AMTD Charity | SGX Bull Run receives the largest single donation from AMTD Charity Foundation in recent years

• AMTD Charity Foundation donates S$1 million to SGX Bull Run and Community Chest of Singapore
• The 17th Charity Run will kick off on October 30, and this time the run will be held online

SGX Bull Run is the flagship charity program of Singapore Exchange. This run has received strong support from AMTD Charity Foundation under the special circumstances of high fundraising pressure this year.

AMTD Charity Foundation has donated S$500,000 to SGX Bull Run before the 17th Charity Run. This donation is also the largest donation received by SGX Bull Run in recent years. The funds raised from this year's run will flow through the Community Chest to major charities in Singapore, including Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA), Autism Society Singapore, Flying Leap Community Services, Summit Social Services Association and Charity Shared Services Organization. At the same time, AMTD will donate S$500,000 directly to the Community Chest and work with the Community Chest to select charities and programs that will receive this donation. As a result, the total donation amount generated by AMTD will reach S$1.5 million.

Mr. Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, said: "We are pleased to establish a long-term partnership with SGX and the Community Chest and provide support to the poor and needy in society. During this global pandemic, we deeply understand the importance of directly showing our support and care to those in need in the community. We are very grateful to be able to cooperate with the SGX Bull Run and the Community Chest, so that we can directly show our support to those in need through this online charity run."

Mr. Stephen Chew, Head of SGX Bull Run and Head of SGX Global Business Origination and Development, said: "We are very pleased to receive the strong support of AMTD Charity Foundation. This support has provided great help to our vulnerable groups during this special and difficult period. This year's online charity run will also help the poor and needy. With just over a month to go before the Charity Run officially kicks off, the strong support and participation of AMTD is injecting new energy into our fundraising and we are very grateful for their participation and partnership. ”

Mr Tan Eng Siang, Chairman of the Singapore Community Chest, said, “The Singapore Community Chest is deeply touched by the strong and continuous support provided by SGX and the financial community to those in need through the SGX Bull Charge. We are very grateful to AMTD Charity Foundation for joining us in promoting this extraordinary vision and highlighting the importance of collective efforts to help the underprivileged. This COVID-19 pandemic has brought us together to provide care and assistance to those in the community who need support the most during this difficult time, and I am sure we will emerge stronger together.”

About SGX Bull Charge

Launched in 2004, the SGX Bull Charge is the only corporate charity event that brings together Singapore’s financial community and listed companies to support the needs of underprivileged children and families, the disabled and the elderly. The event has raised more than S$39 million for more than 50 charities, helping beneficiaries live more active, meaningful and comfortable lives. Learn more: https://bullcharge.sgx.com/

About Singapore Exchange

Singapore Exchange is Asia's leading and trusted stock exchange, operating in equities, fixed income and derivatives markets under the strictest regulatory standards. As Asia's most international and multi-asset exchange, SGX provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services, with approximately 40% of listed companies and more than 80% of listed bonds coming from outside Singapore.

SGX provides the world's most liquid offshore market for benchmark equity indices in China, India, Japan and ASEAN, with a comprehensive product range covering Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies. Headquartered in Singapore, which has an AAA sovereign credit rating, SGX is renowned worldwide for its risk management and clearing capabilities. Learn more: www.sgx.com.

About AMTD Group

AMTD Group is a diversified conglomerate with financial services at its core. Its core businesses cover financial services such as investment banking, asset management, digital finance, and non-financial services such as education and real estate investment.

AMTD International (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB) is the largest independent investment bank and one of the largest independent asset management companies in Asia. It is also the most active investor in the financial technology and new economy sectors. In 2019, AMTD International successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first Hong Kong-based financial institution to be listed on the NYSE. On April 8, 2020, AMTD International completed its secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange, achieving many historic milestones, including:

• The world's first company ever to be listed on both the NYSE and SGX
• The first "differentiated voting rights" listed company in Singapore
• The first company to hold a digital listing ceremony in Singapore

About AMTD Charity Foundation

AMTD Charity Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Mr. Calvin Choi. Adhering to the charitable spirit of "grateful to the society and serving the public", it continues to practice corporate social responsibility from different aspects. AMTD Group has established the AMTD Foundation, which focuses on social welfare, to help the poor and support education, and to support disadvantaged groups in Hong Kong and around the world. AMTD has been actively supporting various charitable activities and serving the public welfare, including co-hosting the "Caritas Warms Thousands of Hearts" charity gala with Caritas Hong Kong, the largest public welfare charity in Hong Kong, for thirteen consecutive years, and fully supporting the research activities of the "AIDS Research Foundation", the world's largest AIDS research organization. AMTD Charitable Foundation is also committed to promoting technological development and talent cultivation. AMTD took the lead in jointly launching the "AXSI Digital Finance Leadership Program" with Xiaomi, Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Institute of Systems Science of the National University of Singapore (NUS-ISS), and cooperated with the University of Waterloo in Canada to establish the "AMTD Innovation Center" and the "Global Talent Cultivation Postdoctoral Workstation", and also co-founded the "AMTD Fintech Academy" and Asia's first doctoral degree program in the field of fintech with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.