17 June 2025 | 6:23PM HKT Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (600000.SS): Asia Financials Corporate Day Takeaways We hosted Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB, Not Covered) investor relations team at Asia Financials Corporate Day and summarize the key takeaways as follows: Claire Ouyang +852-2978-6686 | claire.x.ouyang@gs.com Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Goldman Sachs does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have ...

Core Viewpoint - Freedom Financial Holdings reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2025, with a significant increase in net income and improvements in key financial metrics despite a challenging economic environment [1][2]. Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2025 was $2,019,348, or $0.28 per diluted share, representing a 73.4% increase compared to the same quarter in 2024 [1][11]. - Net interest income was $7.72 million, up 20.17% from the previous quarter but down 17.91% from Q1 2024 [3][11]. - Total revenue increased by 13.04% compared to the linked quarter and 12.65% year-over-year [6][11]. Cost and Efficiency - Non-interest expenses decreased by $447,995, or 6.93%, compared to the linked quarter, and by 3.30% compared to the same period in 2024 [7][11]. - The Efficiency Ratio improved to 69.22% for Q1 2025, down from 84.07% in the previous quarter and 80.64% in Q1 2024 [8][11]. Asset Quality - Non-accrual loans decreased by 22% to $10.7 million, representing 1.45% of loans held-for-investment [2][9]. - Total non-performing assets were 1.01% of total assets as of March 31, 2025, down from 1.25% at the end of the previous quarter [9][10]. Capital and Liquidity - Total assets were $1.08 billion, a decrease of $8.3 million from December 31, 2024 [12][11]. - Stockholders' equity was $81.11 million, slightly down from $81.44 million at the end of 2024 [13][11]. - The Company maintained strong capital ratios, with a Total Capital Ratio of 14.95% as of March 31, 2025 [15][11]. Shareholder Actions - The Company repurchased 177,692 shares under its share repurchase program, with a total of 214,400 shares repurchased out of the 250,000 authorized [14][11].

1Q25 Business Results April 2025 Disclaimer 1. The consolidated financial information of KB Financial Group Inc. (the "Group") presented herein is based on the Korean International Financial Reporting Standards(K- IFRS). It is currently being reviewed by the Group's independent auditor, and accordingly, is subject to change. 2. The consolidated financial information for 2022 and 2023 presented herein have been restated retrospectively based on the FSS's response to inquiry on Korean IFRS17(K-IFRS) 3. From 4 ...