Astrum Financial Holdings Limited provides earning guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2021. The Group is expected to record an unaudited loss and total comprehensive expense of approximately HKD 8.4 million for the Current Period as compared to an unaudited loss and total comprehensive expense of approximately HKD 0.4 million for the six months ended 30 June 2020 (the "Corresponding Period"). Such expected increase in loss for the Current Period is mainly attributable to i) the significant decrease in placing and underwriting commission income from approximately HKD 30.4 million for the Corresponding Period to approximately HKD 1.2 million for the Current Period; and ii) the recognition of equity-settled share-based payments of approximately HKD 1.3 million for the Current Period (Corresponding Period: Nil), which is partially offset by the significant decrease in commission expenses from approximately HKD 23.8 million for the Corresponding Period to approximately HKD 0.1 million for the Current Period.