The board of directors of Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. announced that the group is expected to have a significant growth in results and record an increase of approximately 50% in its net profit for the year ended 31 December 2013 as compared to that for the year ended 31 December 2012. Benefiting from stable growth in market demand and decrease in new production capacity in the industry in 2013, the supply and demand relationship of the cement industry has further improved and accordingly, the sales volume of the company's products rose steadily year on year, with a continued increase in selling price.

In addition, as the coal price in 2013 dropped when compared to that of the previous year, the company's production cost decreased year on year. As a result, the company's net profit for the year 2013 is expected to increase by approximately 50% when compared to that of the previous year (the audited net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the company prepared by the Group in accordance with the PRC accounting standards for the year 2012 amounted to RMB 6,307,587,487 and earnings per share were RMB 1.19).