ZTO Express held the 2023 Nationwide Network Conference

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ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO) held its 2023 Nationwide Network Conference in Shanghai on February 7, 2023. The company reported a 9.4% year-over-year increase in parcel volume, reaching 24.39 billion parcels in 2022, and a market share growth to 22.1%. ZTO is focused on enhancing operational safety, business development, quality improvements, and ecological collaboration. Chairman Meisong Lai emphasized the commitment to high-quality growth and improving service capabilities to meet diverse market demands. The company aims to strengthen its core operations and expand its ecosystem in 2023, marking a significant year for its future growth.

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• Achieved parcel volume of 24.39 billion in 2022, up 9.4% year-over-year.
• Increased market share by 1.5 percentage points to 22.1%.
• Focus on operational safety and business development for 2023.

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SHANGHAI, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 7, 2023 local time, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO and HKEX: 2057) ("ZTO" or the "Company"), a leading and fast-growing express delivery company in China, held the 2023 Nationwide Network Conference at its headquarter in Shanghai. The conference reviewed and summarized the work of each business line in 2022, analyzed the industry development trend, and specified the key work arrangements for 2023.

Chairman Meisong Lai pointed out in his speech titled "Victory is the determined pursuit of ZTO members" that ZTO achieved 24.39 billion parcel volume in 2022, which increased 9.4% YoY, and expanded the market share by 1.5 percentage points to 22.1%. The business scale of ZTO steadily ranks the top in the world, accelerating its competitive edge among peers. Despite recurring pandemics and uncertain external environment, ZTO actively responded to the call for pandemic prevention, and smooth and safe logistics operations, while focusing on the improvement of its business capability and service quality.

The conference also clarified the key tasks and work arrangements for 2023 in terms of  operational safety, business development, quality and efficiency improvement, service capability upgrade, ecological collaboration and green development. The year 2023 is the beginning of the second twenty-year of ZTO and it is also a very crucial year for the development of ZTO. The whole network will work together and further expand business scale to ensure volume advantage, strive to improve service capability to ensure pricing premium, improve management empowerment to ensure a solid network base, and make efforts in last-mile construction to ensure long-term advantages. ZTO will resolutely promote high quality development, strengthen its core business, expand its ecosystem and build up its business channels to meet diversified demand and achieve greater value for the society. According to Chairman Lai, "The high-quality development of express delivery service has just begun, and victory is the determined pursuit of ZTO members!"

About ZTO

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO and SEHK:2057) ("ZTO" or the "Company") is a leading and fast-growing express delivery company in China. ZTO provides express delivery service as well as other value-added logistics services through its extensive and reliable nationwide network coverage in China.

ZTO operates a highly scalable network partner model, which the Company believes is best suited to support the significant growth of e-commerce in China. The Company leverages its network partners to provide pickup and last-mile delivery services, while controlling the mission-critical line-haul transportation and sorting network within the express delivery service value chain.

For more information, please visit http://zto.investorroom.com.

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ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@zto.com
Phone: +86 21 5980 4508

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FAQ

What were ZTO's parcel volume and market share in 2022?

ZTO achieved a parcel volume of 24.39 billion in 2022, with a market share of 22.1%.

When did ZTO hold its Nationwide Network Conference?

ZTO held its Nationwide Network Conference on February 7, 2023.

What are ZTO's key goals for 2023?

ZTO aims to enhance operational safety, business development, quality improvement, and ecological collaboration in 2023.

What does ZTO aim to achieve through its 2023 plans?

ZTO plans to strengthen its core operations, expand its ecosystem, and improve service capabilities to meet diverse market demands.