Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Based on the preliminary review of the consolidated management accounts by the company, it is expected that the net profit attributable to the shareholders of the company under the International Financial Reporting Standards for the six months ended June 30, 2014 may substantially decrease by approximately 55% as compared to that for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The substantial decrease of the net profit attributable to the shareholders of the company for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013, was mainly because: the combined effect of falling demand growth in the coal market which led to the fall of the price of coal; and the growth of fixed asset investment in coal mining and washing industry decreased, therefore, the demand growth in coal mining machinery industry, which accounted for an important part of the fixed-asset investment, decreased.