Recently, Bank of China Limited (BANK OF CHINA) and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank formally signed the "China Interbank Market Financial Derivative Transaction Transferable Performance Assurance Document (Variation Margin - 2025 Edition)".

This agreement facilitated the successful execution of the nation's first mandatory variation margin transfer for non-centrally cleared derivatives.

The successful completion of this transaction by Bank of China Limited represents a significant achievement in actively implementing the "Administrative Measures for Margin of Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives of Financial Institutions".

It serves as a positive model for mitigating counterparty credit risk and fostering the stable development of derivative business within the financial sector.

Margin management, a crucial infrastructure component for non-centrally cleared derivative transactions, has become a central tool for financial risk control.

This particular transaction designated the Renminbi as eligible collateral for the variation margin.

This move not only further diversifies the application scenarios for Renminbi assets within financial markets but also provides domestic and international market participants with a more flexible and efficient risk management instrument.

Bank of China Limited will continue to advance the development of financial market infrastructure.

The bank is committed to refining margin management mechanisms, actively expanding the use cases for the Renminbi, and contributing greater strength to the high-quality development of financial markets.