West China Cement : POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT

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WEST CHINA CEMENT LIMITED

中 國 西 部 水 泥 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated in Jersey with limited liability, with registered number 94796)

(Stock Code: 2233)

POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT

This announcement is made by West China Cement Limited (the ''Company'' and, together with its subsidiaries, the ''Group'') pursuant to the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ''Listing Rules'')) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules.

The board of directors of the Company (the ''Board'') wishes to inform the shareholders of the Company and potential investors that, based on the preliminary review of the unaudited management accounts of the Group up until 31 May 2019, the Company expects to record a moderate increase in net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2019 as compared to the corresponding period of 2018. It is because the cement average selling prices have increased in the first half of 2019 as compared to that for the first half of 2018. As a result, revenue of the Group for the five months ended 31 May 2019 recorded an increase of approximately 26% as compared to that for the five months ended 31 May 2018.

The information contained in this announcement is only based on a preliminary assessment by the management of the Company with reference to the information currently available including the unaudited management accounts of the Group up until 31 May 2019, which have not been reviewed or audited by the Company's auditors and are subject to possible adjustments arising from further review.

Investors are advised to carefully read the interim results announcement of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2019, which is expected to be published in August 2019.

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Shareholders of the Company and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company.

The directors of the Company jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of information contained in this announcement and confirm, having made all reasonable enquiries, that to the best of their knowledge, opinions expressed in this announcement have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and there are no other facts not contained in this announcement, the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading.

By Order of the Board

West China Cement Limited

Zhang Jimin

Chairman

Hong Kong, 12 July 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Zhang Jimin and Dr. Ma Weiping, the non-executive Directors are Mr. Ma Zhaoyang, Ms. Liu Yan and Mr. Qin Hongji and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Lee Kong Wai, Conway and Mr. Tam King Ching, Kenny.

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