Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited Class ASSE: 600585

Results for the year ended 31 December 2018

· Issued by Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited Class A

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安徽海螺水泥股份有限公司

ANHUI CONCH CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China)

(Stock Code: 00914)

Results for the year ended 31 December 2018

Revenue of the Company for the year 2018 amounted to approximately RMB128,402.63 million (in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs")), representing an increase of 70.50% over that of 2017.

Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company for the year 2018 amounted to approximately RMB 29,858.3 million (in accordance with the IFRSs), representing an increase of 87.80% over that of 2017.

Earnings per share for the year 2018 were RMB5.63 (in accordance with the IFRSs), representing an increase of 87.80% over that of 2017.

Unless otherwise stated, the currency unit in this announcement is Renminbi ("RMB"), the lawful currency of the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). Unless otherwise stated, the financial information in this announcement is prepared in accordance with the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (2006) ("PRC Accounting Standards").

I. Basic Corporate Information of the Company

1.

Basic information

Company Name

Anhui Conch Cement Company

Limited ("the Company", together with

its subsidiaries , the "Group")

A Shares stock abbreviation

Conch Cement

A Shares stock code

600585

Exchange on which A shares ("A Shares") are listed

The Shanghai Stock Exchange ("SSE")

H Shares stock name

Conch Cement

H Shares stock code

00914

Exchange on which H shares ("H Shares") are listed

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong

Limited ("Stock Exchange")

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2. Contact persons and means of contact

Title

Joint Company Secretary

Securities affairs representative

Name

Yu Shui

Liao Dan

Contact address

No. 39 Wenhua Road, Wuhu

No. 39 Wenhua Road, Wuhu City,

City, Anhui Province, the PRC

Anhui Province, the PRC

Telephone number

0086-553-8398976

0086-553-8398911

Fax number

0086-553-8398931

0086-553-8398931

E-mail address

dms@chinaconch.com

dms@chinaconch.com

II. Summary of Accounting Data and Operation Information

1. Financial Summary prepared in accordance with the IFRSs (for the year ended 31 December)

(Unit: RMB'000)

Item

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Revenue

128,402,626

75,310,820

55,931,901

  • 50,976,036 60,758,501

    Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

    29,858,303

    15,898,689

    8,573,868

  • 7,538,700 10,980,917

    Total assets

    Total liabilities

    149,547,352 33,358,169

    122,142,585 30,453,291

    109,514,121 29,536,289

  • 105,781,392 102,253,097

  • 32,236,883 33,026,013

2. Accounting data prepared in accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards (major accounting data and financial indicators for the preceding three years)

Table 1:

(Unit: RMB'000)

Item

2018

2017

Year-on-year change (%) between 2018 and 2017

2016

Revenue

128,402,626

75,310,820

70.50

55,931,901

Profit before taxation

39,629,196

21,228,756

86.68

11,653,206

Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

29,814,285

15,854,670

88.05

8,529,917

Net profit after extraordinary items attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

29,818,520

14,077,866

111.81

7,680,938

Basic earnings per share (RMB/share)

5.63

2.99

88.05

1.61

Diluted earnings per share (RMB/share)

5.63

2.99

88.05

1.61

Basic earnings per share after extraordinary items (RMB/share)

5.63

2.66

111.81

1.45

Diluted return on net assets (%)

26.46

17.73

Increased by 8.73 percentage points

11.13

Weighted average return on net assets (%)

29.66

19.12

Increased by 10.54 percentage points

11.59

Diluted return on net assets after extraordinary items (%)

26.46

15.75

Increased by 10.71 percentage points

10.03

Weighted average return on net assets after extraordinary items (%)

29.66

16.97

Increased by 12.69 percentage points

10.44

Net cash flow generated from operating activities

36,058,967

17,363,027

107.68

13,196,752

Net cash flow per share generated from operating activities (RMB/share)

6.80

3.28

107.68

2.49

Table 2:

(Unit: RMB'000)

Item

As at 31 December 2018

As at 31 December 2017

Year-on-year change (%) between 2018 and 2017

As at 31 December 2016

Total assets

149,547,352

122,142,585

22.44

109,514,121

Total equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

112,688,916

109,514,121 89,406,295

26.04

76,608,921

Net assets per share attributable to equity shareholders of the Company (RMB/share)

21.26

16.87

26.04

14.46

Ⅲ. Shareholders

1. Shareholders

(1) As at 31 December 2018, the total number of registered shareholders of the Company was 97,046 of which 91 were registered holders of H Shares. As at 28 February 2019, the total number of registered shareholders of the Company was 78,514 of which 94 were registered holders of H Shares.

(2) As at 31 December 2018, the shareholdings of the top 10 registered shareholders of the Company are set out as follows:

No.

Name of shareholder

Nature of shareholder

Number of shares held as at

31 December 2018 (share)

Percentage of shareholding

(%)

Class of shares

1

Anhui Conch Holdings Co.,

Ltd.("Conch Holdings")(Note 1)

State-owned legal person

1,928,870,014

36.40

A Share

2

HKSCC Nominees Limited (Note 2)

Foreign legal person

1,298,343,633

24.50

H Share

3

Hong Kong Securities Clearing

Company Limited

Foreign legal person

365,379,315

6.89

A Share

4

China Securities Finance Corporation

Limited

State-owned legal person

158,706,413

2.99

A Share

5

Anhui Conch Venture Investment Co.,

Ltd.

Domestic non-state-owned

legal person

145,623,539

2.75

A Share

6

Central Huijin Asset Management Ltd.

State-owned legal person

70,249,600

1.33

A Share

7

Bank Negara Malaysia

Others

29,702,495

0.56

A Share

8

FIL Investment Management (Hong

Kong) Limited - Customer Funds

Others

21,933,761

0.41

A Share

9

Industrial & Commercial Bank of

China - SSE 50 Trading Open-end

Index Securities Investment Fund

Others

21,373,292

0.40

A Share

10

The National Social Security Fund 106

Composition

Others

18,934,548

0.36

A Share

Notes:

  • (1) During 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 ("the Reporting Period"), there was no change in the

    number of the shares of the Company held by Conch Holdings. The shares held by Conch Holdings were

    not subject to any pledge, freezing order or trust.

  • (2) HKSCC Nominees Limited held 1,298,343,633 H Shares, representing 24.50% of the total share capital

    of the Company, and 99.90% of the issued H Shares of the Company. These shares were held on behalf of

    its various clients.

  • (3) 45,000,000 floating shares of the Company held by Anhui Conch Venture Investment Co., Ltd. which

    were pledged to Guoyuan Securities Company Limited on 23 May 2017 were released during the

    Reporting Period.

  • (4) All the above shares are floating shares not subject to trading restrictions.

  • (5) The board ("Board") of directors ("Directors") of the Company is not aware of any connected relationship

    or acting in concert relationship among the above-mentioned shareholders.

2. Information on the controlling shareholder and de facto controller

During the Reporting Period, there was no change in the controlling shareholder and de facto controller of the Company.

As at 31 December 2018, Conch Holdings was the controlling shareholder of the Company and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Anhui Province was the de facto controller of the Company. The shareholding relationship structure between the Company and its de facto controller is set out as follows:

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Anhui Province

100%

Anhui Provincial Investment Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

51%

Anhui Conch Holdings Company Limited

36.40%

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited

3. Purchase, sale or redemption of listed securities

During the Reporting Period, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries purchased, sold or redeemed any listed securities of the Company.