Anhui Conch Cement : POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

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安徽海螺水泥股份有限公司

ANHUI CONCH CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China)

(Stock Code: 00914)

POSITIVE PROFIT ALERT

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09(2)(a) of the Listing Rules and Inside Information Provisions under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

In accordance with the applicable laws and rules of PRC, the Company will publish an announcement in designated newspaper circulating in the PRC on 10 July 2018 regarding the positive profit alert for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

The Board wishes to inform shareholders and potential investors that the Group is expected to record a year-on-year increase of approximately 80% to 100% in its net profit attributable to the Company's equity holders for the six months ended 30 June 2018 prepared in accordance with the PRC accounting standards.

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

This announcement is made by Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited ("Company", together with its subsidiaries, collectively referred to as the "Group") pursuant to Rule 13.09(2)(a) of the Rules ("Listing Rules") Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO", Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

In accordance with the applicable laws and rules of the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), the Company will publish an announcement in designated newspaper circulating in the PRC on 10 July 2018 regarding the positive profit alert for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

The board ("Board") of directors ("Directors") of the Company wishes to inform shareholders of the Company ("Shareholders") and potential investors that the Group is expected to record a year-on-year increase of approximately RMB5,373 million to 6,717 million in its net profit attributable to the Company's equity holders for the six months ended 30 June 2018 prepared in accordance with the PRC accounting standards (representing an increase of approximately 80% to 100%).

As disclosed in the Company's 2017 interim report, for the six months ended 30 June 2017, the unaudited net profit attributable to the Company's equity holders and the net profit after extraordinary items attributable to equity shareholders of the Company, prepared in accordance with the PRC accounting standards, amounted to RMB6,717 million and RMB5,123 million respectively.

The Directors believe that the above period-on-period increase is mainly attributable to the significant increase in selling price of the Company's products, as well as a year-on-year increase in revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2018 as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.

The Group is still in the process of preparing and finalising its unaudited consolidated results of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2018. The information contained in this announcement is only based on the preliminary assessment by the management of the Company. Information and financial data as disclosed in the interim results of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2018 shall prevail, and such announcement is expected to be published by the Company by the end of August 2018.

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

By order of the Board

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited

Wu Bin

Executive Director

Wuhu City, Anhui Province, the PRC

9 July 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises (i) Mr Gao Dengbang, Mr Wang Jianchao, Mr Wu Bin, and Mr Ding Feng as executive Directors; and (ii) Mr Yang Mian Zhi, Mr Tai Kwok Leung and Mr Leung Tat Kwong Simon as independent non-executive Directors.