COMPANY PROFILE

Founded in 1984, China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., a national non-banking financial institution regulated by the NFRA, is the only leasing business platform under China Development Bank and the first listed financial leasing company in China, with a registered capital of RMB12.64238 billion. The Company is a pioneer in the leasing industry in the PRC. The Company is dedicated to providing comprehensive leasing services to high-quality customers in industries including aviation, shipping, energy, high-end equipment and inclusive finance, with leasing assets and business partners reaching throughout over 40 countries and regions all over the world, and consistently maintains quasi-sovereign international ratings, namely “A1” by Moody’s, “A” by Standard & Poor’s and “A” by Fitch. Since its listing in 2016, the Company’s scale of assets has steadily grown and profitability has continuously improved, and the non-performing asset ratio has maintained at 1% or below.

The Company proactively fulfills its responsibilities as a state-owned financial enterprise, adheres to the basic requirement of financial sector serving the real economy, and continuously contributes to the high-quality development. Principal business activities of the Company include aircraft leasing, ship leasing, energy leasing, high-end equipment leasing and inclusive finance. The Company was the first leasing company to promote the marketisation and international operation of aircraft leasing in China and set up its first professional overseas aviation subsidiary, ranking among Top 10 in the world in terms of the value of its active fleet. The ship leasing business is deeply integrated into the global shipping market, with its asset quality, profitability and professional management level at the leading position in the industry. The energy leasing business proactively serves the national “dual carbon” goal, and is deeply engaged in the green finance sector, with its operations encompassing, amongst others, wind power generation, photovoltaic power generation, hydropower generation and energy storage. The high-end equipment leasing business fully supports the development of advanced manufacturing and strategic emerging industries, and actively contributes to the development of new productive forces. The inclusive finance business provides medium, small and micro customers with convenient and comprehensive financial services – including construction machinery, vehicles and agricultural machinery – to fulfill its social responsibilities in a tangible manner.

The Company firmly follows the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics, closely adheres to the origin of leasing, focuses on the “five major areas” of finance, and continues to inject financial momentum into the development of new quality productive forces. With the gradual establishment of a modern industrial system in China, the Company has always insisted on the strategic positioning of “marketisation, professionalisation, internationalisation and digital intelligence”, continued to promote product and business transformation and innovation, continuously improved corporate governance level, improved its professional service capability and formed a business development model with obvious core competitive advantages and outstanding sustainable development capabilities. In the future, the Company will adhere to a high-quality development strategy and maintain its industry-leading advantages, and continue to build a “world-class financial leasing company”.

Business Scope
DEVELOPMENT PATH
2025

Delivered the Company’s first domestically produced C919 large jet to China Eastern Airlines.

The proportion of business investment in the “five major areas” (五篇大文章) of finance exceeded 50%.

The Company’s regulatory rating was upgraded to Level 2, becoming one of the financial leasing companies with the highest industry rating.

2025

2024

Ordered 130 mainstream narrow-body aircraft from Boeing and Airbus.

2024

2023
Our asset size exceeded RMB400 billion, maintaining its leading position in the domestic industry.  

2023

2022
Consolidation of the functions of internal control-related departments to establish the Internal Control and Compliance Department; establishment of Innovation Management Department

2022

2021

The Company integrated financial technology resources to set up a technology leasing division.

2021

2020

The Company pioneered in digital transformation in the industry. Total assets exceeded RMB300 billion; it established the development strategy of “market-oriented, professional, internationalized and digitalized operation”; the technology leasing division was established.

2020

2019

The Company established three divisions of inclusive finance, new energy & equipment and ship leasing.

2019

2018

The Company moved into the newly built office building “CDB Finance Center”.

2018

2016

Listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the first listed financial leasing company in the PRC(Stock code: 1606.HK).

Establishment of CDB Aviation Lease Finance Designated Activity Company (“CDB Aviation”), the first aviation specialty subsidiary established overseas with approval from the former CBIRC.

2016

2015

The Company was reorganized into a joint stock company with limited liability, and renamed China Development Bank Financial Leasing CO., Ltd.

2015

2014

The Company completed the purchase of 130 mainstream narrow-body aircrafts from Boeing and Airbus, and received from Moody’s and Fitch international credit ratings that were the same as China’s sovereign ratings.

2014

2008

China Development Bank became the controlling shareholder of the Company with approval from the former CBIRC. The Company was renamed as China Development Bank Financial Leasing Company Limited, which was then the largest leasing company in terms of registered capital in the PRC.

2008

1994

The Company obtained approval from the People’s Bank of China to conduct financial business.

1994

1984

The predecessor, Shenzhen Leasing Company Limited, was established.

1984

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COMPANY CULTURE
Corporate Governance

shareholders’meetings

The shareholders’ meeting is composed of all shareholders, which is the organ of authority of the Company and shall exercise its functions and powers in accordance with the law. The shareholders’ meeting shall exercise the following functions and powers...

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Board of directors

The board of directors exercises the following functions and powers:

(1)to convene shareholders’ meeting and to report its work to the shareholders’ meeting;

(2)to implement the resolutions of the shareholders’ meeting;

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Senior management

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Corporate governance system

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ORGANIZATION
Main Honor
Credit Rating

The Company has obtained international quasi-sovereign credit ratings assigned by Fitch, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s and maintained the highest credit ratings in the Chinese leasing industry. It is also one of the most creditworthy leasing companies in the world. These credit ratings help the Company further enrich the financing channels.