The board of directors of Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited announced that, based on the preliminary assessment on the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group expects to record a significant increase in the profit attributable to owners of the Company by not less than 88% as compared to the profit attributable to owners of the Company of approximately RMB3,480 million for the year ended 31 December 2019 (after the merger adjustment of the combination of financial statements of the Group and China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Datong Gear Co. Ltd.).