On April 16, Everbright Group held a business work meeting for the first quarter of 2024. In the first quarter, the Group's asset size showed a trend of increasing month by month, with a 2% increase from the beginning of the year. The consolidated net profit fully met the budget target for the first quarter, the reserve balance increased by 1.1% compared to the beginning of the year, and the consolidated operating expenses decreased by 8.4% year on year. The overall operating results met expectations of steady progress. By the end of the first quarter, the Group had added 449.56 billion yuan in investment and financing to serve the real economy, and a maintenance scale of 6.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.2% over the beginning of the year.