ZTE : ● 2021 FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT

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ZTE CORPORATION

中 興 通 訊 股 份 有 限 公 司

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 763)

2021 FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT

This announcement is published simultaneously in the Mainland in accordance with the Rules Governing Listing of Stocks on The Shenzhen Stock Exchange and in Hong Kong in accordance with the disclosure obligations under Rule 13.09(2) and Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the inside information provisions set out in Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

§1 IMPORTANT

1. The Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee and the Directors, Supervisors and senior management of ZTE Corporation ("ZTE" or the "Company") warrant that the contents of this quarterly report are true, accurate and complete without false information, misleading statements or material omissions, and collectively and individually accept responsibility therefor.
2. There are no Directors, Supervisors and senior management who do not warrant or who dispute the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of this quarterly report.
3. This quarterly report has been considered and approved at the Thirty-fourth Meeting of the Eighth Session of the Board of Directors of the Company.
4. The financial statements contained in this quarterly report are unaudited. The financial information contained in this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with PRC Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises ("PRC ASBEs").

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1. Mr. Li Zixue, Chairman of the Company, Ms. Li Ying, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Mr. Xu Jianrui, Head of Finance Division of the Company, hereby declare that they warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the financial statements contained in this quarterly report.
2. China Securities Journal, Securities Times, Shanghai Securities News and http://www.cninfo.com.cn are designated media for the Company's information disclosure. Investors should beware of investment risks.

§2 CORPORATE INFORMATION

2.1 Major Accounting Data and Financial Indicators

2.1.1 Major Accounting Data and Financial Indicators of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group")

1. Statement on retrospective adjustments to or restatement of accounting data for the previous year by the Company because of changes in accounting policies or for the rectification of accounting errors
2. • Applicable √ N/A
3. Information relating to adjustments to the financial statement as at the beginning of the year of initial adoption of the New ASBE on Leases adopted for the first time in 2021
4. • Applicable √ N/A

The Company has adopted the New ASBE on Leases since 1 January 2019.

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1. Statement on retrospective adjustments to comparative data of periods prior to the initial adoption of the New ASBE on Leases in 2021
2. • Applicable √ N/A

			Change as at
			the end of
			the reporting
	As at the end of	As at the end of	period compared
	the reporting period	last year	with the end of
Item	(31 March 2021)	(31 December 2020)	last year
Total assets (RMB in thousands)	155,551,952	150,634,906	3.26%
Owners' equity attributable to
holders of ordinary shares of
the listed company (RMB in
thousands)	45,826,894	43,296,808	5.84%
Total share capital
(thousand shares)	4,613,435	4,613,435	-
Net assets per share attributable
to holders of ordinary shares of
the listed company
(RMB/share)	9.93	9.39	5.75%

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	The reporting	Same period
	period	last year
	(Three months	(Three months	Change compared
	ended	ended	with the same
Item	31 March 2021)	31 March 2020)	period last year
Operating revenue
(RMB in thousands)	26,241,647	21,484,493	22.14%
Net profit attributable to holders
of ordinary shares of the listed
company (RMB in thousands)	2,181,649	779,988	179.70%
Net profit after extraordinary
items attributable to holders
of ordinary shares of the listed
company (RMB in thousands)	788,120	160,155	392.10%
Net cash flow from operating
activities (RMB in thousands)	2,388,242	372,361	541.38%
Net cash flow from operating
activities per share
(RMB/share)	0.52	0.08	550.00%
Basic earnings per share
(RMB/share) Note 1	0.47	0.18	161.11%
Diluted earnings per share
(RMB/share) Note 2	0.47	0.18	161.11%
Weighted average return on			Increased by 2.67
net assets (%)	4.90%	2.23%	percentage points
Weighted average return on net
assets after extraordinary items			Increased by 1.31
(%)	1.77%	0.46%	percentage points

Note 1: Basic earnings per share for the reporting period and the three months ended 31 March 2020 have been calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue as at the end of the respective periods;

Note 2: As the 2017 share options granted by the Company have given rise to 17,779,000 and 23,566,000 potentially dilutive ordinary shares for the three months ended 31 March 2021 and three months ended 31 March 2020, respectively, dilutive earnings per share have been calculated on the basis of basic earnings per share taking into account the said factor.

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Extraordinary item

Extraordinary item

Non-operating income, other income and others Gains/(Losses) from fair value change Investment income

Less: Loss on disposal of non-current assets

Less: Other non-operating expenses

Less: Asset impairment loss

Less: Effect of income tax

Less: Effect of non-controlling interests (after tax)

Total

Unit: RMB in thousands

Amount from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period

628,219

212,060

816,419

(47,494)

44,699

16,069

246,514

3,381

1,393,529

2.2 Total number of shareholders and shareholdings of top 10 shareholders and top 10 holders of shares not subject to lock-up of the Company as at the end of the reporting period

Total number of shareholders

As at 31 March 2021 There were 614,738 shareholders in total (comprising 614,425 holders of A shares and 313 holders of H shares)

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