Acme International Holdings Limited provided preliminary unaudited consolidated group earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2023. For the period, the group expects to achieve a net profit of not less than HKD 8.5 million, representing a turnaround from loss to profit as compared to a net loss of approximately HKD 61.9 million for the corresponding period ended 30 June 2022. The Board believes such turnaround for the Period as compared to the Previous Period was mainly attributable to: the façade works business of the Group (the Façade Works Business) recorded a segment loss of approximately HKD 66.3 million for the Previous Period, and the Group no longer has a significant segment loss in the Period as the Group discontinued the Façade Works Business during the year ended 31 December 2022.

For the detail of the discontinuation of the Façade Works Business and in the Previous Period, the Group recorded share-based payment expenses of approximately HKD 10.0 million, of which approximately HKD 6.6 million was charged in continuing operations and approximately HKD 3.4 million was charged in discontinuing operation, as an acceleration of vesting in accordance with the relevant accounting standards due to the cancellation of pre-IPO share options, and the Group has no such expenses to be recorded in the Period.