[Zheshang Bank: Maintain desirable growth in scale, efficiency, and quality in the next five years and do not pursue simple expansion of scale] On August 31, Chen Haiqiang, chairman of Zheshang Bank, stated at the bank’s 2026 semi-annual performance briefing that the “2026-2030 Development Plan of Zheshang Bank” has been formally approved by the board of directors. Chen Haiqiang said that the current banking industry is shifting from "scale-driven" to "value-driven", which is the general trend. Therefore, in the next five years, the bank will not pursue simple expansion of scale, but adhere to the main tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, follow the development rules of commercial banks, maintain satisfactory growth in scale, efficiency, and quality, continuously consolidate the quality of development, and steadily improve the endogenous guarantee capability of capital.