Angang Steel : PROFIT WARNING

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(Stock Code: 0347)

PROFIT WARNING

This announcement is published by the Company simultaneously in Shenzhen pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on Shenzhen Stock Exchange and in Hong Kong pursuant to the disclosure obligations under Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

The Board hereby announces that the Company is expecting to record a decrease in the net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company for the nine months ended 30 September 2019 in comparison with the corresponding period of 2018.

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

This announcement is published by Angang Steel Company Limited*( 鞍 鋼 股 份 有 限 公 司) (the "Company") simultaneously in Shenzhen pursuant to the Rules Governing the Listing of Stocks on Shenzhen Stock Exchange and in Hong Kong pursuant to the disclosure obligations under Rule 13.09(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong). The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") hereby announces that the Company (together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is expecting to record a decrease in the net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company for the nine months ended 30 September 2019 in comparison with the corresponding period of 2018.

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Details of and the reasons for such estimated decrease are set out below.

1. ESTIMATED DECREASE

For the nine months ended 30 September

	2019		2018
		Decrease
		as compared
		with the
		corresponding
		period of 2018
	(RMB)	(%)	(RMB)
	(Unaudited)
Net profit attributable to shareholders	approximately	approximately	6,855 million
of the Company	1,722 million	74.88%
Basic earnings per share	approximately		Adjusted: 0.729
	0.183

For the period from

1 July to 30 September

20192018

		Decrease
		as compared
		with the
		corresponding
		period of 2018
	(RMB)	(%)	(RMB)
	(Unaudited)
Net profit attributable to shareholders	approximately	approximately	2,415 million
of the Company	297 million	87.70%
Basic earnings per share	approximately		Adjusted: 0.257
	0.032

Note: according to the profit distribution of 2018 implemented by the Company on 28 June 2019, the Company issued 3 additional shares for every 10 shares to all shareholders through conversion of capital reserve, and the share capital has changed from 7,235 million shares to 9,405 million shares. As such, basic earnings per share for the nine months ended 30 September 2019 and the corresponding period of last year were calculated based on the share capital after such conversion.

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2. REASON FOR THE ESTIMATED DECREASE

For the nine months ended 30 September 2019, the net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company decreased substantially as compared with the corresponding period of last year, which was mainly due to following factors: firstly, the steel price plunged as a result of the sluggish domestic automobile and household appliance industries and other factors; secondly, the dam-failure accident of the tailings dam of the Vale of Brazil and strong demand of domestic steel and iron enterprises for iron ore drove up the price of raw materials, which greatly narrowed the margins of steel and iron enterprises.

The financial information for the nine months ended 30 September 2019 set out above is solely based on preliminary assessment by the Company in accordance with the unaudited management accounts (prepared in accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises) and is not based on the financial information audited or reviewed by the Company's auditors. Shareholders of the Company and potential investors should note that detailed information on the Group's performance for the nine months ended 30 September 2019 will be disclosed in its results announcement for the same period to be published in due course. There may be differences between such information and the estimated financial information set out above.

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

By Order of the Board

ANGANG STEEL COMPANY LIMITED*

Wang Yidong

Executive Director and Chairman of the Board

Anshan City, Liaoning Province, the PRC

14 October 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following Directors:

Executive Directors	Independent Non-executive Directors
Wang Yidong	Wu Dajun
Li Zhen	Ma Weiguo
Ma Lianyong	Feng Changli
Xie Junyong	Wang Jianhua

• For identification purposes only

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