Translator：Zhang Xiaotong

On March 29th, the first tranche of 2023 ultra short-term financing bonds issued by CCCC Second Highway Engineering CO., LTD. was successfully launched in the interbank bond market. The registered amount of this bond issue is 5 billion Chinese Yuan, with an issuance amount of 500 million Chinese Yuan. The lead underwriters for this bond issue were Huaxia Bank and Bank of Beijing. The bond has a term of 90 days and a coupon rate of 2.17%.

Established in the ancient city of Xi'an in 1964, CCCC Second Highway Engineering CO., LTD. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Limited, a Fortune Global 500 company. The company has a registered capital of 4.069 billion Chinese Yuan and is engaged in various aspects of transportation infrastructure construction, including engineering construction, design, consulting, supervision, and investment. Its projects span 28 countries across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The company possesses a national-level technology center, a comprehensive class A testing laboratory, and specialized engineering research centers. It holds qualifications for 4 super-grade general contracting for highway engineering construction, 4 first-grade general contracting for highway engineering construction, 5 first-grade general contracting for municipal public engineering construction, 1 first-grade general contracting for building engineering construction, and 1 first-grade general contracting for mechanical and electrical engineering construction. It also holds more than 140 professional and specialized contracting qualifications.

For over fifty years, CCCC Second Highway Engineering CO., LTD. has focused on undertaking "high, new, special, and challenging" bridge and road projects. Represented by global mega-projects like the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Highway Bridge, the Zhoushan Xihoumen Bridge, and the Runyang Yangtze River Highway Bridge, it has built numerous world-leading bridges spanning rivers, seas, and valleys. The company has also contributed significantly to China's major highway projects, including the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and its expansion, the Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway Linbai Section, Hanji Segment, Hunan Dayue Expressway, Hubei Shanghai-Chengdu West Expressway, Shaanxi Xihan Expressway, and more.

As the special legal consultant for the current issuance of ultra short-term financing bonds by CCCC Second Highway Engineering CO., LTD., Shanghai Landing Law Offices provided professional and efficient legal services to ensure the success of this issuance. Upholding the principle of "absolute professionalism," Shanghai Landing will continue to deliver expert services to its clients. The lawyers providing legal services for this bond issuance are Lawyer Liu Zhaofu and Lawyer Hao Yanni.