Green Bond Fact Sheet

Hebei Xingtai Rural Commercial Bank

Date: 13-Aug-2018

Issue date: 15-Aug-2018 Maturity date:15-Aug-2023 Tenor: 5Issuer Name

Hebei Xingtai Rural
Commercial Bank

Amount Issued

CNY250m(USD36m)

Country of risk

China

CBI Database

Included

Issuer Type1

Financial Corporate

Bond TypeGreen Bond

Second party opinion

Dongfang Jincheng Credit
Management Co., Ltd

Green Bond Framework
Certification Standard

Not certified

Assurance report

N/A

Certification Verifier

N/AGreen bond rating

N/A☒ Energy☐ Solar☐ Onshore wind
☐ Offshore wind
☐ Geothermal☐ Hydro☐ Tidal☐ Biofuels☐ Bioenergy☐ Waste to energy☐ District heating☐ Electricity grid

☐ Energy storage☒ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Buildings☐ Certified Buildings☐ HVAC systems☐ Energyperformance☐ Water performance☐ Energy storage/meters☐ Other energy related☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☒ Transport☐ Electric vehicles☐ Low emission
vehicles☐ Bus rapid transit☐ Passenger trains☒ Urban rail

☐ Freight rolling stock☐ Coach / public bus☐ Bicycle infrastructure☐ Energy performance☐ Transport logistics☒ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Water & wastewater☐ Water distribution☐ Water treatment☐ Wastewatertreatment☐ Water storage☐ Storm water mgmt
☐ Desalinisation plants☐ Erosion control☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience

Use of Proceeds☒ Waste management☒ Recycling☐ Waste prevention☒ Pollution control☐ Landfill, energy capture☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Land use & agriculture☐ Afforestation/parks☐ FSC Forestry☐ FSC Cellulose &paper☐ Land remediation☐ Energy/water efficiency☐ Sustainable agriculture☐ Adaptation & resilience☒ Other☒ Adaptation &resilience☐ ICT☐ Industry: process

Issue details
ReportingCompany information

Hebei Xingtai Rural Commercial Bank provides various banking products and services
for both individuals and enterprises. The main businesses of the bank include
deposits, loans, settlement, insurance agency, trade financing, credit guarantee,
bond underwriting and online banking services. The bank is located in Xingtai, China.

Firsts, records andcertifications
Proceeds description

The proceeds will be used in four categories:i) Energy efficiency: construction of high-efficiency facilities, reduction of energy
consumption, water resources, raw materials and other resources for unit products
or services;ii) Resource conservation and recycling: recycling and utilization of biomass
resources;iii) Low-carbon transportation: construction and operation of railway, urban railtransit and other infrastructures;iv) Adaptation and resilience: measures such as infrastructure construction tomitigate the adverse effects of climate change on economic and socialdevelopment.

Climate Bonds view

Underwriters
Deal comments
Credit Rating
Pricing summary

We welcome the issuance of this deal as it promises to allocate proceeds to four
categories that generate positive environmental impact. While we support thisgreen bond, we would like to see detailed information being disclosed by the issuer
regarding both proposed proceeds allocation and estimated environmental impact.
We also hope to see that the issuer will establish a comprehensive post-issuancereporting system that tracks the allocation of proceeds and impact reporting.
Changjiang Securities; Huaxia BankInvestors summary
1Issuer categories: ABS, development bank, financial corporate, government-backed entity, loan, local government, non-financial
corporate, sovereign