Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited provided consolidated earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Based on the preliminary review of the management accounts of the group for the six months ended 30 June 2014, the group is expected to have a substantial growth in results and to record an increase of not less than 150% in its consolidated net profit for the six months ended 30 June 2014 as compared to that of the six months ended 30 June 2013 (the unaudited net profit attributable to the equity shareholders of the company for the first half of 2013 amounted to HKD 138,907,000). The board considers that the remarkable performance of the group for the six months ended 30 June 2014 was due to the following reasons: significant increase in the revenue from dealing and broking business; substantial increase in the interest income from loans and financing business; and very substantial increase in the revenue from corporate finance activities.