The Board of Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd. informed the shareholders of the company and potential investors that, based on currently available information, it is anticipated that the Group will record a profit attributable to the shareholders (excluding the other income described below) of approximately RMB 270.0 million for the six months ended 30 June 2018, representing an increase of approximately RMB 116.7 million or approximately 76.1% when compared with the corresponding figure of RMB 153.3 million for the six months ended 30 June 2017. The sales of the Group for the 2018 interim period is anticipated to increase by approximately 51.6% to approximately RMB 2.58 billion (among which, the sales of the Group's own-branded cow and goat milk formula products are anticipated to increase by approximately 80.5% and approximately 67.7% to approximately RMB 1.17 billion and approximately RMB 0.91 billion, respectively) when compared with the 2017 interim period. During the 2018 interim period, the Group recorded certain other income attributable to (i) the gain on fair value changes of derivative financial instruments arising from the contingent consideration as a result of the Group's acquisition of the remaining 15% equity interest in a subsidiary; and (ii) a one-off gain arising from the re-measurement of the previously held interest in a joint venture as a result of the acquisition of its remaining 50% equity interest in the joint venture, of a total of approximately RMB 61.8 million. Including the aforesaid other income, the reported profit attributable to the shareholders is anticipated to increase to approximately RMB 331.8 million.