Bond market opening proceeds mainly through three channels: • Bond Connect ‘Northbound’ — overseas investors trade interbank market bonds via infrastructure connectivity between Hong Kong and the mainland. In August 2026, monthly trading volume reached RMB 803.9 billion, with an average daily turnover of RMB 38.3 billion; by month-end, 844 overseas investors had entered the market. Policy bank bonds accounted for 58% of holdings, government bonds for 22%, and 7–10-year maturities comprised 51%—indicating stronger overseas investor interest in medium- to long-term instruments. • Swap Connect — enables overseas investors to participate in onshore RMB interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk. In August 2026, the Northbound Swap Connect recorded 906 trades with a total notional principal of RMB 543.101 billion; cumulatively, 99 overseas institutions had entered the market. • Direct Access — overseas institutions may enter the interbank market via the settlement agent model. As of end-May 2026, there were 633 such institutions counted on a legal-entity basis. As of end-March 2026, overseas institutions held RMB 3.2 trillion in Chinese bonds, representing 1.6% of total bond custody balances in China. Though this share remains modest, both growth potential and strategic significance are substantial. Section IV: Bond Valuation I. Principles of Bond Valuation The core idea underlying bond valuation is simple: a bond’s intrinsic value equals the present value of all its future cash flows. Where: — bond’s intrinsic value; — coupon payment in period ; — face value; — discount rate (typically the market interest rate or the investor’s required rate of return); — remaining number of periods. This formula reveals two fundamental pricing principles: 1. Bond prices move inversely with market interest rates: when market rates rise, the discount rate rises, reducing the present value of future cash flows—and thus lowering bond prices; conversely, prices rise when rates fall. This is the first iron law of bond investing. 2. Longer maturity implies greater price sensitivity to interest rate changes: for an identical change in interest rates, long-term bonds exhibit larger price fluctuations than short-term bonds—this is the conceptual origin of duration. II. Key Factors Affecting Bond Value Factors influencing bond value fall into two categories: internal and external. (A) Internal Factors Factor Direction of Impact Maturity Longer maturity increases exposure to interest rate volatility and price uncertainty. Coupon Rate Higher coupon rate generates larger interim cash flows, reducing price sensitivity to interest rate changes. Call Provision A call option benefits the issuer but disadvantages investors, thereby lowering bond value. Tax Treatment Tax-exempt bonds yield higher after-tax returns; tax adjustments must be incorporated into valuation. Liquidity Greater liquidity reduces required liquidity premium, increasing value. Credit Rating Lower credit rating demands higher credit risk premium, raising the discount rate and lowering value. (B) External Factors • Market Interest Rates—the most critical external variable, moving inversely with bond prices. • Inflation—rising inflation expectations push up nominal interest rates, depressing bond prices. • Exchange Rates—for foreign-currency bonds, exchange rate fluctuations directly affect investors’ domestic-currency returns. III. Bond Quotation vs. Actual Payment Price Quoted price and actual payment price are two distinct concepts, differing by accrued interest. Why distinguish clean price from quoted price?

I. Bond Financing: Borrowing from the General Public In addition to borrowing from banks, enterprises can raise funds by issuing bonds to the general public. Ordinary individuals may also purchase corporate bonds—buying a bond is equivalent to lending money to the enterprise. Bond maturities determine the applicable accounting accounts: Maturity Account Used Within 1 year Trading Financial Liabilities Over 1 year Bonds Payable 📌 Analogy: Purchasing government bonds means lending money to the state; purchasing corporate bonds means lending money to a company. II. Core Challenge in Bond Issuance: Coupon Rate vs. Market Rate • Basic Concepts • Bond face elements include par value (e.g., RMB 100), coupon rate (e.g., 8%), and term (e.g., 5 years). • The central tension lies in the frequent mismatch between the stated coupon rate and the prevailing market interest rate at issuance. • Three Issuance Scenarios • Par Issuance: occurs when the coupon rate equals the market rate—bonds are issued at face value. • Premium Issuance: occurs when the coupon rate exceeds the market rate—issue price exceeds face value. • Discount Issuance: occurs when the coupon rate falls below the market rate—issue price is below face value. • Pricing and Redemption Mechanism • Theoretical issue price = present value of future coupon payments (as an annuity) + present value of the maturity principal, discounted at the market rate prevailing at issuance. • Redemption at maturity is standardized: principal is repaid strictly at par (e.g., RMB 100); interest is calculated strictly as “par value × coupon rate”, irrespective of the investor’s purchase price. • The essence of premium/discount: the price difference at purchase is not refunded at maturity but realized gradually over the holding period. A discount represents capital gain; a premium reflects prepayment of excess interest. • True Return: Yield to Maturity (YTM) • Key conclusion: For investors holding to maturity, their return is locked in at the market rate prevailing at purchase—not the coupon rate. • YTM Formula: • P: purchase price (issue price or secondary-market price) — determined by the market • C: periodic coupon (par value × coupon rate) • F: face value • YTM: true annualized return • Role of the coupon rate: It determines only the structure of cash flows (i.e., whether more income comes from coupons or capital gain/loss), not the total return. • Three Critical Preconditions for Return Lock-in 1. Holding to maturity without reinvestment consideration: If coupon income is reinvested, final wealth accumulation remains subject to subsequent market interest rate changes. 2. Fair market pricing: In the absence of special factors, YTM equals the market rate; if credit risk, liquidity differences, government guarantees, liquidity premiums, or tax advantages exist, YTM = market rate + risk premium. 3. No early sale: If sold before maturity, returns depend on the market interest rate at the time of sale (reflected in bond price), not the rate at purchase. Question: What happens if market interest rates decline during the holding-to-maturity period? One-sentence conclusion: Absolute cash flows remain unchanged; YTM remains locked in; relative to new entrants, the investor gains an advantage; however, reinvestment yields a real loss; and capital gains are forfeited.

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