On August 4, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) and Postal Savings Bank of China (“PSBC”) signed a Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation in Shenzhen. According to the Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation, SZSE and PSBC will, on the principles of equal cooperation, mutual benefit and harmonious development, carry out practical cooperation in industry-finance connection services, enterprise listing cultivation, diversified financials, product research and development design, and technological achievement transformation. The cooperation aims to meet diversified investment and financing needs of enterprises, better serve high-quality innovative enterprises, and promote the construction of a modern industrial system.

Before the signing ceremony, the parties held talks and exchanges. The person in charge of PSBC said that the Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation between PSBC and SZSE and the investment and financing roadshows jointly hosted by both sides are of great significance.The efforts deepen the comprehensive cooperation between both parties and build an ecosystem of financial services for technological innovation. The growth of professional, fine, characteristic and novel enterprises and technological innovation-driven enterprises cannot be divorced from the joint support of institutions such as the exchanges, commercial banks, venture capitals, securities companies and scientific research institutes. PSBC will work with all parties to continuously improve the system of financial services for technological innovation, and achieve “common development, common advancement and mutual benefits”. The person in charge of SZSE said that in recent years SZSE has been promoting the deep integration between the capital market and commercial banks, continued to leverage the main channels of direct financing, and constantly improved the market system, product system, service system and opening-up system to support high-tech enterprises and private enterprises. It has also facilitated the accelerated gathering of financial factor resources in the field of technological innovation, actively supported the growth of enterprises of innovation, creation and originality and those that integrate traditional industries with new technology, new industries, new business form and new mode, and helped foster and strengthen strategic emerging industries.With the Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation, SZSE hopes to provide enterprises with a long-term, stable and sustainable financial service guarantee system, meet the diversified investment and financing needs of enterprises,fully leverage the role of financial services in the real economy, and actively promote the new development pattern.

After the signing ceremony, PSBC and SZSE jointly held theinvestment and financing roadshows for technological innovation-driven enterprises, with a group of high-quality technological innovation-driven enterprises attending SZSE and connecting with professional equity investment institutions.