On 20 August 2012?Sinotrans Ltd. held 2012 interim results analysts and press conference in JW Marriott Hotel of Hong Kong. Mr. Zhao Huxiang, Chairman of Sinotrans Ltd., Mr. Zhang Jianwei, President, Ms. Zhang Kui, CFO, Mr. Gao Wei, Company Secretary, Ms. Wang lina, General Manager of Securities and Legal Affairs Dept. of Sinotrans Ltd., etc., attended the conference. On the occasion, Mr. Zhang Jianwei briefed on Sinotrans Ltd. 2012 interim results and operational performance, and the Company's future development plans and strategies. Afterwards, the investors and the media raised their concerned questions focus on the operation, investment and future development of the Company, which Mr. Zhao Huxiang, Mr. Zhang Jianwei, Ms. Zhang Kui and Mr. Gao Wei, respectively answered. There were about 30 investors from investment banks (including the shareholders of the Company), funds and equity management companies, such as Goldman, Morgan Stanley, UBS and so on, taking part in the analysts conference and 17 agencies from well-known financial media, e.g. the Financial Times, Reuters, Metro Finance, and press of newspapers, magazines and network media, e.g. South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Economic Times, Apple Daily, Oriental Daily News, iMoney, ET Net, etc., present at the press conference.

In the first half of 2012, Sinotrans Ltd.'s revenue amounted to RMB 23.16 billion, up by 12.4% compared with the corresponding period in 2011. Operating profit was RMB 493.1 million, representing a decrease of 10.2% year-on-year. The revenue of our freight forwarding services segment was RMB19,630.7 million, 15.1% higher than that in the same period of 2011. The operating profit of this segment was RMB 358.3 million, recorded a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. The revenue of our shipping agency services business was RMB398.2 million, 1.2% lower than that in the same period of 2011. The operating profit of this segment amounted to RMB 142.4 million, dropped by 3.3% year-on-year. The revenue of our storage & terminal services business was RMB1,021. 8 million, 9.4% higher than that in the same period of 2011. The operating profit of this segment was RMB 169.5 million, recorded a year-on-year increase of 5.4%. The revenue of our marine transportation business was RMB2,422.0 million, 4.0% lower than that in the same period of 2011. Operating profit of this segment recorded a loss of RMB137.1 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 66.39%. Profit Attributable to equity holders of the Company amounted to RMB 389.9 million, decreased by 11.0% year on year. Earnings per share were RMB 0.09.


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