Shandong International Trust Co., Ltd. provided preliminary unaudited earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The company group is expected to record an increase of approximately 50% to 60% in the net profit attributable to the Shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2020, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019. The Board expects that the increase is mainly due to the following factors: (i) the increase in fee and commission income from the Group's trust business; (ii) the increase in the Group's interest income generated from loans to customers; and (iii) the increase in profit from invested companies which the Group is entitled to receive.