Recently, ZTE Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter, “ZTE”，Stock Code: A/H，000063/763) announced that it had completed its issuance of a total of RMB 12.5 billion ultra-short term financing bonds (this “Project”) from series 21 to 32 on the 2022 National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII), of which, series 28 to 32 were the issuance of MTNs.
ZTE is a global leading integrated communication information solution provider. It provides innovative technologies and product solutions for customers in more than 160 countries and regions across the globe, serving 1/4 of the global population. ZTE has complete end-to-end product lines and integrated solutions in the telecommunications industry. Bolstered with its series of “wireless, wireline, cloud computing, terminal” and other products, ZTE can satisfy the diversified requirements and rapid innovation needs of global customers. With 5G as its core strategy for development, ZTE has focused on ICT infrastructure and has committed to investment and innovation in the digital transformation of society and is dedicated to becoming a "road builder of the digital economy". ZTE is in the “Tier-1 Camp” of global patent deployment and is a major participant and contributor in global 5G technology research and standard development. With complete 5G end-to-end solutions, its experience in chips, databases, wireless, core networks, digest access authentication, fixed networks, video, energy, terminal and industry applications and technologically leading advantages, ZTE is accelerating the scale, deployment and commercial application of global 5G networks to create value for customers. ZTE has collaborated with industrial partners in the 5G arena to advance the application and practice of 5G business and to empower the digital and intelligent transformation of thousands of industries.
As ZTE’s legal service partner for more than twenty years, JunHe has assisted the company in its issuance of a series of medium-term notes (MTN), long-dated MTNs, and ultra-short term financing bonds in 2015, 2020 and 2021. In January and April 2022, JunHe again assisted ZTE and participated in the whole process of this Project, efficiently communicating and cooperating with the other intermediary institutions. JunHe undertook legal due diligence investigations, drafted the relevant documents and prepared the notification materials. JunHe’s team actively communicated and cooperated with the parties concerned and played an important role in the successful completion of this Project. JunHe was highly recognized and affirmed by ZTE and the other intermediary institutions for its professional, meticulous, efficient and experienced legal services.
Partners WEI, Wei and HUANG, Wei led the JunHe team for this Project. It was internally reviewed by partner CHEN, Guiyang.