Jiangxi Copper Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2018. According to the preliminary estimation of the finance department of the Company, the realised net profit attributable to the shareholders of the Company for year 2018 prepared in accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards is expected to increase by approximately RMB 802 million as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year, that is a year-on-year increase by approximately 50%. The realised net profit after non-recurring profit and loss items attributable to the shareholders of the Company for year 2018 prepared in accordance with the PRC GAAP is expected to be approximately RMB 1,531 million and be decreased by approximately RMB 855 million as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year, that is a year-on-year decrease by approximately 35.83%.