to vest based on the non-marketing performance

and service conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, in

the consolidated statement of income, with a coresponding adjustment to equity.

In adition, in some circumstances employes or consultants may provide services in advance

of the grant date and therefore the grant date fair value is estimated for the purposes of

recognising the expense during the period betwen service comencement period and grant

date.

When the options are exercised, the Company isues new shares. The proceds received net

of any directly atributable transaction costs are credited to share capital (and share premium).

(b) Share-based payment transactions among group entities

The grant by the Company of options over its equity instruments to the employes of subsidiary

undertakings in the Group is treated as a capital contribution. The fair value of employe

services received, measured by reference to the grant date fair value, is recognised over the

vesting period as an increase to investment in subsidiary undertakings, with a coresponding

credit to equity in the financial statements of the Company.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3 SUMARY OF OTHER ACOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

3.6 Government grants

Grants from the government are recognised at their fair value where there is a reasonable asurance

that the grant wil be received and the Group wil comply with al atached conditions.

Government grants relating to costs are recognised in the consolidated statement of income over

the period necesary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate.

Government grants relating to property, plant and equipment are included in non-curent liabilities

as defered government grants and are credited to the consolidated statement of income on a

straight-line basis over the expected lives of the related asets.

3.7 Dividend distribution

Dividend distribution to the shareholders is recognised as a liability in the Group’s and the Company’s

financial statements in the period in which the dividends are aproved by the shareholders or

directors, where apropriate.

3.8 Financial guarante contracts

Financial guarante contracts are contracts that require the isuer to make specified payments to

reimburse the holder for a los it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when

due, in acordance with the terms of a debt instrument. Such financial guarantes are mainly given

by the Company to banks, financial institutions and other bodies to suport subsidiaries in securing

loans, overdrafts and other banking facilities.

Where a financial guarante in relation to borowings or other payables of subsidiaries is provided

for no compensation, its fair value is acounted for as an equity contribution and recognised as part

of the cost of the investment in subsidiaries in the financial statements of the Company.

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1,056,227
343,397
1,399,624
(3,850,937)
(1,656,173)
(3,527,366)
(468,070)
(9,502,546)
2,595,825
(5,507,097)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

4.1 Financial risk factors

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including curency exchange

risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group’s aim is therefore to achieve an

apropriate balance betwen risk and return and minimise the potential adverse efects on the

Group’s financial performance.

4.1.1 Market risk

(a) Curency exchange risk

In the normal course of busines, the Group is exposed to curency exchange risks as

certain portion of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, financial asets including

finance lease receivables and other asets, financial liabilities including bank borowings,

medium-term notes, bonds and debentures, and other liabilities and acruals held by

the Group are denominated in curencies other than functional curency of the Group

entities. The aircraft leasing income and certain borowings used to finance the leases are

denominated in US$, while some borowings are denominated in RMB. Curency exchange

risk may arise when the finance lease receivables, operating lease receivables and certain

borowings are denominated in diferent curencies. The management of the Group

closely monitors curency exchange risks and hedges the exposure where necesary and

apropriate. In order to mitigate RMB exchange rate risks, the Group uses the curency

forward contracts to hedge its exposure to curency exchange risk. The hedge acounting

was not aplied for these curency forward contracts. The fair value changes of which

were recognised in other (loses)/gains, net, please refer to Note 21 and Note 30.

The folowing table is the breakdown of financial asets and liabilities denominated in

RMB held by companies whose functional curency is US$ or HK$:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Cash and cash equivalents649,087

Other financial asets205,287

Total financial asets854,374

Borowings(784,207)

Medium-term notes(1,696,509)

Bonds and debentures(2,598,653)

Other financial liabilities(478,734)

Total financial liabilities(5,558,103)

Notional amount of curency forward

contracts2,604,290

Net exposure(2,099,439)

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(276,191)
276,191
23,439,080
1,313,703
24,752,783

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.1 Market risk (continued)

(a) Curency exchange risk (continued)

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had one outstanding curency swap contract with

notional principal of US$15,684,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$122,462,000) (2022:

US$15,684,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$122,458,000). For details, please refer

to Note 21(a).

The folowing table indicates the potential efect on profit before tax of a 5% apreciation

or depreciation of RMB against US$ as at 31 December 2023 and 2022.

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Profit before tax

– 5% apreciation of RMB against US$(110,418)

– 5% depreciation of RMB against US$110,418

(b) Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk

Finance lease receivables and borowings at floating rates expose the Group to cash

flow interest rate risk. Finance lease receivables, borowings, bonds and debentures and

medium-term notes at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate risk.

The Group’s primary objective is to manage cash flow interest rate risk.

The Group manages the cash flow interest rate risk by matching the rental rates of aircraft

leases with interest rates of bank and other borowings. Interest rate exposure arises

when rental rates of the leases and the interest rates of coresponding bank and other

borowings do not match. The folowing table indicates the amount of bank and other

borowings exposed to interest rate risk as at 31 December 2023 and 2022.

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Borowings exposed to US$ London

Interbank Ofered Rate (“LIBOR”)16,319,859

Borowings exposed to US$ Secured

Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”)5,962,198

Borowings exposed to RMB Loan Prime Rate

(“LPR”)3,668,483

25,950,540

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2,819,88447,244
2,819,88447,244
47,244
2,819,884
2024 – 2025
1:1
(164,747)
164,286
2.1%

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.1 Market risk (continued)

(b) Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk (continued)

Interest rate swaps are used to manage the variability in future interest cash flows of bank

and other borowings, arising due to changes in market interest rates. The amounts and

timing of future cash flows, representing both principal and interest flows, are projected

for bank and other borowings on the basis of their contractual terms and other relevant

factors, including estimates of prepayments. The cash flows are used to determine the

efectivenes and inefectivenes.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had 18 outstanding floating-to-fixed interest rate

swaps (2022: 27 swaps) to manage its unmatched interest rate risk exposure. Under the

interest rate swaps, the Group agres with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals

(primarily quarterly), the diference in the amount of interest betwen the fixed rate and

the floating rate calculated by reference to the agred notional amounts. For the remaining

unhedged exposure, the Group closely monitors the interest rate risk exposure trend and

wil consider hedging the exposure where necesary and apropriate.

As at 31 December

Notional

amount

Carying

Value

Notional

amount

Carying

Value

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Interest rate swaps

Exposed to US$ LIBOR5,277,723202,272

Exposed to US$ SOFR169,1989,283

5,446,921211,555

The efects of the interest rate swaps on the Group’s financial position and performance

are as folows:

Year ended 31 December

Interest rate swaps

Carying amount, net (HK$’000)211,555

Notional amount (HK$’000)5,446,921

Maturity date2023 – 2025

Hedge ratio1:1

Change in fair value of outstanding hedging

instruments since 1 January (HK$’000)347,430

Change in value of hedged item used to

determine hedge efectivenes (HK$’000)(342,944)

Weighted average hedged rate for the year2.0%

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.1 Market risk (continued)

(b) Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk (continued)

The Group performs sensitivity analysis by measuring the impact of a change in interest

rates as at 31 December 2023 and 2022. It is estimated that a general increase/decrease

of 50 basis points in interest rates, with al other variables held constant, would have

decreased/increased the Group’s profit before tax by aproximately HK$75,803,000 (2022:

decreased/increased the Group’s profit before tax by aproximately HK$43,948,000); and

would also have increased/decreased the Group’s reserves by aproximately HK$6,387,000

(2022: HK$37,481,000), because of the impact of cash flow hedge interest derivatives.

The sensitivity analysis above indicates the impact on the Group’s lease income and interest

expense that would arise asuming that the change in interest rates had ocured at the

balance shet date and had ben aplied to the exposure to interest rate risk for financial

instruments in existence at that date. The 50 basis point change represents management’s

asesment of a reasonably posible change in interest rates over the period until the next

anual balance shet date.

In March 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) anounced the date on which

LIBOR wil be discontinued. Al GBP, CHF, EUR, JPY LIBOR setings and the one-wek

and two-month US$ LIBOR setings had discontinued after 31 December 2021 and the

remaining US$ LIBOR setings had discontinued after 30 June 2023.

The Group has aplied both the first set of amendments (‘Phase 1’) and the second set

of amendments (‘Phase 2’) to HKFRS 9 and HKAS 39 aplicable to hedge acounting,

which has no material impact to the Group. Under these amendments, changes made to

a financial instrument measured at other than fair value through profit or los that are

economicaly equivalent and required by interest rate benchmark reform, do not result

in the derecognition or a change in the carying amount of the financial instrument.

Instead they require the efective interest rate to be updated to reflect the change in the

interest rate benchmark. In adition, hedge acounting wil not be discontinued solely

because of the replacement of the interest rate benchmark if the hedge mets other

hedge acounting criteria.

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the transition of al legacy contracts of interest

rate swaps and al legacy contracts of bank and other borowings linked to US$ LIBORs

was undertaken sucesfuly.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.2 Credit risk

The Group takes on exposure to credit risk, which is the risk that counterparty wil cause a

financial los for the Group by failing to discharge an obligation. Significant changes in economy,

or in the health of the industry segment that represents a concentration in the Group’s portfolio

(se (d) below), could result in loses that are diferent from those provided for at the balance

shet date. The Group therefore carefuly manages its exposure to credit risk. Credit exposures

of the Group arise principaly in aircraft leasing service, loans to asociates and joint ventures,

and other financial asets.

Credit risk on aircraft leasing service

The Group implements its industry risk management system acording to its plan based on

actual situation with focus on industry research, counterparty credit rating, and understanding

of the lese’s operations, financial condition as wel as their shareholders’ suport. The

Group also obtained deposits from the leses (Note 22). Al these strengthen the control and

management of credit risk.

(a) Probability of default

Default risk – in the event of default, the Group may demand return of aircraft, reposesion

of aircraft or disposal of aircraft, whenever apropriate. In adition, the Group may request

for a security deposit or security deposit leter of credit which it may aply towards the

payment or discharge of any obligation owed by the lese.

Late payment risk – in the event of late payment, the Group is entitled to charge interest

at the default rate on any part of lease rental not paid when due until the same shal be

paid. Such interest wil acrue on a day to day basis. In adition, the Group may request for

a security deposit which it may aply towards the payment or discharge of any obligation

owed by the lese.

(b) Risk limit control and mitigation policies

The Group manages limits and controls concentrations of credit risk wherever they are

identified, in particular, to ases the leses’ repayment ability periodicaly.

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276,410114,736
19,62319,623
152,59269,197
448,625203,556

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.2 Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk on aircraft leasing service (continued)

(c) Impairment alowance policies

The Group aplies the simplified aproach on measuring expected credit loses prescribed

by HKFRS 9, which uses the lifetime expected los provision for lease receivables. To

measure the expected credit loses, the relevant receivables are grouped based on shared

credit risk characteristics such as financial performance and stability, future growth, default

history and other relevant factors.

The los alowances of credit risk are estimated acording to net exposure analysis and

asumptions about risk of default and expected los rates. The net exposure is determined

based on the finance lease receivable or operating lease receivable balance, net of the

unguaranted residual value in the case of a finance lease, and other cash colaterals

such as security deposits over the contractual term. The Group uses judgement in making

these asumptions and selecting the inputs to the impairment calculation, based on the

Group’s past history, existing market conditions as wel as forward loking estimates at

the end of each reporting period.

The Group aseses the busines performance and credit risks of the airline companies

on a regular basis. In view of the economic conditions, the operation of airlines and the

colection history of the receivable due from them, management provided acumulated

expected credit los of HK$6,920,000 (2022: HK$11,841,000) for finance lease receivables

(Note 8) and HK$203,556,000 (2022: HK$187,516,000) for operating lease receivables

(Note 10(b) as at 31 December 2023.

Credit risk exposure on operating leases receivables:

As at 31 December

Gros

carying

amount

Acumulated

expected

credit loses

alowance

Gros

carying

amount

Acumulated

expected

credit loses

alowance

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Asia280,316133,293

Europe29,80822,778

Americas182,30131,445

492,425187,516

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4,418,5356,920

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.2 Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk on aircraft leasing service (continued)

(c) Impairment alowance policies (continued)

Credit risk exposure on finance lease receivables (excluding the unguaranted residual

values):

As at 31 December

Gros

carying

amount

Acumulated

expected

credit loses

alowance

Gros

carying

amount

Acumulated

expected

credit loses

alowance

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Asia4,204,86411,841

(d) Concentration of credit risk

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the leses of the Group are airline companies

located in the Mainland China and other countries or regions globaly. Please se Note 8,

Note 10(b) and Note 23 for an analysis of lease receivables and lease income. If any of them

experiences financial dificulties, the recovery of the Group’s finance lease receivables and

operating lease receivables through regular lease payments might be adversely afected

and the Group may have to resort to recovery through reposesion of the leased asets.

Credit risk on loans to asociates and joint ventures and other financial asets

The Group is also exposed to credit risk asociated with loans and loan comitments, and

financial guarantes to asociates and joint ventures. Please refer to Note 5.1(e), Note 7, Note

36 and Note 37 for details.

The Group aseses whether there are any indicators of impairment for investments in asociates

and joint ventures at the end of each reporting period. Investments in asociates and joint

ventures are tested for impairment when there are indicators that the carying amounts may

not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the carying value of investment in asociates

or joint ventures exceds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value les costs

of disposal and its value in use. When value in use calculations are undertaken, the Group

must estimate the present values of cash flows expected to arise from continuing to hold the

investments and chose a discount rate comensurate with the asociated risk in order to

calculate the present values of those cash flows.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.2 Credit risk (continued)

Credit risk on loans to asociates and joint ventures and other financial asets (continued)

The Group evaluates expected credit loses of loans to asociates and joint ventures at the end

of each reporting period. Management considers a number of factors in expected credit los

asesment including but not limited to asociates and joint ventures’ curent and expected

financial positions, busines environment and industry performance, curent and forward-

loking economic factors, colection history and past experience. For loans that are repayable

on demand, expected credit loses are based on the asumption that repayment of the loan is

demanded at the reporting date. If the borower has suficient acesible highly liquid asets

in order to repay the loan if demanded at the reporting date, the expected credit los is likely

to be imaterial. If the borower could not repay the loan if demanded at the reporting date,

the Group considers the expected maner of recovery, including a ‘repay over time’ strategy

or a fire sale of les liquid asets, to measure expected credit loses. Please refer to Note 7 and

Note 36(b)(i) for details.

In adition, the Group is exposed to credit risk asociated with cash in banks and derivative

financial asets. Management considers that these instruments have a low risk of default and

the counterparties have a strong capacity to met their contractual obligations.

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37,612
312,851
53,673
489,492
1,425,254
1,934
321,075
5,295,875
7,937,766
203,323
16,192,484
1,871,034
34,131
66,056
392,690
1,983,317
20,743,035
(12,805,269)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.3 Liquidity risk

The folowing table sets forth the asets and liabilities of the Group which are expected to be

recovered or due to be setled within twelve months after the balance shet date:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Curent asets

Loans to asociates and joint ventures16,552

Finance lease receivables – net241,394

Financial asets at fair value through profit or los126,022

Derivative financial asets145,658

Prepayments and other asets532,810

Asets clasified as held for sale1,425,199

Aircraft components trading asets5,245

Restricted cash770,161

Cash and cash equivalents3,552,533

6,815,574

Curent liabilities

Defered income tax liabilities199,545

Borowings15,698,907

Bonds and debentures1,131,071

Derivative financial liabilities37,289

Income tax payables45,850

Interest payables297,689

Other liabilities and acruals2,081,901

19,492,252

Net curent liabilities(12,676,678)

The asets and liabilities of the Group not included in the above table are expected to be

recovered or due to be setled in more than twelve months after the balance shet date.

As at 31 December 2023, borowings of HK$16.2 bilion under curent liabilities mainly

comprised of borowings of HK$7.6 bilion from aircraft acquisition financing (“aircraft loans”),

HK$1.6 bilion from PDP financing and HK$7.0 bilion from other borowings. The borowings

related to the asets clasified as held for sale were disclosed as curent liabilities (Note 11).

The repayment of above aircraft loans wil be partialy funded by the colection of operating

lease receivables of HK$3.5 bilion (Note 37(d) (which has not ben included under curent

asets above) that is expected to be received from airlines in the next twelve months from 31

December 2023. Repayment of PDP financing and other financing is expected to be funded

by existing loan facilities and/or new aircraft loans when aircraft is delivered based on industry

practice and prior experience.

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18,423,8308,648,64213,674,0789,603,06750,349,617
74,5611,731,4611,806,022
2,116,8441,772,9372,574,1086,463,889
1,377,55455,73375,652107,6141,616,553
34,131113,604147,735
5050

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.3 Liquidity risk (continued)

Besides, the Group wil consider to raise funds through working capital and PDP financing,

aircraft loans, debt financing, and the aset-light strategy for disposal of aircraft. In light of the

above and other relevant factors as stated in Note 2.1(a), the Group expects to have suficient

working capital to finance its operations, to met its financial obligations, including the net

curent liabilities as of 31 December 2023 and those capital comitments in the next twelve

months from 31 December 2023.

The folowing table shows the remaining contractual maturities (or the earliest date a financial

liability may become payable in the absence of a fixed maturity date) at the balance shet date of

the Group’s financial liabilities as wel as loan comitments and short-term lease comitments,

based on contractual undiscounted cash flows:

Les than

one year

Betwen

one and

two years

Betwen

two and

five years

Over

five yearsTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2023

Financial liabilities

Borowings

Medium-term notes

Bonds and debentures

Other liabilities and acruals (i)

Derivative financial instruments

Of balance shet short term

lease comitments

(Note 37(c)

Les than

one year

Betwen

one and

two years

Betwen

two and

five years

Over

five yearsTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2022

Financial liabilities

Borowings17,884,6458,935,98911,726,6706,188,85944,736,163

Medium-term notes76,43076,4301,774,880–1,927,740

Bonds and debentures1,379,7962,562,8302,005,399–5,948,025

Other liabilities and acruals (i)1,365,13342,119115,716126,6991,649,667

Derivative financial instruments37,28915,254–52,543

Of balance shet short term

lease comitments

(Note 37(c)103–103

(i) For the purpose of liquidity risk analysis, tax payables, operating lease rentals received in advance, bonuses,

directors’ fe payables and other non-financial liabilities included in other liabilities and acruals are not

included.

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10,679,2413,393122,462

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4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.4 Disposal of finance lease receivables

Certain wholy-owned subsidiaries of the Group (colectively “the CALC SPCs”) signed contracts

with trust plans or banks, pursuant to which, the CALC SPCs transfered to the trust plans

or aset-backed securities programe their future lease payments arising from finance leases

under their separate aircraft leasing agrements with airline companies.

The trust plans or aset-backed securities programe also apointed the CALC SPCs as the

service agent to colect the lease rentals from the airline companies. The services to be provided

mainly include maintaining relationship with the airline companies, colecting of rental on behalf

of the trust plan. CALC SPCs recognised service fe income over the lease servicing period. For

the year ended 31 December 2023, service fe income of HK$1,406,000 (2022: HK$1,344,000)

was included in Group’s other operating income.

No member of the Group has any option or obligation to reacquire the transfered lease

receivables.

The trust plans or aset-backed securities programe are unconsolidated structured entities

and the Group has no control over the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe.

The folowing table shows the total asets size of the above mentioned unconsolidated

structured entities and the Group’s maximum exposure to the unconsolidated structured

entities representing the Group’s maximum posible risk exposure that could ocur as a result

of the Group’s arangements with structured entities:

The trust plan

Size

Funding

provided by

the Group

Group’s

maximum

exposure

(Note (i)(Note (i)

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2023

As at 31 December 202210,839,3813,417122,458

Notes:

(i) The beneficiary of one of the trust plans has signed a curency swap arangement with a bank to hedge

its curency exposures arising from transfer of the lease rentals during the period from 27 February 2014

to 27 November 2023. The Group has placed a pledged deposit of HK$3,393,000 (2022: HK$3,417,000)

to the bank in respect of this curency swap on behalf of the trust plan as at 31 December 2023 (Note

12).

(i) The Group wil convert the US$ lease rentals received on behalf of one of the trust plans during the

period from 27 February 2024 to 27 May 2025 to RMB at a pre-determined exchange rate at its own

risk. This arangement includes a derivative – a curency swap contract. The notional principal of this

curency swap contract amounted to US$15,684,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$122,462,000)

(2022: US$15,684,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$122,458,000). As at 31 December 2023, the

fair value of this curency swap contract amounted to HK$13,913,000 (2022: HK$9,468,000) and the fair

value gains of HK$4,456,000 (2022: loses of HK$1,172,000) was recognised in “Other (loses)/gains,

net” for the year ended 31 December 2023 (Note 21(a).

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50,511,542
54,684,765
59,824,727
5,139,962
84.4%
91.4%
9.8:1

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4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.1 Financial risk factors (continued)

4.1.4 Disposal of finance lease receivables (continued)

Apart from that disclosed above, the Group did not provide financial or other suport to the

trust plans or aset-backed securities programe as at 31 December 2023. The Group has no

curent intentions to provide, or asist in the provision of, financial or other suport in any

future period.

4.2 Capital risk management

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a

going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and

to maintain an optimal capital structure to enhance shareholders’ value in the long term.

The Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it, in light of changes in economic

conditions. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may isue new shares, raise

new debts, or adjust the amount of dividend paid to shareholders. No changes were made to the

objectives, policies or proceses for managing capital during the year ended 31 December 2023.

The Group monitors capital risk using gearing ratio, which is calculated as interest-bearing debts

included in total liabilities divided by total asets, and aset-liability ratio, which is calculated as total

liabilities divided by total asets and interest-bearing debts to equity ratio, which is calculated as

interest-bearing debts included in total liabilities divided by total equity. The ratios are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interest-bearing debts included in total liabilities45,104,149

Total liabilities49,075,863

Total asets55,332,080

Total equity6,256,217

Gearing ratio81.5%

Aset-liability ratio88.7%

Interest-bearing debts to equity ratio7.2:1

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13,91313,913
47,24447,244
1,164620,585621,749
1,16461,157620,585682,906
147,735147,735

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4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.3 Fair value estimation of financial instruments

Fair value refers to the price that would be received to sel an aset or paid to transfer a liability in

an orderly transaction betwen market participants at the measurement date. Regarding financial

instruments, for which there is an active market, the Group employs the quotations in the active

market to determine the fair value thereof. If there is no active market for an instrument, the Group

estimates fair value using valuation techniques, which include discounted cash flow analysis.

Financial instruments caried at fair value are measured using diferent valuation techniques. The

inputs to valuation techniques used are categorised into thre levels within a fair value hierarchy

as folows:

  • , which already

incorporate the market’s asumptions with respect to changes in economic climate such as rising

interest rates and inflation, as wel as changes due to Environmental, Social and Governance

(“ESG”) risk (level 1).

• Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the aset or

liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices) (level 2).

  • , unobservable

inputs), which is the case for unlisted equity securities and instruments where ESG risk gives

rise to a significant unobservable adjustment (level 3).

Financial asets and financial liabilities measured at fair values

The folowing table presents the Group’s financial asets and financial liabilities that were measured

at fair values.

Level 1Level 2Level 3Total

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2023

Asets

Curency swap

Interest rate swaps

Financial asets at fair value through

profit or los

Liability

Curency forward contracts

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4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.3 Fair value estimation of financial instruments (continued)

Financial asets and financial liabilities measured at fair values (continued)

Level 1Level 2Level 3Total

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

As at 31 December 2022

Asets

Curency swap and forward

contracts–9,844–9,844

Interest rate swaps–211,555–211,555

Financial asets at fair value

through profit or los3,425–766,037769,462

3,425221,399766,037990,861

Liability

Curency forward contracts–52,543–52,543

The fair values of the interest rate swaps for hedging and the curency swap and curency forward

contracts are determined by using valuation techniques, mainly discounted cash flow analysis. The

Group uses its judgements to select the apropriate methods and makes asumptions that are mainly

based on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period. The inputs to the valuation

models, including yield curves, US$/RMB forward rates, are observable either directly or indirectly

and thus their fair values are considered to be of level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

As at 31 December 2023, the financial asets at fair value through profit or los, measured at level

3 within the fair value hierarchy, mainly consisted of the performance-linked shareholder’s loan to

CAG Group and shareholder’s loan to Feitian No.2 Leasing (Tianjin) Company Limited (“Feitian No.2

(Tianjin)”). The fair value of these financial asets is determined by making reference to discounted

cash flow analysis.

The significant unobservable inputs to the valuation model of the shareholder’s loan to CAG Group

mainly include market interest rate, discount rate, expected rental colection and expected aircraft

disposal prices. The Group asesed the sensitivity to changes in unobservable inputs on considering

the efect of a change in a particular asumption independently of changes in any other asumptions.

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(43,488)43,261
(12,933)13,350
207,809(284,301)
1,787(10,865)
735,42930,608
79,886
(97,592)
(156,568)28,280
435107
579,29641,289

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4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.3 Fair value estimation of financial instruments (continued)

Financial asets and financial liabilities measured at fair values (continued)

As at 31 December

Changes in fair value

IncreaseDecreaseIncreaseDecrease

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

An increase or decrease in the

market interest rate of 1%(6,246)8,589

An increase or decrease in the

discount rate of 1%(5,465)5,465

An increase or decrease in the

expected aircraft disposal

prices of 5%181,141(289,669)

An increase or decrease in the

expected rental colection of

1%–(3,904)

The significant unobservable inputs to the valuation model of the shareholder’s loan to Feitian No.2

(Tianjin) mainly include aircraft value at the end of lease term and discount rate.

The folowing table presents the change in level 3 instrument for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Shareholder’s

loan to

CAG Group

Other financial

asets at fair

value through

profit or los

HK$’000HK$’000

As at 1 January 2023

Increase in financial asets at fair value through

profit or los

Proceds from financial asets at fair value through

profit or los

Fair value change on the financial asets at fair value

through profit or los

Curency translation diference

As at 31 December 2023

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4,418,5353,982,483
42,911,87042,524,333
1,656,1731,742,293
5,943,4996,092,253

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4 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

4.3 Fair value estimation of financial instruments (continued)

Financial asets and financial liabilities measured at fair values (continued)

Shareholder’s

loan to

CAG Group

Other financial

asets at fair

value through

profit or los

HK$’000HK$’000

As at 1 January 2022750,841–

Increase in financial asets at fair value through

profit or los–30,696

Proceds from financial asets at fair value through

profit or los(53,907)–

Fair value change on the financial asets at fair value

through profit or los37,418–

Curency translation diference1,077(88)

As at 31 December 2022735,42930,608

Financial asets and financial liabilities caried at amortised cost

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, loans to asociates and joint ventures,

interest payables and other payables aproximate their carying amounts because these financial

asets and liabilities, which are short term in nature, mature within one year.

The carying amounts and fair values of finance lease receivables (excluding the unguaranted residual

value), borowings, medium-term notes and bonds and debentures are as folows:

As at 31 December

Carying

amountFair value

Carying

amountFair value

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Finance lease receivables

(excluding the unguaranted

residual values)4,204,8644,532,366

Borowings38,001,15039,109,293

Medium-term notes1,696,5091,782,517

Bonds and debentures5,406,4905,647,484

The fair values of the above finance lease receivables (excluding the unguaranted residual value),

borowings, medium-term notes and bonds and debentures (which are not traded in the active

market) are estimated by discounting the future cash flows at the curent market rates available to

the Group for similar financial instruments. Their fair values are considered to be of level 2 within

the fair value hierarchy.

The fair values of other bonds and debentures (which are traded in the active market) are determined

based on the quoted prices in the respective markets. Their fair values are considered to be of level

1 within the fair value hierarchy.

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5 CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS

Estimates, asumptions and judgements are continualy evaluated and are based on historical experience

and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the

circumstances.

5.1 Critical acounting estimates and asumptions

The Group makes estimates and asumptions concerning the future. The resulting acounting

estimates wil, by definition, rarely equal to the related actual results. The estimates and asumptions

that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carying amounts of asets and

liabilities within the next financial year are outlined below.

(a) Impairment of aircraft and engines

The Group conducts impairment asesment of aircraft and engines whenever events or changes

in circumstances indicate that the carying amount of the asets may not be recoverable. These

asesments are primarily trigered by potential sale transactions, leasing transactions, early

terminated leases, credit events impacting leses or forecasted significant and permanent

declines in the demand for aset types.

The Group engaged external valuers to asist management for performing aircraft and engine

valuation. When estimating the fair value of aircraft and engines, the Group determined the

fair value of aircraft and engines by referencing quoted prices from similar transaction orders or

valuation report from external valuers. When estimating the value in use of aircraft and engines,

the Group considers expected future cash flows based on the key asumptions mainly including

the folow-on lease asumptions, residual values of aircraft and engines and discount rates.

The recoverable amount is the higher of the aset’s fair value les costs to sel and value in use.

If the carying amount of aircraft or engines exceds their estimated recoverable amount, it is

writen down imediately to its recoverable amount.

(b) Fair value measurement of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group

As disclosed in Note 4.3, the fair value asesment of shareholder’s loan to CAG Group,

measured at level 3 fair value hierarchy, requires management to make judgements and

estimates, including the apropriatenes of the adoption of aplicable valuation methods and

using various unobservable inputs. Valuation methods used include discounted cash flow model.

Significant asumptions adopted by management in the valuation include market interest rate,

discount rate, expected rental colection and expected aircraft disposal prices. Changes in these

asumptions and estimates could materialy afect the respective fair value of the investments.

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5 CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.1 Critical acounting estimates and asumptions (continued)

(c) Estimation of unguaranted residual value on leased asets

Unguaranted residual value is a portion of the residual value of a leased aset, the realisation

of which by the lesor is not asured or is guaranted solely by a party related to the lesor.

The unguaranted residual value of the aircraft at the inception of the lease is based on

management’s estimates with reference to valuation reports isued by independent valuers.

Please refer to Note 8 for the unguaranted residual values recognised at the end of each

reporting period.

The estimation of unguaranted residual value at the inception of the leases impacts the

determination of unearned finance income. Subsequent to initial recognition, estimated

unguaranted residual values are reviewed regularly. If there is a reduction in the estimated

unguaranted residual value, the income alocation over the remaining lease term wil be

revised and the reduction in respect of net present value of unguaranted residual value wil

be adjusted imediately in profit or los. The directors of the Company are of the opinion that

there had ben no impairment in the carying amount of the unguaranted residual value as

at 31 December 2023.

The residual value of each aircraft is estimated by management and reasonably suported by an

aircraft industry publication providing aircraft valuation for general reference. The unguaranted

residual values of the aircraft under the 48 (2022: 49) finance leases as at 31 December 2023

were aproximately HK$5,117,617,000 (2022: HK$5,204,735,000). A 5% decrease in the

expected unguaranted residual value from the management’s curent estimates would result in

a decrease in profit before income tax for the year ended 31 December 2023 by aproximately

HK$12,319,000 (2022: HK$10,947,000).

(d) Impairment of finance lease receivables and operating lease receivables

The Group calculates expected credit loses through estimating the risk exposure of default and

expected credit los rate. The expected credit los rate is determined based on estimation of

probability of default and los given default. In determining the expected credit los rate, the

Group considers the Group’s past history, existing market conditions as wel as forward loking

estimates. The Group regularly monitors and reviews asumptions related to the calculation of

expected credit loses. Please refer to Note 8 and Note 10(b) for detailed information.

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5 CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.1 Critical acounting estimates and asumptions (continued)

(e) Impairment of investments in and loans to asociates and joint ventures

The Group aseses whether there are any indicators of impairment for investments in asociates

and joint ventures at the end of each reporting period. Investments in asociates and joint

ventures are tested for impairment when there are indicators that the carying amounts may

not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the carying value of investment in asociates

or joint ventures exceds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value les costs

of disposal and its value in use. When value in use calculations are undertaken, the Group

must estimate the present values of cash flows expected to arise from continuing to hold the

investments and chose a discount rate comensurate with the asociated risk in order to

calculate the present values of those cash flows.

The Group evaluates expected credit loses of loans to asociates and joint ventures at the end

of each reporting period. Management considers a number of factors in expected credit los

asesment including but not limited to asociates and joint ventures’ curent and expected

financial positions, busines environment and industry performance, curent and forward-

loking economic factors, colection history and past experience. For loans that are repayable

on demand, expected credit loses are based on the asumption that repayment of the loan is

demanded at the reporting date. If the borower has suficient acesible highly liquid asets

in order to repay the loan if demanded at the reporting date, the expected credit los is likely

to be imaterial. If the borower could not repay the loan if demanded at the reporting date,

the Group considers the expected maner of recovery, including a ‘repay over time’ strategy

or a fire sale of les liquid asets, to measure expected credit loses.

(f) Income taxes and defered tax

The Group is subject to taxation in multiple jurisdictions and, in many cases, the ultimate tax

treatment is not determined until concluded with the relevant tax authority. Consequently, the

directors are required to exercise significant judgement in determining the apropriate amount

of tax provisions based on the key underlying asumptions, including the profit forecast and

the estimated realisable values of the aircraft at the end of lease terms. Since the setlement

of the Group’s tax position is subject to future negotiation with various tax authorities, the

calculation of the provision is subject to inherent uncertainty. Please refer to Note 17 and Note

31 for the detailed information of defered income tax liabilities and income tax expenses.

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5 CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.2 Critical judgements in aplying the Group’s acounting policies

(a) Clasification of leases

The Group has entered into certain aircraft leases whereby the Group has determined that it

has transfered substantialy al the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased

aircraft to the leses, as the present values of the minimum lease payments (which include

lease payments and residual values guaranted by third parties) of the lease amount to at least

substantialy al of the fair values of the leased asets at the inception of the leases. Acordingly,

the Group has excluded the aircraft from its consolidated balance shet and has instead,

recognised finance lease receivables (Note 8). Otherwise the Group includes the aircraft under

operating lease in property, plant and equipment. The determination of whether the Group

has transfered substantialy al the risks and rewards incidental to ownership depends on an

asesment of the relevant arangements relating to the lease and this has involved critical

judgements by management.

(b) Disposal of finance lease receivables

The Group considers that the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe as described

in Note 4.1.4 are structured entities which are run acording to predetermined criteria that

are part of its initial design.

The Group has asesed that it does not control the trust plans or aset-backed securities

programe as the Group does not have the curent ability to direct the relevant activities of

the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe. Acordingly, the trust plans or aset-

backed securities programe are not consolidated by the Group. The determination of whether

there are controls over the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe depends on an

asesment of the relevant arangements relating to the trust plans or aset-backed securities

programe and this has involved critical judgements by management. For further details about

these unconsolidated structured entities, se Note 4.1.4.

The directors asesed the Group has transfered substantialy al the risks and rewards related

to the lease receivables to the trust plans or aset-backed securities programe, and thus the

coresponding finance lease receivables were derecognised.

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5 CRITICAL ACOUNTING ESTIMATES, ASUMPTIONS AND JUDGEMENTS (continued)

5.2 Critical judgements in aplying the Group’s acounting policies (continued)

(c) Consolidation asesment of CAG Group

In June 2018, the Group and some mezanine financiers jointly established CAG Group at a

shareholding ratio of 20% and 80% respectively, which is principaly engaged in lease-atached

aircraft portfolio investment. The Group provides aircraft and lease management service to

CAG Group.

The directors have asesed and concluded that the Group does not control CAG Group but has

a significant influence over CAG Group. The determination of the Group’s level of involvement

with another entity wil require exercise of judgement under certain circumstances. The Group

controls an entity when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with

the investe and has the ability to afect those returns through its power over the investe. The

Group also considers, in particular, whether it obtains benefits from its power to control the

entity. As such, the clasification of the entity as a subsidiary, a joint venture, a joint operation,

an asociate or an equity investment requires the aplication of judgement through the analysis

of various factors, such as whether CAG Group is a structured entity, the percentage of

ownership interest held in the entity, CAG Group’s purpose and design, CAG Group’s relevant

activities, the decision-making authority about its relevant activities, whether the rights of the

Group give it curent ability to direct CAG Group’s relevant activities, the Group’s exposure

or rights to variable returns from its involvement with CAG Group and the ability to use its

power over CAG Group to afect the amount of the Group’s returns. This asesment involves

critical judgement by management.

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27,268,0781,0689,88941,02326,5667,74927,354,373
9,312,7222,5904689,315,780
(1,597,488)(1,068)(3,517)(912)(14,208)(1,630)(1,618,823)
(261,299)(261,299)
(1,169,693)(361)(337)(1,170,391)
(741)(741)
(125,815)9434(218)13(125,073)
33,426,5059,54440,11511,8675,79533,493,826
38,702,1518,52629,60745,48255,76016,27138,857,797
(5,275,646)(8,526)(20,063)(5,367)(43,893)(10,476)(5,363,971)
33,426,5059,54440,11511,8675,79533,493,826

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6 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND RIGHT-OF-USE ASETS

Aircraft and

engine

Leasehold

improvements

Ofice

equipment

Ofice

building

Right-of-use

asetsOthersTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Year ended 31 December 2023

Opening net bok amount

Aditions

Depreciation and impairment

Asets clasified as held for sale

Disposals

Write-of

Curency translation diference

Closing net bok amount

As at 31 December 2023

Cost

Acumulated depreciation and

impairment

Net bok amount

Aircraft and

engine

Leasehold

improvements

Ofice

equipment

Ofice

building

Right-of-use

asetsOthersTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Year ended 31 December 2022

Opening net bok amount23,151,1632,6718,05641,87531,6858,31023,243,760

Aditions9,270,857–5,399–9,1781,2809,286,714

Depreciation and impairment(1,319,287)(1,603)(3,545)(929)(13,095)(1,842)(1,340,301)

Asets clasified as held for sale(764,966)–(764,966)

Disposals(2,239,939)–(2,239,939)

Write-of (Note 28)(565,631)–(565,631)

Curency translation diference(264,119)–(21)77(1,202)1(265,264)

Closing net bok amount27,268,0781,0689,88941,02326,5667,74927,354,373

As at 31 December 2022

Cost31,442,9788,54928,87045,48057,50717,21831,600,602

Acumulated depreciation and

impairment(4,174,900)(7,481)(18,981)(4,457)(30,941)(9,469)(4,246,229)

Net bok amount27,268,0781,0689,88941,02326,5667,74927,354,373

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1,778,883
(249,254)
1,529,629

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6 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND RIGHT-OF-USE ASETS (continued)

Lease rentals amounting to HK$3,598,207,000 relating to the lease of aircraft and engine for the year

ended 31 December 2023 are included in operating lease income in the consolidated statement of income

(2022: HK$2,967,565,000).

As at 31 December 2023, the net bok value of aircraft amounted to HK$32,824,283,000 (2022:

HK$26,797,986,000).

As at 31 December 2023, the net bok value of aircraft under operating leases amounting to

HK$25,391,195,000 (2022: HK$22,213,195,000) were pledged as colateral for bank and other borowings

for aircraft acquisition financing and borowings from trust plans (Note 18).

During the year ended 31 December 2023, impairment of HK$71,952,000 was made (2022: HK$74,466,000).

7 INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Investments in and loans to asociates and joint ventures –

carying amount after share of results1,552,837

Acumulated expected credit loses on loans to asociates and

joint ventures(198,427)

1,354,410

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had interests in the folowing principal asociates and joint ventures:

Name of entity

Place of

incorporation

Principal

activities

% of

equity

interest

Nature of

relationship

Measurement

method

Aircraft Recycling International

Limited (“ARI”) (a)

Cayman IslandsInvestment holding48%AsociateEquity

CAG (Notes 5.2(c) and 9)BermudaAircraft leasing20%AsociateEquity

FLARI Aircraft Maintenance &

Enginering Company Co., Ltd

(“FLARI”) (b)

PRCLine maintenance, base

maintenance, technical

training

54.12%AsociateEquity

HNCA&CALC One (Tianjin) Leasing

Company Limited (“HNCA One

(Tianjin)”) (c)

PRCAircraft leasing49%Joint ventureEquity

HNCA&CALC Two (Tianjin) Leasing

Company Limited (“HNCA Two

(Tianjin)”) (c)

PRCAircraft leasing49%Joint ventureEquity

Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) (c)PRCAircraft leasing20%Joint ventureEquity

PT Transnusa Aviation Mandiri

(“TAM”) (d)

IndonesiaComercial air

transportation services

49%Joint ventureEquity

PT Linkaviasi Asia Indonesia

(“LAI”) (e)

IndonesiaComercial air

transportation services

49%Joint ventureEquity

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

7 INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES (continued)

(a) ARI is an investment holding company and its subsidiaries (colectively as “ARI Group”) have

operations mainly in the Mainland China, United States and other countries and are principaly

engaged in providing aset management services and comprehensive solutions for dealing with

second lease and mid-life to mature aircraft. As at 31 December 2023, the net liabilities of ARI

Group was HK$607,723,000 (2022: net liabilities of HK$513,823,000), and as a result, the Group’s

equity interests in ARI was reduced to zero (2022: Zero). No further loses were recorded unles the

investor had incured legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the asociate.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group’s carying amount of outstanding loans to ARI amounted to

HK$1,252,136,000 (2022: HK$1,181,449,000). For details, please refer to Note 36(b)(i).

(b) FLARI has operations mainly in the Mainland China and is principaly engaged in line maintenance, base

maintenance, technical training, cargo conversion, enginering service and component maintenance.

As at 31 December 2022, the Group’s outstanding balance of advance to FLARI amounted to

HK$12,551,000. Such balance has ben setled in 2023.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group’s outstanding shareholders’ loans balance receivable from FLARI

amounted to HK$131,984,000 (2022: HK$56,445,000). For details, please refer to Note 36(b)(i).

As the result of FLARI is not material to the Group, no sumarised financial information of FLARI

is disclosed.

(c) HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) have operations in the Mainland

China and are principaly engaged in aircraft leasing busineses. As at 31 December 2023, the Group’s

outstanding loans balance receivable from HNCA One (Tianjin) and HNCA Two (Tianjin) amounted to

HK$36,808,000 (2022: HK$35,558,000) and HK$35,870,000 (2022: HK$35,511,000), respectively.

For details, please refer to Note 36(d).

As the result of HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) are not material

to the Group, no sumarised financial information of HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and

Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) are disclosed.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

7 INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES (continued)

(d) CALC IDN Limited (“CALC IDN”) is a wholy-owned subsidiary of the Company, which holds

aproximately 72.82% of the share capital in Linkasia Airlines Group Limited (“Linkasia Airlines”).

The remaining shares of Linkasia Airlines are owned as to 14.13% by Equal Honour Equity Limited

(wholy-owned by Mr. Pon, a substantial shareholder, an executive director and chief executive

oficer of the Company) and 13.05% by Smart Aviation Investment Limited (wholy-owned by Ms.

Liu, an executive director of the Company).

Linkasia Airlines indirectly (i) holds 49% equity interest in TAM and (i) is beneficialy interested in

50% of the voting rights and 75% of the economic interest in TAM. The principal activity of TAM

is the operation of an airline based in Indonesia. It also engages in the provision of comercial air

transportation services.

Under the Indonesia Law No.1 of 2009 on Aviation and the Indonesian Negative List, air transportation

activities are limited to up to 49% foreign shareholding. In adition, a single majority rule aplies

where it is required that one of the Indonesian shareholders’ shareholding must be larger than the

shareholding of the foreign investors combined. Acording to the contractual rights and obligations

of each investor, TAM is jointly controled by the Group and other investor.

As at 31 December 2023, the Group’s outstanding shareholder’s loan balance receivable from TAM

amounted to HK$14,969,000 (2022: HK$7,027,000).

As at 31 December 2023, the Group held rental deposits of US$621,000 (equivalent to aproximately

HK$4,849,000) from TAM (2022: US$1,932,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$15,085,000) in

relation to aircraft under finance leases and operating leases, please refer to Note 36(i).

As the result of TAM is not material to the Group, no sumarised financial information of TAM is

disclosed.

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159,498
1,044,011
1,812,018
1,501,718
249,815
669,808
5,436,868
(1,018,333)
4,418,535
4,165,724
8,584,259
(6,920)
8,577,339

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

7 INVESTMENTS IN AND LOANS TO ASOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES (continued)

(e) Linkasia Airlines indirectly (i) holds 49% equity interest in LAI and (i) is beneficialy interested in

50% of the voting rights and 75% of the economic interest in LAI. The principal activity of LAI is

the operation of an airline based in Indonesia. It also engages in the provision of comercial air

transportation services.

Under the Indonesia Law No.1 of 2009 on Aviation and the Indonesian Negative List, air transportation

activities are limited to up to 49% foreign shareholding. In adition, a single majority rule aplies

where it is required that one of the Indonesian shareholders’ shareholding must be larger than the

shareholding of the foreign investors combined. Acording to the contractual rights and obligations

of each investor, LAI is jointly controled by the Group and other investor.

As the result of LAI is not material to the Group, no sumarised financial information of LAI is

disclosed.

Save as those disclosed elsewhere in other notes, the above transactions were caried out with related

parties at terms negotiated betwen the Group and the respective parties.

Besides the contingent liabilities disclosed in Note 37(a), there are no other contingent liabilities relating

to the Group’s interests in asociates and joint ventures.

8 FINANCE LEASE RECEIVABLES – NET

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Lease payments receivables

– Not later than one year108,711

– Later than one year but not later than two years188,519

– Later than two years but not later than thre years1,072,186

– Later than thre years but not later than four years1,836,468

– Later than four years but not later than five years1,511,864

– Later than five years806,670

Total5,524,418

Les: Unearned finance lease income relating to lease

payment receivables(1,319,554)

Present value of lease payment receivables4,204,864

Ad: Present value of unguaranted residual value3,979,063

Net investment in leases8,183,927

Les: Acumulated expected credit loses alowance(11,841)

Finance lease receivables – net8,172,086

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6,061,74071%
2,515,59929%
8,577,339100%
579,296
38,160
4,293
621,749

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

8 FINANCE LEASE RECEIVABLES – NET (continued)

The folowing table sets forth the finance lease receivables atributable to airline companies:

As at 31 December

HK$’000%HK$’000%

Categorised by customer in terms of

lease receivables:

Five largest airline companies5,811,89671%

Others2,360,19029%

Finance lease receivables – net8,172,086100%

9 FINANCIAL ASETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Shareholder’s loan to CAG Group (Note (a)735,429

Shareholder’s loan to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) (Note (b)–

Investment – Aircraft modification (Note (c)27,479

Others6,554

769,462

Notes:

(a) CAG uses the fund injected through a performance-linked shareholder’s loan from the Group and the mezanine

financing from other investors at a ratio of 20% to 80%, together with a shareholding betwen the Group and other

investors at the same ratio. Pursuant to shareholders’ agrement and shareholders’ loan agrement, al investors of

CAG comited to invest in CAG through shareholders’ loan acording to the mezanine financing proportion.

(b) The Group entered into a shareholder’s loan agrement and a subordinated fe agrement with Feitian No.2 (Tianjin).

Pursuant to the shareholder’s loan agrement and subordinated fe agrement, the Group injected RMB34,065,000

(equivalent to aproximately HK$36,800,000) into Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) in June 2023.

(c) The Group entered into several coperation agrements with ARI Group for an investment project to modify airliner

into cargo. The investment projects were completed during the year ended 31 December 2023.

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6,677,187
949,087
7,626,274

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10 PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER ASETS

(a) PDP and other prepayments and receivables relating to aircraft acquisition

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

PDP and prepayments and receivables relating to

aircraft acquisition9,559,283

PDP interest capitalised886,147

10,445,430

In December 2014, the Group entered into aircraft purchase agrements with Airbus S.A.S (“Airbus”)

for the purchase of 100 aircraft. In December 2017 and January 2018, the Group entered into

suplementary agrement with Airbus for the purchase of aditional 65 aircraft. In January 2020,

the Group entered into suplemental agrement to the aircraft purchase agrements in December

2014 to purchase aditional 40 aircraft from Airbus.

In June 2017, the Group entered into aircraft purchase agrement (the “2017 Aircraft Purchase

Agrement”) with The Boeing Company (“Boeing”) for the purchase of 50 aircraft. In December

2018, the Group entered into suplemental agrements to the 2017 Aircraft Purchase Agrement (the

“2018 Aircraft Purchase Agrement”) to purchase aditional 50 aircraft from Boeing. In November

2019, the Group entered into suplemental agrements to the 2017 Aircraft Purchase Agrement and

2018 Aircraft Purchase Agrement with Boeing to adjust its order from 100 aircraft to 92 aircraft. In

March 2021, the Group entered into the agrement with Boeing to adjust its order from 92 aircraft

to 66 aircraft and to reschedule the delivery of certain aircraft. Pursuant to the anouncement

dated 14 August 2023, the Company (through a wholy-owned subsidiary of the Company, i.e. the

Novator) entered into the Novation Agrement with the Novate pursuant to which the Novator’s

comitment to purchase the remaining 64 aircraft from Boeing shal be novated to the Novate

(the “Novation Arangement”). The Novation Arangement has ben completed in October 2023

with the proceds fuly received.

PDP were made acording to the payment schedules set out in the aircraft purchase agrements.

The aircraft wil be delivered in stages by end of 2028.

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448,625
48,705
98,649
63,986
190,757
850,722
(203,556)
647,166
135,65630%
4,1801%
19,2774%
289,51265%
448,625100%

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10 PREPAYMENTS AND OTHER ASETS (continued)

(b) Prepayments and other asets

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Operating lease receivables (i)492,425

Deposits paid28,380

Prepayments and amounts due from related parties

(Note 36(f)319,386

Deductible input value-aded taxes68,745

Others (i)195,565

1,104,501

Les: Acumulated expected credit loses alowance (i)(187,516)

916,985

(i) The Group recognised an alowance for impairment loses by providing for expected credit

loses when the lese is expected as not being able to pay the amounts due under its lease

agrements.

The aging of the operating lease receivables based on due date was as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000%HK$’000%

Curent/deferal253,23952%

Les than 30 days past due5,4031%

30 to 90 days past due16,6723%

More than 90 days past due217,11144%

Total492,425100%

As at 31 December 2023, the acumulated expected credit loses alowance against operating

lease receivables amounted to HK$203,556,000 (2022: HK$187,516,000) and the net carying

amount of operating lease receivables was HK$245,069,000 (2022: HK$304,909,000).

(i) The “Others” above were mainly defered expenses and prepayment to third parties.

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56,323
313,495
44,183
5,167
121,963
3,393
544,524
511,035
33,489
544,524

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

11 ASETS CLASIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE

The Group had signed leters of intent for the disposals of several lease-atached aircraft. These aircraft

intended to be disposed of were consequently clasified as held for sale. As at 31 December 2023, the

carying amount of asets clasified as held for sale was HK$1,425,254,000 (2022: HK$1,425,199,000),

which were measured at the lower of carying amount and fair value les costs to sel. The fair value of

the asets clasified as held for sale was determined based on market price of the aircraft. This is a level

2 measurement as per the fair value hierarchy.

The carying amount of borowings related to the asets held for sale was HK$1,024,308,000 (2022:

HK$1,080,827,000). The borowings related to the asets held for sale wil be repaid before the disposals

of aircraft, although the borowings are not due to be setled within twelve months after the reporting

period pursuant to the contractual terms.

12 RESTRICTED CASH

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Pledged for bank and other borowings for aircraft acquisition

financing (Note 18(a)288,439

Pledged for other bank borowings (Note 18(c)757,357

Pledged for other long-term borowings (Note 18(d)44,199

Pledged for interest rate swap contracts (Note 21(c)21,546

Pledged for curency forward contracts (Note 21(b)–

Pledged for a curency swap contract (Note 21(a)3,417

1,114,958

The carying amounts of the Group’s restricted cash are denominated in the folowing curencies:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

US$1,080,935

RMB34,023

1,114,958

The average efective interest rate as at 31 December 2023 was 2.78% (2022: 0.74%).

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5,295,875
4,021,197
1,237,792
29,988
5,732
1,166
5,295,875
HK$0.1744,355,35274,435,536

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

13 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Cash at bank and on hand3,552,533

The carying amounts of the Group’s cash and cash equivalents are denominated in the folowing

curencies:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

US$2,632,611

RMB882,136

HK$29,385

EUR7,319

Other curencies1,082

3,552,533

The average efective interest rate as at 31 December 2023 was 1.62% (2022: 0.65%).

14 SHARE CAPITAL

Ordinary shares, isued and fuly paid:

Par value of

each share

Number of

isued shares

Share capital

in HK$

Isued:

As at 1 January 2023 and

31 December 2023

As at 1 January 2022HK$0.1747,619,73774,761,974

Cancelation of shares (a)HK$0.1(4,084,500)(408,450)

Payment of scrip dividendHK$0.1820,11582,012

As at 31 December 2022HK$0.1744,355,35274,435,536

(a) During the year ended 31 December 2022, 4,084,500 of its own shares acquired by the Company

through purchases on the Stock Exchange during the year ended 31 December 2021 were canceled.

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1,522,393623,720(166)3,330197,342(32,006)2,314,613
(149,126)(149,126)
6,5396,539
1,8811,881
(363)(363)
1,522,393623,720(166)4,84848,216(25,467)2,173,544

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

15 RESERVES

Share

premium

Merger

reserve

Capital

reserve

Treasury

shares

Share-

based

payments

Hedging

reserve

Curency

translation

diferencesTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 2023

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)

Curency translation diferences

Share option scheme (a)

– Value of services

– Share options lapsed

Balance as at

31 December 2023

Share

premium

Merger

reserve

Capital

reserve

Treasury

shares

Share-

based

payments

Hedging

reserve

Curency

translation

diferencesTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 20221,540,209623,720(166)(22,385)330(127,842)(26,016)1,987,850

Cancelation of shares

(Note 14(a)(21,890)–22,385–495

Cash flow hedges (Note 21)–325,184–325,184

Curency translation diferences–(5,990)(5,990)

Share option scheme (a)

– Value of services–3,000–3,000

Scrip dividends4,074–4,074

Balance as at

31 December 20221,522,393623,720(166)–3,330197,342(32,006)2,314,613

(a) On 2 January 2020 and 6 April 2022, the Company granted 10,000,000 share options (“2020 Share

Options”) and 20,900,000 share options (“2022 Share Options”), respectively, under the share option

scheme adopted by the Company for the purpose of recognising the contribution of participants,

including certain directors of the Company and selected employes of the Group, in relation to the

growth of the Group. None of the options have ben exercised during the year ended 31 December

2023.

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

15 RESERVES (continued)

(a) (continued)

During the year ended 31 December 2022, the exercise period of al 2020 Share Options granted to

Dr. Zhao Wei (“Dr. Zhao”), an executive director of the Company, were lapsed due to non-aceptance

of the extension by Dr. Zhao.

Movement of outstanding share options during the years ended 31 December 2023 and 2022 is

as folows:

Number of

share options

As at 1 January 202210,000,000

Granted (i)20,900,000

Lapsed(10,000,000)

As at 31 December 2022 and 1 January 202320,900,000

Lapsed(875,000)

As at 31 December 2023

(i) The fair value of the 2022 Share Options on the grant date determined by using Binomial

valuation model was aproximately HK$0.3 per option.

Significant judgement on parameters, such as spot price at the grant date, risk fre interest

rate, dividend yield, expected volatility and suboptimal exercise factor are required to be made

by the directors in aplying the Binomial valuation model. The parameters used are as folows:

Spot share price at the grant dateHK$5.31

Risk fre rate (Note 1)2.39%

Dividend yield (Note 2)8.0%

Expected volatility (Note 3)24.4%

Suboptimal exercise factor2.5

Notes:

1. Risk fre rates were based on Hong Kong Exchange Fund Notes with same duration.

2. Dividend yield was based on historical dividend trend and expected future dividend policy determined by

the Company.

3. Expected volatility was determined by using the daily volatility of the Company’s shares in similar duration

as at the valuation date.

For share options outstanding as at 31 December 2023, the exercise price per share of 2022 Share

Options was HK$6.36 (2022: HK$6.36).

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1,881
837,013
(26,591)
810,422
1,617,351
192,445
(166,668)
(806,115)
837,013

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

15 RESERVES (continued)

(a) (continued)

The amounts of share-based compensation recognised as expenses with a coresponding credit to

reserves of the Group during the years ended 31 December 2023 and 2022 are as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Directors and employes3,000

16 PERPETUAL CAPITAL SECURITIES AND OTHER NON-CONTROLING INTERESTS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Perpetual capital securities (a)1,617,351

Other non-controling interests of ordinary shares(26,430)

1,590,921

(a) Perpetual capital securities

On 16 December 2020, a subsidiary of the Group (the “Isuer”) isued US$200.0 milion floating

rate guaranted perpetual capital securities with the agregate net proceds (after transaction cost

of HK$5.0 milion) of HK$1,545.5 milion. The perpetual capital securities do not have maturity

dates and the distribution payments can be defered at the discretion of the Isuer. Therefore,

the perpetual capital securities are clasified as equity instruments and recorded in equity in the

consolidated balance shet. When the Company elects to declare dividends to ordinary shareholders,

the Isuer shal make distribution to the holders of perpetual capital securities at the distribution rate

as defined in the subscription agrements. During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group

had early redemed US$100.0 milion (equivalent to aproximately HK$780.8 milion) perpetual

capital securities.

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the dividend payable had ben adjusted based on the

actual distribution rate in December 2023 amounting to HK$166,668,000 (2022: HK$124,359,000)

and setled in December 2023.

The movement of the perpetual capital securities during the year is as folows:

HK$’000

As at 1 January 2023

Profit for the year

Dividends distributed to perpetual capital securities

Redemption of perpetual capital securities

As at 31 December 2023

As at 1 January 20221,474,620

Profit for the year142,731

As at 31 December 20221,617,351

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203,323
988,156
1,191,479
1,057,059
136,226
(1,806)
1,191,479

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

17 DEFERED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES

The analysis of defered income tax liabilities is as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Defered income tax liabilities:

– To be setled within 12 months199,545

– To be setled after 12 months857,514

1,057,059

The movement of the defered income tax liabilities during the year is as folows:

Acelerated

depreciation of

leased asets

HK$’000

Defered income tax liabilities

As at 1 January 2023

Charged to profit or los (Note 31)

Curency translation diference

As at 31 December 2023

As at 1 January 2022898,240

Charged to profit or los (Note 31)160,872

Curency translation diference(2,053)

As at 31 December 20221,057,059

As at 31 December 2023, certain subsidiaries of the Group had unused tax loses of aproximately

HK$2,203,567,000 (2022: HK$1,647,447,000) available to ofset against future profits, for which defered

income tax aset of HK$431,124,000 (2022: HK$299,869,000) had not ben recognised as their future

realisation is uncertain.

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51,111
129,165
158,633
340,074
454,422
1,070,162
2,203,567
23,309,584
6,127,842
8,802,585
38,240,011
4,263,795
408,064
4,671,859
42,911,870

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

17 DEFERED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES (continued)

The expiry dates of the unused tax loses are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Year

202351,871

202491,383

2025129,165

2026158,633

2027340,074

2028–

No expiry date876,321

1,647,447

In acordance with the corporate income tax laws in the PRC, a 5% or 10% witholding tax is levied on

the dividend declared by the companies established in the PRC to their foreign investors starting from 1

January 2008. No defered income tax liability has ben provided by the Group on the retained earnings

of aproximately HK$2,643,227,000 as at 31 December 2023 (2022: HK$1,583,148,000), expected to be

retained by the subsidiaries in the PRC and not to be remited out of the PRC in the foreseable future.

18 BOROWINGS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Bank and other borowings

Bank and other borowings for aircraft acquisition

financing (a)19,083,257

PDP financing (b)7,180,254

Other bank borowings (c)6,821,180

33,084,691

Other long-term borowings

Borowings from trust plans (d)4,527,538

Other borowings (e)388,921

4,916,459

38,001,150

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15,755,542
6,366,077
8,207,728
7,910,664
38,240,011
13,487,228
24,752,783
38,240,011

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18 BOROWINGS (continued)

Bank and other borowings

(a) Bank and other borowings for aircraft acquisition financing are principaly based on fixed or floating

rates (including US$ SOFR and RMB LPR). As at 31 December 2023, certain bank borowings were

secured by, in adition to other legal charges, the related aircraft leased to airline companies under

either finance leases or operating leases, pledge of the shares in the subsidiaries owning the related

aircraft, guarantes from certain companies of the Group, and pledged deposits amounting to

HK$56,323,000 (2022: HK$288,439,000). As at 31 December 2023, bank and other borowings of

HK$903,557,000 (2022: HK$1,938,212,000) were unsecured.

(b) As at 31 December 2023, PDP financings of HK$6,127,842,000 (2022: HK$7,180,254,000) were

unsecured, of which HK$6,127,842,000 (2022: HK$6,532,430,000) were guaranted by the

Company.

(c) As at 31 December 2023, other bank borowings of HK$312,324,000 were secured by pledged

deposits amounting to HK$313,495,000 (2022: other bank borowings of HK$753,678,000 were

secured by pledged deposits amounting to HK$757,357,000). The unsecured other bank borowings

amounted to HK$8,490,261,000 (2022: HK$6,067,502,000), of which HK$3,937,290,000 (2022:

HK$4,073,926,000) were guaranted by the Company or certain companies of the Group.

The bank and other borowings are repayable as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Within one year15,472,882

Betwen one and two years6,866,922

Betwen two and five years5,859,254

Over five years4,885,633

33,084,691

The exposure of bank and other borowings to interest rate changes at the end of balance shet date

are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Fixed-interest rate7,134,151

Floating-interest rate25,950,540

33,084,691

The average efective interest rate as at 31 December 2023 of bank and other borowings was 6.12%

(2022: 4.20%). The carying amounts of borowings are principaly denominated in US$ and RMB.

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1,815,480
670,693
2,486,173

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18 BOROWINGS (continued)

Bank and other borowings (continued)

The Group has the folowing undrawn borowing facilities:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

– Expiring within one year3,472,957

– Expiring beyond one year3,227,830

6,700,787

Other long-term borowings

(d) As at 31 December 2023, 45 borowings (2022: 46 borowings) were provided to the Group by

investors under trust plans or an aset-backed securities programe (both are in relation to the

disposals of finance lease receivable transactions). The efective average interest rates of the long-

term borowings range from 3.5% to 7.8% (2022: 3.5% to 7.8%) per anum for remaining terms

of one to six years (2022: one to seven years). These long-term borowings were secured by the

shares of, and the aircraft held by the relevant subsidiaries, guaranted by certain companies of the

Group, and pledged deposits amounting to HK$44,183,000 (2022: HK$44,199,000).

(e) As at 31 December 2023, four borowings (2022: four borowings) were obtained through a

structured financing arangement for four aircraft (2022: four aircraft) delivered to airlines. These

borowings bear an efective interest rate ranging from 3.9% to 5.7% (2022: 3.9% to 5.7%) per

anum for their remaining terms of one to two years (2022: two to thre years) and were guaranted

by the Company.

19 MEDIUM-TERM NOTES

In April 2022, the Group isued thre-year medium-term notes, with coupon rate adjustment option

for the Group and sel-back option for investors exercisable at the end of the second year, in a principal

amount of RMB1.5 bilion due in 2025, bearing coupon interest at 4.5% per anum.

As at 31 December 2023, after deducting the isuing cost, the total carying amount of these notes was

HK$1,656,173,000 (2022: HK$1,696,509,000).

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

20 BONDS AND DEBENTURES

In March 2017, the Group isued seven-year senior unsecured bonds of US$200.0 milion due in 2024.

The bonds bear coupon interest at 5.5% per anum and are payable semi-anualy. These bonds were

listed on the Stock Exchange and were guaranted by the Company.

In November 2020, the Group entered into a subscription agrement with an independent third party in

relation to the isuance of five-year US$70.0 milion senior unsecured bonds, of which US$35.0 milion

were isued in November 2020 and due in 2025 and US$35.0 milion were isued in January 2021 and

due in 2026. The bonds bear coupon interest at 5.9% per anum, payable semi-anualy.

In August 2021, the Group isued thre-year unsecured bonds, with coupon rate adjustment option for

the Group and sel-back option for investors exercisable at the end of the second year, in a principal

amount of RMB100.0 milion due in 2024, bearing coupon rate of 4.2% per anum. These bonds were

listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. These bonds had ben fuly repaid at the end of the second year.

In December 2021, the Group isued thre-year US$100.0 milion unsecured guaranted notes due in

2024, bearing coupon interest at 4.85% per anum. These notes were guaranted by the Company and

were listed on the Stock Exchange.

In February 2022, the Group isued thre-year RMB1.2 bilion private bonds due in 2025, bearing coupon

rate of 4.4% per anum.

In October 2022, the Group isued RMB1.0 bilion super short-term debentures with a term of 270 days

at the coupon rate of 3.56%. These debentures had ben fuly repaid on maturity.

In June 2023, the Group isued thre-year RMB1.5 bilion corporate bonds due in 2026, bearing coupon

rate of 3.85% per anum. These bonds were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

In November 2023, the Group isued thre-year RMB0.5 bilion corporate bonds due in 2026, bearing a

coupon rate of 3.58% per anum. These bonds were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group repurchased certain amount of bonds on the Stock

Exchange for an agregate amount of US$51,120,000 (2022: US$8,200,000).

As at 31 December 2023, the total carying amount of bonds and debentures was HK$5,943,499,000

(2022: HK$5,406,490,000).

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13,913
47,244
61,157
147,735

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

21 DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Derivative financial asets

– Curency swap (a)9,468

– Curency forward contracts (b)376

– Interest rate swaps (c)211,555

221,399

Derivative financial liabilities

– Curency forward contracts (b)52,543

(a) CALC Baoli Limited (“CALC Baoli”), a wholy-owned subsidiary of the Group, signed a contract

with an independent third party on 30 December 2013, pursuant to which CALC Baoli transfered

its future aircraft finance lease receivables under an aircraft leasing agrement with an airline to a

trust plan. CALC Baoli wil convert the US$ lease rentals received on behalf of the third party during

the period from 27 February 2024 to 27 May 2025 to RMB at a pre-determined exchange rate at

its own risk. This arangement constituted a derivative – a curency swap contract. The notional

principal of this curency swap contract amounted to US$15,684,000 (equivalent to aproximately

HK$122,462,000). As at 31 December 2023, the fair value of this curency swap contract amounted

to HK$13,913,000 (2022: HK$9,468,000) and the fair value gains of HK$4,456,000 (2022: loses

of HK$1,172,000) was recognised in “Other (loses)/gains, net” (Note 30) for the year ended 31

December 2023. As at 31 December 2023, this arangement was secured by a pledged deposit of

HK$3,393,000 (2022: HK$3,417,000).

(b) As at 31 December 2023, the Group had 16 outstanding curency forward contracts with notional

amount of RMB2,350,000,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$2,595,810,000) (2022: 22

outstanding curency forward contracts with notional amount of RMB2,300,000,000 (equivalent

to aproximately HK$2,604,290,000) which wil expire at various dates from 4 March 2024 to 11

August 2025 (2022: 30 January 2023 to 15 March 2024), to mitigate RMB exchange rate risks. These

forward contracts did not satisfy the requirements for hedge acounting, the fair value changes

of which were recognised in “Other (loses)/gains, net” (Note 30). As at 31 December 2023, this

arangement was secured by margin deposits of HK$121,963,000 (2022: Nil).

(c) As at 31 December 2023, the Group had 18 outstanding interest rate swap contracts (2022: 27

contracts) which wil expire at various dates from 26 January 2024 to 24 December 2025 (2022:

28 August 2023 to 24 December 2025), to exchange floating interest rates from SOFR into fixed

interest rates in a range of 0.4% to 3.0% (2022: 0.4% to 3.0%). As at 31 December 2023, this

arangement was secured by initial deposits of HK$5,167,000 (2022: HK$21,546,000).

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(6,638)
(142,488)
(149,126)
(125,962)
461
4,456
(121,045)
1,551,489
145,750
223,788
287,830
9,269
7,695
13,053
136,389
2,375,263

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

21 DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

The fair value changes of derivative financial instruments recognised in other comprehensive income and

profit or los are as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Recognised in other comprehensive income

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps303,455

Reclasified from other comprehensive income to

profit or los in respect of:

– Hedged items that afected profit or los (i)21,729

325,184

Recognised in other (loses)/gains, net of profit or los

Changes in fair value atributable to interest rate4,966

Fair value loses on curency forward contracts in RMB(149,169)

Hedge inefectivenes4,486

Unrealised gains/(loses) on curency swap(1,172)

(140,889)

(i) Hedged items that have afected profit or los are primarily recorded within interest expenses.

22 OTHER LIABILITIES AND ACRUALS

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Deposits and fund received for lease and aircraft projects1,680,254

Consultant and profesional fe payable106,978

Value-aded tax and other taxes295,692

Operating lease rentals received in advance230,142

Amounts due to related parties (Note 36(g)12,256

Amount due to non-controling interest of a subsidiary

(Note 36(h)17,149

Lease liabilities28,907

Others (including salary and bonus payable)147,195

2,518,573

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1,088,09426%
669,59116%
252,4426%
213,0455%
181,6684%
1,794,36343%
4,199,203100%

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

23 LEASE INCOME AND SEGMENT INFORMATION

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group was engaged in the provision of aircraft leasing

services to global airline companies. The Group leases its aircraft to airline companies under finance leases

or operating leases under which it receives rentals.

The folowing table sets forth the amounts of total finance and operating lease income atributable to

individual airline companies:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000%HK$’000%

Categorised by customer in terms of

lease income:

Airline Company – A811,23323%

Airline Company – B510,09114%

Airline Company – C182,8805%

Airline Company – D231,6597%

Airline Company – E181,7125%

Others1,624,67346%

Total finance and operating

lease income3,542,248100%

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118,276
6,225
124,501
9,832
(3,607)
6,225

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

24 NET INCOME FROM AIRCRAFT TRANSACTIONS AND AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS

TRADING

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Aircraft transactions (a)203,991

Aircraft components trading (b)3,081

207,072

(a) Aircraft transactions

The net gain from aircraft transactions for the year ended 31 December 2022 included the gain from

disposal of five aircraft, including the disposal of one aircraft to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) (Note 36(e)

and the disposal of four aircraft to third parties.

The net gain from aircraft transactions for the year ended 31 December 2023 included the gain

from disposal of five aircraft, including the disposal of one aircraft to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) (Note

36(e) and the disposal of four aircraft to third parties, and the gain from the novation of aircraft

purchase agrement.

(b) Aircraft components trading

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Sales from aircraft components trading asets8,845

Les: Cost of aircraft components trading asets(5,764)

Profit from aircraft components trading asets3,081

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171,773
110,675
87,878
18,381
51,286
439,993
2,665,469
(142,027)
76,328
284,106
2,883,876
(639,395)
2,244,481

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

25 OTHER INCOME

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Government grants (a)211,999

Interest income from loans to asociates and joint ventures100,065

Bank interest income32,696

Aset management service fes income from CAG Group

(Note 36(c)19,192

Others57,730

421,682

(a) Government grants represent the grants and subsidies received from the Mainland China government

to suport the development of aircraft leasing industry.

26 INTEREST EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interest expense on borowings1,609,472

Setlements on interest rate swaps designated as cash flow

hedges – transfer from other comprehensive income26,215

Interest expense on medium-term notes88,035

Interest expense on bonds and debentures289,209

2,012,931

Les: interest capitalised on qualifying asets (a)(402,424)

1,610,507

(a) Interest expenses capitalised on qualifying asets represent the amount of interest on interest-bearing

debts which is directly atributable to the acquisition of aircraft and was capitalised as the cost of

aircraft upon delivery of aircraft.

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171,162
26,573
79,232
5,623
11,990
12,139
4,741
2,156
27,428
341,044
148,912
1,881
20,369
171,162

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Employe benefit expenses (Note 29)184,097

Value-aded tax surcharges and other taxes24,444

Profesional service expenses75,559

Rental and utilities expenses5,281

Ofice and meting expenses11,355

Traveling and training expenses10,565

Auditor’s remuneration

– Audit service4,476

– Non-audit service3,666

Others25,892

345,335

28 COMPENSATION RECEIVED FROM/(NET WRITE-OF OF) AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN

RUSIA

Folowing the conflicts betwen Rusia and Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent sanctions in relation

to comercial activities with busineses in Rusia imposed by the European Union, the United States of

America, the United Kingdom and other countries (the “Sanctions”), in March 2022, in compliance with

the Sanctions, the Group terminated leasing arangements with Rusian leses in respect of two owned

aircraft (the “Aircraft”), representing les than 2% of the number of the Group’s owned flet of 165

as at 31 December 2023. The Group has ben maintaining dialogue with the Rusian leses, actively

seking to reposes the Aircraft. As at 31 December 2023, one of the engines located outside Rusia

(the “Engine”) is under control by the Group.

Although the Group is vigorously pursuing al available means to recover its loses, given the unprecedented

nature of the event and the uncertainty regarding the reposesion of the aircraft from Rusia in the

foreseable future and the insurance claims, the Group has determined prudently that the net bok value

of the aircraft amounting to HK$565.6 milion (excluding the net bok value of the Engine) should be

fuly writen down, which is ofset by the security deposit and maintenance reserves received amounting

to HK$126.6 milion, resulting in a net write-of of HK$439.0 milion for the year ended 31 December

2022, which was a non-cash transaction. During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group received

HK$185.4 milion insurance claim compensation for one of the Aircraft.

29 EMPLOYE BENEFIT EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Wages, salaries and bonuses164,403

Share-based compensation (Note 15(a)3,000

Welfare, medical and other expenses16,694

184,097

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4,456
(1,253)
73,282
(125,962)
461
(130,555)
(179,571)
157,352
136,226
293,578

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30 OTHER (LOSES)/GAINS, NET

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Unrealised gains/(loses) on curency swap(1,172)

Curency exchange loses in US$(11,219)

Curency exchange gains in RMB334,661

Fair value loses on curency forward contracts in RMB(149,169)

Changes in fair value atributable to interest rate(25,900)

Fair value (loses)/gains on financial asets at fair value

through profit or los37,418

184,619

31 INCOME TAX EXPENSES

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Curent income tax:

Mainland China, Hong Kong and others146,909

Defered income tax (Note 17)160,872

307,781

Mainland China

The subsidiaries incorporated in the Mainland China are subject to the PRC corporate income tax (“CIT”)

at a rate of 25% (2022: 25%), except for certain subsidiaries which are subject to the preferential tax

treatments. The leasing income of the subsidiaries in the Mainland China is subject to VAT at 13%.

Hong Kong

Certain subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong are subject to the standard Hong Kong profits tax rate

of 16.5% on their asesable profits.

Profit tax concesions have ben anounced to the corporations carying on busines as aircraft lesors

and aircraft lease managers which satisfy relevant conditions. The taxable amount of rentals derived from

leasing of an aircraft to an aircraft operator by a qualifying aircraft lesor is equal to 20% of the tax base.

The qualifying profits of qualifying aircraft lesors and qualifying aircraft leasing managers are subject to

the half of the normal rate at 8.25%.

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 INCOME TAX EXPENSES (continued)

Others

The Company and its subsidiaries incorporated in the Cayman Islands are exempted from income tax in

the Cayman Islands.

The subsidiaries incorporated in the British Virgin Islands are exempted from income tax in the British

Virgin Islands.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Ireland which are taxed in acordance with Section 110 Taxes Consolidation

Act 1997 under the Irish tax regime are subject to corporate tax at 25%. Other Irish companies are subject

to corporate tax at 12.5%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in the Netherlands are subject to income tax at 15% over the first EUR395,000

of its taxable income and a rate of 25.8% over its taxable income in exces of EUR395,000.

The subsidiaries incorporated in France maybe subject to income tax at rates of up to 27.5% plus social

contribution tax.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Singapore are subject to income tax at rates of up to 17%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Malta are subject to income tax at rates of up to 35%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Labuan are subject to income tax at 3%.

The subsidiaries incorporated in Bermuda are exempted from income tax in Bermuda.

The subsidiaries incorporated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) are exempted from income tax

in ADGM.

F-196


513,735
128,434
3,456
(122,238)
171,248
(105,931)
218,609
293,578
28,256
744,355
0.038

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 INCOME TAX EXPENSES (continued)

The tax on the Group’s profit before income tax difers from the theoretical amount that would arise

using the tax rate of 25% during the year ended 31 December 2023. The diference is analysed as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Profit before income tax523,465

Tax calculated at a tax rate of 25%130,866

Efects of:

– Diferent tax rates aplicable to diferent subsidiaries

of the Group(14,322)

– Income not subject to tax(60,186)

– Non-deductible expenses147,419

– Utilisation of previously unrecognised tax loses(11,364)

– Tax loses for which no defered income tax asets

were recognised115,368

Tax charge307,781

32 EARNINGS PER SHARE

(a) Basic

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit atributable to shareholders of the

Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in isue during the years ended 31

December 2023 and 2022.

Year ended 31 December

Profit atributable to shareholders of the Company

(HK$’000)73,598

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in isue

(number of shares in thousands)743,897

Basic earnings per share (HK$ per share)0.099

(b) Diluted

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares

outstanding to asume conversion of al dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has one

category of dilutive potential ordinary shares: share options. Share options are dilutive where they

would result in the isue of ordinary shares for les than the average market price of ordinary shares

during the financial period. For share options outstanding as at 31 December 2023 and 2022, as

the exercise price per share is higher than average market price of ordinary shares, it is not asumed

that the outstanding share options have ben exercised in the calculation of the diluted earnings

per share for the years ended 31 December 2023 and 2022.

F-197


111,653
111,653
223,306
5,295,875
544,524
(42,911,870)
(1,656,173)
(5,943,499)
(86,578)
(13,053)
(7,695)
(44,778,469)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

33 DIVIDENDS

A final dividend of HK$0.15 per ordinary share totaling HK$111.7 milion for the year ended 31 December

2022 was paid by cash in July 2023.

An interim dividend of HK$0.15 per ordinary share totaling HK$111.7 milion was paid by cash in October

2023.

On 19 March 2024, the Board recomended a final dividend of HK$0.15 per ordinary share totaling

HK$111.7 milion and proposed a scrip dividend option to be ofered, which is calculated based on

744,355,352 isued shares as at 19 March 2024. The proposed dividend is not reflected as a dividend

payable in the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2023, and wil be reflected as an

apropriation of retained earnings for the year ending 31 December 2024.

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interim dividend paid of HK$0.15 (2022: HK$0.15)

per ordinary share111,653

Proposed final dividend of HK$0.15 (2022: HK$0.15)

per ordinary share111,653

Total223,306

34 NET DEBT RECONCILIATION

This section sets out an analysis of net debt and the movements in net debt for each of the periods

presented.

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Cash and cash equivalents3,552,533

Restricted cash1,114,958

Borowings(38,001,150)

Medium-term notes(1,696,509)

Bonds and debentures(5,406,490)

Derivative financial instruments168,856

Other liabilities and acruals – lease liabilities(28,907)

Other liabilities and acruals – amount due to

non-controling interest of a subsidiary(17,149)

Net debt(40,313,858)

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3,552,5331,114,958(38,001,150)(1,696,509)(5,406,490)168,856(28,907)(17,149)(40,313,858)
1,825,792(571,391)(4,888,385)(589,442)(131,007)17,154(4,337,279)
(468)(468)
(82,450)957106,52643,85564,511(607)197132,989
(128,861)(3,519)(12,078)(123,820)(1,029)9,454(259,853)
5,295,875544,524(42,911,870)(1,656,173)(5,943,499)(86,578)(13,053)(7,695)(44,778,469)

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

34 NET DEBT RECONCILIATION (continued)

Liabilities from financing activities

Cash

and cash

equivalents

Restricted

cashBorowings

Medium-

term

notes

Bonds and

debentures

Derivative

financial

instruments

Lease

liabilities

Amount due

to non-

controling

interest of

a subsidiaryTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Net debt as at 1 January 2023

Cash flows

Acquisition – leases

Curency exchange adjustments

Other non-cash movements (a)

Net debt as at 31 December 2023

Net debt as at 1 January 20224,776,389237,187(32,477,860)(979,816)(7,022,708)(28,289)(34,736)(25,455)(35,555,288)

Cash flows(1,172,400)882,869(5,674,412)(878,422)1,392,281(42,793)14,141–(5,478,736)

Acquisition – leases–(9,178)–(9,178)

Curency exchange adjustments(51,456)(5,098)255,989161,729226,599(607)1,408(59)588,505

Other non-cash movements (a)–(104,867)–(2,662)240,545(542)8,365140,839

Net debt as at 31 December 20223,552,5331,114,958(38,001,150)(1,696,509)(5,406,490)168,856(28,907)(17,149)(40,313,858)

(a) Other non-cash movements mainly arising from disposal and acquisition of borowings, fair value

change of derivative financial instruments and amortisation of upfront fes and isuing cost of

borowings, medium-term notes and bonds and debentures.

F-199


1,8183,598185,434
3,1443,708549187,419
38775462
37675451
27960339
14335178
1,1855,2077,3065493614,283

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

35 EMOLUMENTS OF DIRECTORS AND FIVE HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUALS

(a) Directors’ emoluments

Year ended 31 December 2023

Fes

Basic

salaries and

alowances

Discretionary

bonuses

Housing

alowance

Share-

based

payments

Employer’s

contribution

to retirement

benefit

schemeTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Chairman, executive director

Mr. ZHANG Mingao (i)

Executive directors

Mr. PON Ho Man

Ms. LIU Wanting

Non-executive directors

Ms. WANG Yun (i)

Mr. WANG Hongyang (i)

Independent non-executive

directors

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan

Dr. TSE Hiu Tung, Sheldon

Mr. FAN Chun Wah,

Andrew, J.P. (iv)

Mr. FAN Yan Hok, Philip (v)

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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

35 EMOLUMENTS OF DIRECTORS AND FIVE HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUALS (continued)

(a) Directors’ emoluments (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2022

Fes

Basic

salaries and

alowances

Discretionary

bonuses

Housing

alowance

Share-

based

payments

Employer’s

contribution

to retirement

benefit

schemeTotal

HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000HK$’000

Chairman, executive director

Mr. ZHANG Mingao (i)–

Dr. ZHAO Wei (vi)–

Executive directors

Mr. PON Ho Man–1,8014,536–186,355

Ms. LIU Wanting–3,1144,647–795188,574

Non-executive director

Mr. WANG Hongyang (i)–

Independent non-executive

directors

Mr. CHEOK Albert Saychuan40070–470

Dr. TSE Hiu Tung, Sheldon30350–353

Mr. FAN Yan Hok, Philip (v)38070–450

Mr. NIEN Van Jin, Robert (vi)14630–176

1,2295,1359,183–7953616,378

Notes:

(i) Apointed on 14 October 2022

(i) Apointed on 11 July 2023

(i) Resigned on 11 July 2023

(iv) Apointed on 14 March 2023

(v) Retired on 16 May 2023

(vi) Resigned on 14 October 2022

(vi) Retired on 23 May 2022

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11,431
8,942
183
207
20,763
1
1
1

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

35 EMOLUMENTS OF DIRECTORS AND FIVE HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUALS (continued)

(a) Directors’ emoluments (continued)

Certain directors also received emoluments from China Everbright Limited (“CEL”) and certain

related parties of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2023 in relation to their services to

these companies.

No emoluments were paid to any directors in respect of acepting ofice as director and in respect

of director’s other services in conection with the management of the afairs of the Company or its

subsidiary undertaking for the year ended 31 December 2023 (2022: Nil).

(b) Five highest paid individuals

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the five individuals whose emoluments were the highest

in the Group include two directors and thre individuals (2022: two directors and thre individuals).

The emoluments paid to the directors are reflected in the analysis presented above. For the year ended

31 December 2023, the emoluments paid to thre (2022: thre) remaining individuals are as folows:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Basic salaries and alowances8,669

Discretionary bonuses5,333

Share-based payments663

Employer’s contribution to retirement benefit scheme280

14,945

The emoluments of the above thre (2022: thre) individuals fel within the folowing bands:

Year ended 31 December

HK$4,000,001 to HK$5,000,0002

HK$5,000,001 to HK$6,000,0001

HK$6,000,001 to HK$7,000,000–

HK$9,000,001 to HK$10,000,000–

During the years ended 31 December 2023 and 2022, no directors or any of the five highest paid

individuals received any emoluments from the Group as an inducement to join or upon joining the

Group or as compensation for los of ofice. No directors waived or agred to waive any emoluments.

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6,232
307,824
2,829
4,021
649.6
4,292.7
734.0

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Apart from the share option arangement with key management and related parties as disclosed in Note

15(a), the folowing transactions were caried out with related parties at terms negotiated betwen the

Group and the respective parties.

(a) Transactions with China Everbright Group Ltd. (“CE Group”) and its subsidiaries

CE Group is the sole shareholder of China Everbright Holdings Company Limited (“CE Hong Kong”).

CE Hong Kong is the indirect controling shareholder of CEL and CEL indirectly holds aproximately

38.08% equity interest in the Company as at 31 December 2023.

(i) Deposit, loan and facilities services provided by CE Group

On 14 May 2015, the Company entered into a deposit services framework agrement, a loan

services framework agrement and an asignment of finance lease receivables framework

agrement with CE Group. Pursuant to the deposit services framework agrement, CE Group

may provide deposit services to the Group through its asociate, China Everbright Bank Company

Limited (“CE Bank”). Pursuant to the loan services framework agrement, CE Group may provide

secured loan services and guarantes to the Group through CE Bank and through the truste

of a trust plan of which CE Group is a beneficiary. Pursuant to the asignment of finance lease

receivables framework agrement, the Group may asign the finance lease receivables to the

truste.

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Interest income from CE Group4,845

Interest expenses to CE Group241,220

Loans upfront and arangement fe to CE Group7,121

Transactions handling charges to CE Group6,171

As at 31 December

HK$’milionHK$’milion

Bank deposits placed in CE Group676.2

Borowings due to CE Group4,238.2

Undrawn facilities provided by CE Group1,380.6

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(b) Transactions with ARI Group and FLARI

(i) Service provided by ARI Group

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Service fe charged by:

ARI Group8,837

(i) Transactions with ARI Group

Pursuant to the shareholders’ loan agrement dated 6 April 2016, the Group granted loans

to ARI which are secured by pledge of shares in a subsidiary of ARI, bearing interest at 4%

per anum above the prime lending rate quoted by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

which is acrued daily and payable in arears of six monthly intervals from the date of isue

of the loan note. On 15 October 2018, a suplemental agrement was entered into to revise

the interest rate to 3% per anum above the prime lending rate quoted by the Bank of China

(Hong Kong) Limited with efect from 28 November 2018. As at 31 December 2023, the

outstanding shareholders’ loan balances receivable from ARI amounted to HK$1,252,136,000

(2022: HK$1,181,449,000) (Note 7) and the interest income for the year ended 31 December

2023 was HK$100,321,000 (2022: HK$94,220,000).

Pursuant to the factoring arangement with ARI Group dated 16 November 2020, which is

secured by the receivables from a subsidiary of ARI, the Group provided the advance of RMB1.0

milion (equivalent to aproximately HK$1.2 milion), which is charged at 5% per anum and

payable in arears of thre monthly intervals. The balance has ben setled in 2022.

During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group entered into a leter of intent with ARI

Group relating to the purchase of five engines, which would be delivered in 2021, with total

consideration of US$55,000,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$426,388,000). During the

year ended 31 December 2021, the Group entered into suplemental agrements with ARI

Group to reschedule the delivery of the above engines to be no later than 2022. During the year

ended 31 December 2022, ARI Group delivered one engine to the Group and the Group entered

into suplemental agrements with ARI Group to reschedule the delivery of the remaining

four engines to be no later than 2023. During the year ended 31 December 2023, ARI Group

delivered two engines to the Group and suplemental agrement was entered with ARI Group

to reschedule the delivery of the remaining two engines to be no later than 2024. As at 31

December 2023, the Group had placed interest-fre deposit amounting to HK$98,358,000

(2022: HK$189,808,000).

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36 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(b) Transactions with ARI Group and FLARI (continued)

(i) Transactions with ARI Group (continued)

During the year ended 31 December 2022, the Group entered into a leter of intent with ARI

Group relating to the purchase of two aircraft intended to be delivered in 2023, with total

consideration of US$46,558,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$363,516,000). As at 31

December 2022, the Group had placed deposit amounted to US$16,440,000 (equivalent to

aproximately HK$128,360,000). The amount had ben fuly refunded during the year ended

31 December 2023 upon expiry of the leter of intent.

The Group entered into several coperation agrements with ARI Group for investment projects

to modify airliner into cargo. As stipulated in the coperation agrements, the Group’s comited

investment is aproximately US$10.0 milion (equivalent to aproximately HK$78.1 milion).

As the owner of the aircraft, ARI Group is responsible for the sale of the aircraft folowing the

modification into cargo. After the Group and ARI Group have recovered their investment in

the project, the remaining sale proceds wil be distributed betwen the Group and ARI Group,

with the Group’s sharing ranging from 10%-60%. The investment projects were completed

during the year ended 31 December 2023 and the Group has received HK$97,592,000 from

the investment projects.

(i) Transaction with FLARI

Pursuant to the shareholders’ credit line agrement, the Group granted several loans to FLARI,

which are interest bearing from 6.6% to 8.5% per anum (2022: 6.6% to 8.5% per anum)

and are calculated on quarterly basis on the actual amount of the shareholders’ loan drawn

down. As at 31 December 2023, the outstanding shareholders’ loan balances receivable from

FLARI was amounted to HK$131,984,000 (2022: HK$56,445,000) (Note 7) and the interest

income for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK$7,516,000 (2022: HK$2,032,000).

Pursuant to the sale and leaseback agrement dated 26 May 2021, the Group purchased

items of plant and machinery and ofice equipment and leased back to FLARI with proceds

of RMB20,000,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$24,524,000). The proceds are bearing

interest at 8% per anum and payable in arears of thre monthly intervals. As at 31 December

2023, FLARI has repaid al outstanding advance balance (2022: HK$12,551,000) and the interest

income for the year ended 31 December 2023 was HK$294,000 (2022: HK$1,325,000).

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(c) Transactions with CAG Group

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Aset management service fes income

from CAG Group19,192

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group entered two operating lease arangements

of two engines with CAG Group (2022: Nil). The operating lease income during the year ended 31

December 2023 was HK$2,669,000 (2022: Nil).

(d) Transaction with HNCA One (Tianjin), HNCA Two (Tianjin) and Feitian No.2 (Tianjin)

Pursuant to the shareholder’s loan agrement signed in December 2020, the Group granted loans

to HNCA One (Tianjin) and HNCA Two (Tianjin), which was unsecured and interest bearing at 4%

per anum.

As at 31 December 2023, the outstanding balance receivables from HNCA One (Tianjin) and HNCA

Two (Tianjin) were amounted to HK$36,808,000 (2022: HK$35,558,000) and HK$35,870,000 (2022:

HK$35,511,000), respectively (Note 7), and the interest income for the year ended 31 December 2023

was HK$1,236,000 (2022: HK$1,290,000) and HK$1,226,000 (2022: HK$1,288,000), respectively.

Pursuant to the shareholder’s loan agrement signed in December 2022 and June 2023, the Group

granted loan to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin), which was unsecured and interest bearing at 2.1% per anum.

Pursuant to the subordinated fe agrement entered with Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) as mentioned in

Note 9, a subordinated fe would be charged by the Group on an anual basis.

As at 31 December 2023, the outstanding balance receivables from Feitian No.2 (Tianjin) were

amounted to HK$38,160,000 (Note 9).

(e) Disposal of aircraft to Feitian No.2 (Tianjin)

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group disposed of one (2022: one) aircraft to Feitian

No.2 (Tianjin) at consideration of HK$486.0 milion (2022: HK$419.6 milion) and recorded net

income from aircraft transactions in the consolidated statement of income.

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98,358
291
98,649
3,514
5,755
9,269

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(f) Prepayments and amounts due from related parties

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Prepayments to ARI Group (Note 36(b)(i)318,170

Amount due from ARI Group and others1,216

319,386

The above amounts due from related parties were unsecured, interest-fre and repayable on demand.

(g) Amounts due to related parties

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

ARI Group (i)12,256

LAI (i)–

12,256

(i) The amounts due to related parties were unsecured, interest-fre and repayable on demand.

(i) The amounts due to related parties were unsecured, interest bearing at 4% per anum and

repayable in thre months.

(h) Amount due to non-controling interest of a subsidiary

As at 31 December 2023, Linkasia Airlines, a non-wholy owned subsidiary of the Group has the

outstanding balance due to its shareholder, Equal Honour Equity Limited (wholy-owned by Mr.

Pon, a substantial shareholder, an executive director and chief executive oficer of the Company)

of HK$7,695,000 (2022: HK$17,149,000). The amount was unsecured, interest-fre and repayable

on demand.

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34,314
732
35,046

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

36 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

(i) Transaction with TAM

During the year ended 31 December 2023, the Group entered into finance lease arangement of

one aircraft with TAM (2022: one), operating lease arangement of one aircraft with TAM (2022:

one) and terminated operating lease arangement of one aircraft with TAM (2022: Nil).

As at 31 December 2023, the Group had entered into two finance lease and two operating

lease arangements for four aircraft with TAM (2022: one finance lease and two operating lease

arangements for thre aircraft).

The total finance lease and operating lease income during the year ended 31 December 2023 was

HK$31,071,000 (2022: HK$13,854,000). As at 31 December 2023, the Group held rental deposits of

US$621,000 (equivalent to aproximately HK$4,849,000) from TAM (2022: US$1,932,000 (equivalent

to aproximately HK$15,085,000) in relation to aircraft under finance leases and operating leases.

(j) Key management compensation

Key management includes directors of the Company. The compensation paid or payable to key

management is shown below:

Year ended 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Director fe, salaries, bonus and other short-term

employe benefits29,865

Share-based payments1,458

31,323

37 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMITMENTS

(a) Contingencies

As at 31 December 2023, the Group was a guarantor of certain bank borowings of asociates and

joint ventures amounting to HK$564,080,000 (2022: HK$604,011,000), of which HK$216,951,000

(2022: HK$274,358,000) was counter-guaranted by an investor of the joint ventures. After excluding

the portion of counter-guarante as mentioned above, the Group guaranted HK$347,129,000

(2022: HK$329,653,000) of these bank borowings.

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52,752,365
52,752,365
50

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

37 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMITMENTS (continued)

(b) Capital comitments

Capital expenditures contracted but not provided for at the end of the reporting period are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Contracted but not provided for:

Purchase of aircraft (i)85,359,348

Investment – Aircraft modification (Note 9(c)34,984

85,394,332

(i) The capital comitments were mainly related to acquisition of Airbus aircraft and COMAC

aircraft (2022: Airbus aircraft, Boeing aircraft, and COMAC aircraft) in its order bok, which

wil be delivered in stages by the end of 2028.

(c) Short term lease arangement – where the Group is the lese

The future agregate minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases in respect

of ofice premises are as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Not later than one year103

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3,471,127
2,926,184
2,509,406
2,225,390
2,034,545
9,665,309
22,831,961
62

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ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

37 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMITMENTS (continued)

(d) Operating lease arangement – where the Group is the lesor

The Group had future minimum lease receipts under non-cancelable operating leases in respect of

aircraft as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Not later than one year3,408,488

Later than one year but not later than two years3,102,561

Later than two years but not later than thre years2,690,833

Later than thre years but not later than four years2,128,425

Later than four years but not later than five years1,819,982

Later than five years7,698,693

20,848,982

The above comitment included amount of HK$907,600,000 (2022: HK$1,021,163,000) related

to asets clasified as held for sale (Note 11).

The Group had future minimum lease receipts under non-cancelable operating leases or sub-leases

in respect of ofice premises as folows:

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

Not later than one year48

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7,421,428
1,119,743
1,398,820
1,681
630,550
10,572,222
74,436
2,223,091
458,382
2,755,909
3,356,966
3,810,674
545,098
95,884
7,691
7,816,313
10,572,222

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

38 BALANCE SHET AND RESERVE MOVEMENT OF THE COMPANY

As at 31 December

HK$’000HK$’000

ASETS

Investment in subsidiaries5,446,158

Loans and interest receivables from subsidiaries458,763

Amounts due from subsidiaries294,151

Prepayments and other receivables731

Cash and cash equivalents174,426

Total asets6,374,229

EQUITY

Share capital74,436

Reserves2,221,573

Retained earnings236,482

Total equity2,532,491

LIABILITIES

Amounts due to subsidiaries744,872

Borowings2,509,050

Bonds and debentures544,320

Interest payables35,876

Other liabilities and acruals7,620

Total liabilities3,841,738

Total equity and liabilities6,374,229

The balance shet of the Company was aproved by the Board of Directors on 19 March 2024 and was

signed on its behalf.

PON Ho ManLI Guohui

DirectorDirector

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2,221,573236,482
445,206
445,206
(223,306)
1,881
(363)
1,518(223,306)
2,223,091458,382

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

38 BALANCE SHET AND RESERVE MOVEMENT OF THE COMPANY (continued)

(a) Reserve movement of the Company

Reserves

Retained

earnings

HK$’000HK$’000

Balance as at 1 January 2023

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income

Transactions with shareholders

Dividends

Share option scheme:

– Value of services

– Share options lapsed

Total transactions with shareholders

Balance as at 31 December 2023

Balance as at 1 January 20222,214,004471,232

Comprehensive income

Profit for the year–70,222

Total comprehensive income–70,222

Transactions with shareholders

Dividends4,074(304,972)

Cancelation of shares495–

Share option scheme:

– Value of services3,000–

Total transactions with shareholders7,569(304,972)

Balance as at 31 December 20222,221,573236,482

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39 SUBSIDIARIES

As at 31 December 2023, the Company had direct or indirect interests in the folowing principal subsidiaries:

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

Directly owned:

China Aircraft Leasing

Company Limited

British Virgin Islands

(“BVI”)

24 March 2006

US$584,000,000100%Investment/aset

holding

Limited liability entity

Aircraft Recycling International

Holdings Limited

BVI

24 February 2016

US$1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

CALC Bond 3 LimitedBVI

17 February 2017

US$1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

CALC Bonds LimitedBVI

26 October 2017

US$1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

CALC Perpetual Bond

Cayman 1 Limited

Cayman Islands

5 November 2020

US$1,001,841100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

CALC PDP 11 LimitedCayman Islands

2 March 2023

US$10,000,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

Indirectly owned:

CALC 10-Aircraft LimitedIreland

20 June 2012

EUR100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC 11-Aircraft LimitedIreland

10 December 2014

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC 12-Aircraft LimitedIreland

6 February 2015

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC 30-Aircraft LimitedIreland

10 October 2016

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC 31-Aircraft LimitedIreland

10 October 2016

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC 32-Aircraft LimitedIreland

10 April 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC Bermuda Holdings LimitedBermuda

16 May 2018

US$1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

CALC Global Leasing LimitedIreland

18 December 2014

EUR1100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

CALC Perpetual Bond

Ireland 1 Limited

Ireland

23 September 2019

EUR1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

CALC Perpetual Bond

Malta 1 Limited

Malta

27 November 2020

EUR1,200100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

CALC PDP 8 LimitedCayman Islands

12 June 2018

US$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

CALC PDP 9 LimitedCayman Islands

12 June 2018

US$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

CALC PDP 10 LimitedCayman Islands

15 December 2021

US$10,000,000100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

China Aircraft Asets LimitedHong Kong

3 May 2013

HK$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

China Aircraft CALC

Management Limited

Hong Kong

17 October 2012

HK$1100%Provision of

management

services

Limited liability entity

Sino Teamwork LimitedHong Kong

9 January 2013

HK$1100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 42 LimitedIreland

22 June 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 45 LimitedIreland

21 June 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 46 LimitedIreland

21 June 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 49 LimitedIreland

22 June 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 51 LimitedIreland

21 June 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 52 LimitedIreland

17 November 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 53 LimitedIreland

17 November 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 54 LimitedIreland

17 November 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 55 LimitedIreland

17 November 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 56 LimitedIreland

17 November 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 57 LimitedIreland

17 November 2017

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 69 LimitedIreland

9 January 2018

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 70 LimitedIreland

9 January 2018

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 71 LimitedIreland

9 January 2018

EUR10100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 72 LimitedIreland

23 July 2018

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 73 LimitedIreland

23 July 2018

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 74 LimitedIreland

20 July 2018

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 76 LimitedIreland

20 July 2018

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 83 LimitedIreland

10 September 2018

EUR10100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 87 LimitedIreland

10 September 2018

EUR100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 93 LimitedIreland

23 September 2019

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 94 LimitedIreland

23 September 2019

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 95 LimitedIreland

23 September 2019

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 96 LimitedIreland

20 September 2019

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 97 LimitedIreland

20 September 2019

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 98 LimitedIreland

23 September 2019

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 99 LimitedIreland

23 September 2019

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 100 LimitedIreland

7 January 2020

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 101 LimitedIreland

7 January 2020

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 102 LimitedIreland

6 January 2020

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 103 LimitedIreland

6 January 2020

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Ireland Aircraft 104 LimitedIreland

7 January 2020

EUR1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

ZF France Aircraft 1 SASFrance

31 May 2022

EUR100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF France Aircraft 2 SASFrance

31 May 2022

EUR100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Midle East 1 SPV LimitedADGM

21 December 2021

US$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 3 LimitedHong Kong

6 July 2017

HK$1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 4 LimitedHong Kong

27 November 2018

HK$1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 5 LimitedHong Kong

27 November 2018

HK$1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 6 LimitedHong Kong

27 November 2018

HK$1100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 13 LimitedHong Kong

9 October 2019

HK$10100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 29 LimitedHong Kong

30 March 2022

HK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 37 LimitedHong Kong

29 July 2022

HK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental 39 LimitedHong Kong

5 September 2023

HK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental Holdings 2 LimitedHong Kong

29 March 2021

HK$10100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

ZF Oriental Asets LimitedHong Kong

3 January 2019

HK$1100%Aircraft tradingLimited liability entity

CALC Aviation Asets LimitedLabuan

30 December 2015

US$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC Aviation Capital LimitedLabuan

30 December 2015

US$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC Sebelas LimitedLabuan

22 April 2021

US$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC Sembilan LimitedLabuan

12 July 2016

US$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC Sepuluh LimitedLabuan

22 April 2021

US$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

CALC Enam LimitedLabuan

7 November 2014

US$10,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-216


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

CALC Dua Belas LimitedLabuan

22 April 2021

US$100100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

ZF Finance LimitedMalta

11 November 2020

EUR1,200100%Provision of financingLimited liability entity

Linkasia Airlines Group LimitedCayman Islands

3 August 2016

US$38,451,00072.82%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

中永顺融资租赁(上海)有限公司

(China Aircraft Leasing

Company Limited (Shanghai)

PRC

27 November 2013

US$186,000,000100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁一飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Chongning

1 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁二飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Chongning

2 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁三飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Chongning

3 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁四飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Chongning

4 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁五飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Chongning

5 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永崇宁六飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Chongning

6 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭一号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 1 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

11 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-217


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

建昭二号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 2 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

11 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭三号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 3 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

11 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭四号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 4 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

12 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建昭五号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianzhao 5 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

13 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍一飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Xiyong

1 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍二飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Xiyong

2 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍三飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Xiyong

3 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

19 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍四飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Xiyong

4 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

21 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍七飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Xiyong

7 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中永熙雍八飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(Zhongyong Xiyong

8 Aircraft Leasing (Shanghai)

Company Limited)

PRC

20 October 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-218


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

中龙元康租赁(天津)有限公司

(China Aero I Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

12 October 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞干宁租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Ganing Limited)

PRC

15 August 2013

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞天复租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Tianfu Company

Limited)

PRC

8 October 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞文明租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Wenming Limited)

PRC

4 December 2013

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞永淳租赁(上海)有限公司

(CALC Yong Chun Limited)

PRC

10 October 2012

RMB1,000,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞长庆租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Changqing Limited)

PRC

25 June 2013

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞建中租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Jianzhong Company

Limited)

PRC

8 October 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞建元租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Jianyuan Limited)

PRC

8 November 2011

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞租融资租赁有限公司

(China Aset Leasing Company

Limited)

PRC

13 December 2010

US$1,000,000,000100%Investment holdingLimited liability entity

中飞开成租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Kaicheng Limited)

PRC

4 December 2013

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建凤五号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 5 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

14 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建凤六号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 6 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

16 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建凤七号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 7 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

16 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建凤八号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 8 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

13 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-219


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

建凤九号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 9 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

16 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

建凤十号租赁(天津)有限公司

(Jianfeng 10 Leasing (Tianjin)

Co. Ltd.)

PRC

12 March 2020

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机崇祯租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Chongzhen Leasing

(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机会昌租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Huichang Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机靖康租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Jingkang Leasing (Tianjin)

Co.,Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机弘治租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Hongzhi Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞开禧租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Kaixi Limited)

PRC

19 January 2015

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞嗣圣租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Sisheng Limited)

PRC

4 December 2013

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞嘉定租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Jiading Limited)

PRC

20 January 2015

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞仪凤租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Yifeng Limited)

PRC

3 February 2012

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞咸亨租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Xianheng Limited)

PRC

3 February 2012

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞显庆租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Xianqing Limited)

PRC

1 February 2012

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞圣历租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Shengli Limited)

PRC

4 December 2013

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞光启租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Guangqi Company

Limited)

PRC

8 October 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-220


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

中飞大中租赁(天津)有限公司

(CALC Dazhong Company

Limited)

PRC

8 October 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机明政租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Mingzheng Leasing

(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.)

PRC

17 August 2017

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机进通租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Jintong Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

18 August 2017

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机开宝租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Kaibao Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

23 April 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机治平租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Zhiping Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机大历租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Dali Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机皇庆租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Huangqing Leasing

(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机证圣租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Zhengsheng Leasing

(Tianjin) Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机天庆租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Tianqing Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

28 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机宣德租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Xuande Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

28 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机延载租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Yanzai Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

28 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机神功租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Shengong Leasing (Tianjin)

Co., Ltd.)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-221


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

中机建安飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Jianan Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机永汉飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Yonghan Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机永康飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Yongkang Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机建宁飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Jianing Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机建和飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Jianhe Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机永寿飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Yongshou Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机永兴飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Yongxing Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机熹平飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Xiping Aircraft Leasing

(Shanghai) Company Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机初平飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Chuping Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机元嘉飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Yuanjia Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-222


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited

ANUAL REPORT 2023

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company name

Country/place of

operation and

incorporation/

establishment

and date of

incorporation/

establishment

Isued and

paid-up capital

Equity

interest

held by

the GroupPrincipal activitiesType of legal entity

中机兴平飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Xingping Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机昭宁飞机租赁(上海)有限

公司(ZJ Zhaoning Aircraft

Leasing (Shanghai) Company

Limited)

PRC

14 July 2021

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机至正租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Zhizheng Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机至治租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Zhizhi Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中机大观租赁(天津)有限公司

(ZJ Daguan Leasing (Tianjin)

Company Limited)

PRC

29 June 2018

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

中飞睿天成融资租赁(天津)有限

公司(CALC RuiTianCheng

Financial Leasing Limited)

PRC

28 July 2016

RMB100,000100%Aircraft leasingLimited liability entity

The above table lists the subsidiaries of the Group which, in opinion of the directors of the Company,

principaly afected the results of the year or formed a substantial portion of the net asets of the Group.

To give details of other subsidiaries would result in particulars of excesive length.

40 SUBSEQUENT EVENT

In October 2023, a subsidiary of the Group has entered into the fourth suplemental shareholders’ loan

and guarante agrement with ARI Group (the “Fourth Suplemental Agrement”), pursuant to which

the term of the shareholders’ loan and guarante was extended to 31 December 2026 and the anual

cap was reduced from HK$1.5 bilion to HK$650.0 milion. In adition, the Group has entered into an

exchangeable bond subscription agrement with ARI in respect of the subscription of HK$850.0 milion

exchangeable bonds to be isued by ARI. On 1 January 2024, the Group has completed the subscription of

the exchangeable bonds. For details of the arangement, please refer to the Circular dated 29 November

2023.

39 SUBSIDIARIES (continued)

F-223


ISUER

CALCBondsLimited

c/oVistraCorporationServicesCentre

WickhamsCayI,RoadTownTortola,

VG1110,BritishVirginIslands

GUARANTOR

ChinaAircraftLeasingGroup

HoldingsLimited

32ndFlor,FarEastFinanceCentre

16HarcourtRoad

HongKong

TRUSTE

CNCBITrusteLimited

80/F,InternationalComerceCentre

1AustinRoadWest,Kowlon

HongKong

PRINCIPALPAYINGAGENT,TRANSFERAGENTANDREGISTRAR

ChinaCITICBankInternationalLimited

80/F,InternationalComerceCentre

1AustinRoadWest,Kowlon

HongKong

LEGALADVISERS

TotheGuarantoras

toCaymanIslandslaw

Walkers(HongKong)

15/FAlexandraHouse

18ChaterRoad

Central,HongKong

TotheIsuerasto

BritishVirginIslandslaw

Walkers(HongKong)

15/FAlexandraHouse

18ChaterRoad

Central,HongKong

TotheManagersandthe

TrusteastoEnglishlaw

Linklaters

11thFlor

AlexandraHouse

18CharterRoadHongKong

TotheManagers

astoPRClaw

JiaYuanLawOfices

F408,OceanPlaza

158FuxingMenNeiStret

XichengDistrict,Beijing,PRC

INDEPENDENTAUDITORTOTHE

GUARANTORFORTHEYEARENDED

31DECEMBER2023

PricewaterhouseCopers

CertifiedPublicAcountants

RegisteredPublicInterestEntity

22ndFlor,Prince’sBuilding

Central,HongKong

CURENTINDEPENDENTAUDITORTO

THEGUARANTOR

DeloiteToucheTohmatsu

35/FOnePacificPlace

88Quensway

HongKong

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