At the Board meeting held on 29 March 2021, the Directors of West China Cement Limited announced that to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the listing of the Company and to reward the shareholders, the Directors also proposed to recommend the payment of a special dividend of RMB 0.034 per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2020. The special dividend is subject to approval by the shareholders at the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Company to be held on 28 May 2021, and will be paid to the shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on 7 June 2021. The special dividend will be paid on or around 30 July 2021.