China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) : Announcement on interest payment of convertible corporate bonds in 2022

Bond Code: 128032 – 0022 bond Code: 128032 announcement

China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542)

Announcement on interest payment of convertible corporate bonds in 2022

The company and all members of the board of directors guarantee that the information disclosed is true, accurate and complete without false records, misleading statements or major omissions.

Special tips:

1. “Geotechnical convertible bonds” will pay interest of 1.5 yuan (including tax) / piece from March 15, 2021 to March 14, 2022 on March 15, 2022.

2. Registration date of interest payment creditor’s rights: March 14, 2022;

3. Ex dividend date: March 15, 2022;

4. Interest payment date: March 15, 2022;

5. Coupon rate of “geotechnical convertible bonds”: 0.3% in the first year; 0.5% in the second year; 1.0% in the third year; 1.5% in the fourth year; 1.8% in the fifth year; 2.0% in the sixth year;

6. The creditor’s right registration date of this interest payment of “geotechnical convertible bonds” is March 14, 2022. Investors who buy and hold “geotechnical convertible bonds” before March 14, 2022 (inclusive) are entitled to the interest distributed this time; For the convertible corporate bonds that apply for conversion into the company’s shares before March 14, 2022 (including the registration date of interest paying creditor’s rights), the company will no longer pay the interest of this interest year and subsequent interest years to its holders;

7. Value date of the next interest payment period: March 15, 2022;

8. Interest rate for the next interest payment period: 1.8%.

China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) (hereinafter referred to as ” China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) ” or “the company”) publicly issued Suzhou Keda Technology Co.Ltd(603660) 0 convertible corporate bonds on March 15, 2018 (bond abbreviation: “geotechnical convertible bonds”, bond Code: “128037”). In accordance with the relevant provisions of the prospectus for China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) public offering of convertible corporate bonds (hereinafter referred to as the prospectus) and the announcement on the listing of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) convertible corporate bonds (hereinafter referred to as the listing announcement), The company will pay the interest of “geotechnical convertible bonds” from March 15, 2021 to March 14, 2022 on March 15, 2022. The interest payment is hereby announced as follows:

1、 Basic information of “geotechnical convertible bonds”

1. Abbreviation of convertible corporate bonds: Geotechnical convertible bonds;

2. Code of convertible corporate bonds: 128037;

3. Issuance of convertible corporate bonds: Suzhou Keda Technology Co.Ltd(603660) 00 yuan ( Suzhou Keda Technology Co.Ltd(603660) 0 pieces);

4. Listing volume of convertible corporate bonds: Suzhou Keda Technology Co.Ltd(603660) 00 yuan ( Suzhou Keda Technology Co.Ltd(603660) 0 pieces);

5. Listing time of convertible corporate bonds: April 25, 2018;

6. Starting and ending dates of convertible corporate bonds: March 15, 2018 to March 15, 2024;

7. The start and end date of the convertible corporate bonds conversion period: September 21, 2018 to March 15, 2024;

8. Bond interest rate: the coupon rate of “geotechnical convertible bond” is 0.3% in the first year; 0.5% in the second year; 1.0% in the third year; 1.5% in the fourth year; 1.8% in the fifth year; 2.0% in the sixth year;

9. Term and method of interest payment

(1) This interest payment is the fourth year of interest payment of “geotechnical convertible bonds”, covering the period from March 15, 2021 to March 14, 2022, with a coupon rate of 1.5%.

(2) Annual interest calculation

Annual interest refers to the current interest enjoyed by the holders of convertible bonds for each full year from the first date of issuance of convertible bonds according to the total face value of the convertible bonds held. The calculation formula of annual interest is:

I=B × i

1: Refers to the annual interest amount;

B: Refers to the total face value of the convertible bonds held by the holders of the issued convertible bonds on the interest payment registration date of the interest bearing year (hereinafter referred to as “current year” or “each year”);

i: Refers to the coupon rate of convertible bonds in the current year.

(3) Interest payment method

① The convertible bonds issued this time adopt the interest payment method of paying interest once a year, and the starting date of interest calculation is the first day of convertible bonds issuance.

② Interest payment date: the interest payment date of each year is the date of each full year from the first date of issuance of the convertible bonds issued this time. If the day is a legal holiday or rest day, it shall be postponed to the next working day without additional interest. The interest year is between two adjacent interest payment days.

③ Interest payment creditor’s right registration date: the interest payment creditor’s right registration date of each year is the trading day before the interest payment date of the year. The company will pay the interest of the current year within 5 trading days after the interest payment date of each year. For the convertible bonds applied for conversion into the company’s shares before the registration date of interest paying creditor’s rights (including the registration date of interest paying creditor’s rights), the company will no longer pay the interest of this interest year and subsequent interest years to its holders.

④ The tax payable on the interest income obtained by the holders of convertible bonds shall be borne by the holders.

10. Registration authority: Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation”);

11. Sponsor: Haitong Securities Company Limited(600837) ;

12. Credit rating of “geotechnical convertible bonds”: according to the credit rating report on China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) public issuance of convertible corporate bonds (Report No.: United [2017] No. 1229) issued by united credit rating Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “United rating”), the long-term credit rating of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) subject is AA, the credit rating of convertible corporate bonds this time is AA, and the rating outlook is stable.

According to the 2018 tracking rating report of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) convertible corporate bonds (Report No.: United [2018] No. 1271) issued by United rating on June 25, 2018, the long-term credit rating of the company’s main body is AA, the rating prospect is “stable”, and the credit rating of geotechnical convertible bonds is AA.

According to the 2019 tracking rating report of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) convertible corporate bonds (Report No.: United [2019] No. 1474) issued by United rating on June 21, 2019, the long-term credit rating of the company’s main body is AA, the rating prospect is “stable”, and the credit rating of geotechnical convertible bonds is AA.

According to the 2020 tracking rating report of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) convertible corporate bonds (Report No.: United [2020] No. 1527) issued by United rating on June 15, 2020, the long-term credit rating of the company’s main body is AA, the rating prospect is “stable”, and the credit rating of geotechnical convertible bonds is AA.

According to the 2021 tracking rating report of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) convertible corporate bonds (Report No.: United [2021] 4600) issued by united credit evaluation Co., Ltd. on June 18, 2021, the long-term credit rating of the company’s main body is AA, the credit rating of geotechnical convertible bonds is AA, and the rating outlook is “stable”.

2、 This interest payment scheme

According to the provisions of the prospectus, this period is the fourth year of interest payment of “geotechnical convertible bonds”, the interest period is from March 15, 2021 to March 14, 2022, the coupon rate is 1.5%, and the interest paid for every 10 “geotechnical convertible bonds” (face value 1000 yuan) is RMB 15.00 (including tax). For individual investors of “rock soil convertible bonds” and bondholders of securities investment funds, the interest income tax shall be withheld and paid by the cashing and distribution institutions such as securities companies at the tax rate of 20%. The company does not withhold and pay the income tax, and the actual interest distribution is RMB 12.00 for every 10 bonds; For qualified foreign investors (QFII and rqfii) holding “geotechnical convertible bonds”, according to the announcement on the continuation of enterprise income tax and value-added tax policies for overseas institutions investing in the domestic bond market (Announcement No. 34, 2021 of the State Administration of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance), the enterprise income tax and value-added tax are temporarily exempted, and the actual interest is 15.00 yuan per 10 bonds; For other bondholders of “geotechnical convertible bonds”, the interest will be paid at 15.00 yuan for every 10 bonds, and other bondholders shall pay bond interest income tax by themselves, which will not be withheld and paid by the company.

3、 Registration date, ex dividend date and interest payment date of bond interest payment creditor’s rights

According to the relevant provisions of the prospectus and the listing announcement, the creditor’s rights registration date, ex dividend date and interest payment date of this convertible bond interest payment are as follows:

1. Registration date of interest payment creditor’s rights: March 14, 2022 (Monday)

2. Ex dividend date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

3. Interest payment date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

4、 Bond interest payment object

The object of this interest payment is all holders of “geotechnical convertible bonds” registered with China Clearing Shenzhen Branch after the closing of Shenzhen Stock Exchange on the afternoon of March 14, 2022 (registration date of interest payment creditor’s rights). 5、 Bond interest payment method

The company will entrust CSDCC Shenzhen Branch to make this interest payment and transfer the current interest funds to the bank account designated by CSDCC Shenzhen Branch. After receiving the payment, CSDCC Shenzhen Branch will transfer the interest of the current bond to the corresponding interest payment network through the capital settlement system (the business department of the securities company designated by the bondholder or other institutions recognized by CSDCC Shenzhen Branch).

6、 Notes on the payment of corporate bond interest income tax by the interest payment object this time

1. Individuals (including securities investment funds)

According to the individual income tax law of the people’s Republic of China and other relevant tax laws, regulations and documents, individual holders of current bonds (including securities investment funds) shall pay individual income tax on corporate bond interest, and the tax rate is 20% of the interest amount. According to the notice of the State Administration of Taxation on strengthening the withholding and payment of individual income tax on corporate bond interest (Guo Shui Han [2003] No. 612), the individual income tax on corporate bond interest is uniformly withheld and paid by all cashing institutions when cashing interest to individuals holding bonds and stored locally. 2. Overseas institutions (including QFII and rqfii)

According to the announcement on the continuation of the enterprise income tax and value-added tax policies of overseas institutions investing in the domestic bond market jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation (Announcement No. 34 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation, 2021), from November 7, 2021 to December 31, 2025, The bond interest income obtained by overseas institutions investing in the domestic bond market is temporarily exempted from enterprise income tax and value-added tax. The interest income of current bonds obtained by the bondholders of non resident enterprises (including QFII and rqfii) is exempt from corporate income tax and value-added tax. 3. Other bondholders

According to the enterprise income tax law of the people’s Republic of China and other relevant tax regulations and documents, for other bondholders holding convertible bonds, the bond interest income tax shall be paid by themselves, and the company is not responsible for withholding and paying.

7、 Contact information

Consulting agency: China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) Securities Affairs Department

Address: Building 1, yard 13, Keyuan Road, Daxing District, Beijing

Contact: Ding Zhiyong

Tel: 01061271947

Fax: 01061271705

8、 Documents for future reference

1. Documents confirming the specific schedule of interest payment by China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Shenzhen Branch; 2. Other documents required by SZSE.

It is hereby announced.

China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Group Co.Ltd(002542) board of directors

March 9, 2022

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