山东晨鸣纸业集团股份有限公司 SHANDONG CHENMING PAPER HOLDINGS LIMITED* (a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability) 2012 First Quarter Report §1 IMPORTANT 1.1 The board of directors (the “Board”), the supervisory committee (the “Supervisory Committee”) and the directors (the “Directors”), supervisors (the “Supervisors”) and senior management (the “Senior Management”) of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (the “Company”, “us”, and “we”) hereby warrant that there are no false representations, misleading statements or material omissions contained in this report (the “Report”), and jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of its contents. This Report has been prepared in both Chinese and English. For any discrepancies, the Chinese version shall prevail. 1.2 None of the Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management is unable to warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of this Report or holds any dissenting views. 1.3 This quarterly Report was considered and approved by the eleventh meeting of the sixth session of the Board of the Company with all Directors present by means of communication. 1.4 The first quarter financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises issued by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) have not been audited. 1.5 Chen Hongguo, the person in charge of the Company, Wang Chunfang, the financial controller of the Company, and Liu Jun, head of accounting department (the person in charge of accounting) hereby declare their assurance of the truthfulness and completeness of the financial Report contained in the quarterly Report. —1— §2 Company Basic Information 2.1 Major accounting data and financial indicators Unit: RMB End of the reporting period End of last year Change (%) Total assets (RMB) 46,240,070,962.15 45,630,828,967.03 1.34% Equity attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 13,544,436,244.38 13,528,622,319.91 0.12% Share capital (share) 2,062,045,941.00 2,062,045,941.00 0.00% Net assets per share attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB/share) 6.57 6.56 0.15% The correponding The reporting period period of last year Change (%) Total operating revenue (RMB) 4,752,308,236.25 4,215,779,027.36 12.73% Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 15,369,632.83 235,410,265.86 -93.47% Net cash flows from operating activities (RMB) -281,719,304.77 235,068,880.84 -219.85% Net cash flows per share from operating activities (RMB/share) -0.14 0.11 -227.27% Basic earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.0075 0.11 -93.18% Diluted earnings per share (RMB/share) N/A N/A N/A Weighted average return on net assets (%) 0.11% 1.72% -1.61% Weighted average return on net assets after extraordinary gains or losses (%) -0.75% 1.23% -1.98% Extraordinary gain or loss items Applicable Not Applicable —2— Unit: RMB Amounts from beginning of the year to end of the Extraordinary gain or loss item reporting period Note (if applicable) Gain or loss on disposal of non-current assets 1,002,327.03 Government grants recognised in profit or loss during the current period, except for government grants closely related to the course of ordinary operation of the Company that were given constantly at a fixed standard amount or quantity as stipulated by the State 137,984,260.09 Gain or loss on debt restructuring Other gain or loss items within the definition of extraordinary gain or loss Profit arising from investment costs for acquisition of a subsidiary, an associate and a joint venture by the corporation being less than its share of fair value of identifiable net assets of the investee on acquisition Other non-operating income and expenses other than the above items 1,616,427.57 Effect of minority interests -4,296,565.30 Effect of income tax -19,643,766.95 Total 116,662,682.44 — Note: Other gain or loss items within the definition of extraordinary gain or loss refer to the gain or loss on disposal of subsidiaries. —3— 2.2 Total number of shareholders and the shareholding of the top ten shareholders of non-restricted shares as at the end of the reporting period Unit: share Total number of shareholders as at The total number of shareholders was 165,499, of the end of the reporting period which 133,167 were holders of A shares, 31,726 were holders of B shares and 606 were holders of H shares Shareholding of the top ten shareholders of non-restricted tradable shares Number of non-restricted tradable shares held as at the end of the Name of shareholders (Full Name) reporting period Class Overseas listed foreign HKSCC Nominees Limited 389,592,500 shares (H shares) TAIFOOK SECURITIES COMPANY Domestic listed foreign LIMITED — ACCOUNT CLIENT 45,289,376 shares (B shares) Domestic listed foreign PLATINUM ASIA FUND 43,480,377 shares (B shares) BILL & MELINDA GATES RMB ordinary shares FOUNDATION TRUST 28,121,967 (A shares) China Life Insurance Company Limited-Dividend-Individual RMB ordinary shares Dividend-005L-FH002 Shenzhen 17,819,798 (A Shares) RMB ordinary shares Caisse dépt et placement du Québec 7,308,567 (A shares) RMB ordinary shares Chen Hongguo 6,334,527 (A shares) LSV EMERGING MARKETS Domestic listed foreign EQUITY FUND, L.P. 6,102,800 shares (B shares) VICTORIAN FUNDS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Domestic listed foreign ATF VFM EMG MKTS TRT 6,086,106 shares (B shares) GE Asset Management Incorporated — GEAM China A RMB ordinary shares Share Trust Fund 5,944,347 (A shares) —4— §3 Material Matters 3.1 Details of and reasons for significant changes in major accounting statement items and financial indicators of the Company Applicable Not Applicable 1. Analysis of the assets and liabilities of the Company Unit: RMB Change Reason for Item 31 March 2012 31 December 2011 (%) change Long-term equity investments 323,080,817.55 77,434,005.49 317.23 (1) Construction materials 118,851,018.31 61,924,581.85 91.93 (2) Bills payable 1,090,621,037.45 615,327,402.85 77.24 (3) Advance receipts 397,548,854.34 231,428,013.45 71.78 (4) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Long-term equity investments increased by 317.23% primarily due to the external investments made by Shanghai Runchen Equity Investment Fund Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company. (2) Construction materials increased by 91.93% primarily due to the investments made in the white coated linerboard project. (3) Bills payable increased by 77.24% primarily due to the impact relating to the increased use of acceptance bills to make payment for goods by the Company resulting from the market conditions. (4) Advance receipts increased by 71.78% primarily due to an increase in advances from customers resulting from stepping up efforts in sales by the Company. —5— 2. Explanation of significant changes of income statement items compared to the corresponding reporting period of last year Unit: RMB Change Reason for Item 31 March 2012 31 March 2011 (%) change Finance expenses 264,624,392.19 68,850,480.24 284.35 (1) Loss on impairment of assets 16,217,270.12 -7,017,489.87 331.10 (2) Investment income -4,353,187.94 -6,862,531.53 36.57 (3) Non-operating income 143,388,638.82 93,693,686.12 53.04 (4) Non-operating expenses 2,785,624.13 1,744,031.83 59.72 (5) Total profit -31,706,117.62 319,746,983.85 -109.92 (6) Income tax expenses -5,074,884.91 67,180,140.84 -107.55 (7) Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company 15,369,632.83 235,410,265.86 -93.47 (8) Minority interests -42,000,865.54 17,156,577.15 -344.81 (9) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Finance expenses increased by 284.35% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in capitalised interest amount charged into expenses after transfer and an increase in loan scale. (2) Loss on impairment of assets increased by 331.10% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in bad debt provisions withdrawn during the period as compared to the corresponding period of last year resulting from a change in receivables. (3) Investment income increased by 36.57% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to a decrease in the losses incurred by associates during the period as compared to the corresponding period of last year. (4) Non-operating income increased by 53.04% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in government grants received during the period. (5) Non-operating expenses increased by 59.72% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to the increase in net loss on disposal of assets and donation expenses during the period. (6) Total profit, income tax, net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company and minority interests decreased as compared to the corresponding period of last year by 109.92%, 107.55%, 93.47% and 344.81% respectively mainly due to the selling prices of the Company’s products remaining at a low level during the first quarter with a drop in the gross —6— profit margin amid the downturn of the paper making industry. 3. Analysis of cash flows during the reporting period The corresponding Change Item The reporting period period of last year (%) Net cash flows from operating activities -281,719,304.77 235,068,880.84 -219.85 Net cash flows from investing activities -587,845,287.96 -1,627,140,470.50 63.87 Net cash flows from financing activities -185,783,342.04 797,845,888.32 -123.29 Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Net cash flows from operating activities decreased by 219.85% as compared to the corresponding period of last year primarily due to an increase in outstanding bills during the period. (2) Net cash flows from investing activities increased by 63.87% as compared to the corresponding period of last year primarily due to the decrease in the investments made upon completion in the Zhanjiang pulp project, the high-end culture paper project of production capacity of 450,000 tonnes and the coated paper project of production capacity of 800,000 tonnes. (3) Net cash flows from financing activities decreased by 123.29% as compared to the corresponding period of last year primarily due to an increase of loans repaid by the Company during the period. 3.2 The progress of significant events and analysis of their impact and solutions 3.2.1 Non-standard opinion Applicable Not Applicable 3.2.2 Provision of capital to the controlling shareholder or its related parties or provision of guarantee in favour of any external party in violation of the prescribed procedures by the Company Applicable Not Applicable 3.2.3 Execution of material contracts in the ordinary course of business and their performance Applicable Not Applicable —7— 3.2.4 Others Applicable Not Applicable 3.3 Performance of undertakings by the Company, shareholders and beneficial controllers The following undertakings by the Company, and its related parties such as its directors, supervisors and senior management, shareholders interested in 5% or more of the shares of the Company and its beneficial controllers made in the reporting period or subsisting to the reporting period Applicable Not Applicable 3.4 Warning of cumulative net profit for the period between the beginning of the year to end of next reporting period being projected to be losses or expected material change as compared to the same period of last year and its explanation Applicable Not Applicable 3.5 Other significant events that require explanation 3.5.1 Securities investment Applicable Not Applicable —8— 3.5.2Reception of research investigations, communications and interviews during the reporting period Place of Manner of Parties Main topics of discussion Date of reception reception reception accommodated and information provided 9 January 2012 Shouguang, On-site Jiang Hao, analyst ofMatters including recent Shandong research and Everbright Securities development of the industry investigation and development trend in the future, production and operation of the Company, as well as strategic development 8 February 2012 Shouguang, On-site Galaxy AMC, Matters including recent Shandong research and Zheshang Securities development of the industry investigation and Huang Wei, and development trend in the analyst of Huatai future, production and Securities operation of the Company, as well as strategic development 30 March 2012 Shouguang, On-site Bosera Asset Matters including recent Shandong research and Management and Mu development of the industry investigation Fangzhou, analyst of and development trend in the Guotai Junan future, production and Securities operation of the Company, as well as strategic development 3.6 Investment in derivatives □ Applicable Not Applicable 3.6.1Positions in investment in derivatives as at the end of the reporting period □ Applicable Not Applicable —9— §4 Appendices 4.1 Balance sheet Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited As at 31 March 2012 Unit: RMB Closing balance Opening balance Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company CURRENT ASSETS: Monetary funds 2,659,927,829.06 1,188,540,323.36 3,529,938,211.47 1,747,384,563.57 Balances with clearing companies Placements with banks and other financial institutions Held-for-trading financial assets Bills receivable 3,124,602,073.94 1,626,014,536.73 2,444,508,997.74 1,432,408,267.82 Accounts receivable 3,485,841,509.24 1,967,593,151.99 2,886,437,754.69 1,743,034,281.97 Prepayments 743,951,988.34 621,243,764.73 764,880,237.90 664,693,619.26 Premium receivable Receivables from reinsurers Reinsurance contract reserves receivable Interest receivable Dividend receivable Other receivables 373,347,872.40 7,540,865,746.72 325,550,913.72 6,928,079,845.18 Financial assets purchased under agreements to resell Inventory 5,251,096,093.83 1,162,129,300.73 5,586,472,121.37 1,173,839,484.91 Non-current assets due within one year Entrusted loans due within one year 50,000,000.00 Other current assets 1,673,072,903.43 42,390,138.67 1,698,362,261.63 15,216,230.82 Total current assets 17,311,840,270.24 14,148,776,962.93 17,236,150,498.52 13,754,656,293.53 — 10 — Closing balance Opening balance Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Entrusted loans and advances to customers Available-for-sale financial assets Entrusted loans 500,000,000.00 500,000,000.00 Held-to-maturity investments 55,000,000.00 Long-term receivables Long-term equity investments 323,080,817.55 8,753,656,624.89 77,434,005.49 8,748,703,461.63 Investment in properties 22,515,392.02 22,515,392.02 22,949,956.03 22,949,956.03 Fixed assets 22,495,906,632.02 5,255,202,695.84 22,740,904,031.02 5,264,187,852.03 Construction in progress 2,978,139,596.39 366,936,549.69 2,618,039,624.85 422,232,622.40 Construction materials 118,851,018.31 3,149,556.84 61,924,581.85 3,589,906.68 Disposal of fixed assets Productive biological assets Oil and gas assets Consumable biological assets 997,844,659.25 959,061,500.85 Intangible assets 1,506,812,666.89 320,529,110.46 1,517,137,201.36 322,623,412.83 Development expenditure Goodwill 20,283,787.17 20,283,787.17 Long-term prepaid expenses 193,367,979.88 192,917,245.62 Deferred income tax assets 206,428,142.43 41,582,819.72 174,026,534.27 41,388,325.93 Other non-current assets 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 10,000,000.00 Total non-current assets 28,928,230,691.91 15,273,572,749.46 28,394,678,468.51 15,335,675,537.53 TOTAL ASSETS 46,240,070,962.15 29,422,349,712.39 45,630,828,967.03 29,090,331,831.06 — 11 — Closing balance Opening balance Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term borrowings 11,962,201,114.26 7,688,247,146.95 12,086,984,606.69 8,080,716,020.88 Borrowings from the central bank Customer bank deposits and due to banks and other financial institutions Placements from banks and other financial institutions Held-for-trading financial liabilities Bills payable 1,090,621,037.45 840,293,333.99 615,327,402.85 346,418,281.23 Accounts payable 4,270,682,551.84 1,485,938,970.70 4,685,585,997.60 1,698,958,458.63 Advance receipts 397,548,854.34 96,812,609.34 231,428,013.45 119,723,590.83 Financial assets sold under agreements to repurchase Handling charges and commission payable Staff remuneration payables 171,307,545.20 92,581,527.26 147,063,891.65 79,433,205.74 Taxes payable 55,101,717.87 17,052,100.14 68,240,005.91 21,270,847.19 Interest payable 117,568,737.22 110,942,694.44 106,854,702.74 103,910,194.44 Dividend payable Other payables 936,767,593.24 250,728,876.15 763,621,538.95 211,491,763.93 Due to reinsurers Insurance contract reserves Customer brokerage deposits Securities underwriting brokerage deposits Non-current liabilities due within one year 1,303,402,293.52 642,943,000.00 1,203,616,858.22 543,009,000.00 Other current liabilities 8,946,771.60 1,251,038.40 10,227,001.60 1,345,288.40 Total current liabilities 20,314,148,216.54 11,226,791,297.37 19,918,950,019.66 11,206,276,651.27 — 12 — Closing balance Opening balance Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term borrowings 5,360,033,566.63 862,302,335.94 5,143,067,496.05 648,055,935.94 Bonds payable 2,478,412,080.22 1,984,261,888.75 2,476,942,694.79 1,983,425,123.62 Long-term payables Special payables 660,000,000.00 660,000,000.00 Estimated liabilities Deferred income tax liabilities Other non-current liabilities 2,465,889,180.44 2,316,201,294.87 2,444,093,897.14 2,314,615,977.46 Total non-current liabilities 10.964,334,827.29 5,162,765,519.56 10,724,104,087.98 4,946,097,037.02 TOTAL LIABILITIES 31,278,483,043.83 16,389,556,816.93 30,643,054,107.64 16,152,373,688.29 OWNERS’ EQUITY (OR SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY): Paid-up capital(or share capital) 2,062,045,941.00 2,062,045,941.00 2,062,045,941.00 2,062,045,941.00 Capital reserves 6,098,264,836.00 6,184,215,988.77 6,098,264,836.00 6,184,215,988.77 Less: Treasury shares Special reserves Surplus reserves 1,132,116,106.40 1,119,926,524.49 1,132,116,106.40 1,119,926,524.49 General risk provisions Retained profit 4,253,153,629.37 3,666,604,441.20 4,237,783,996.54 3,571,769,688.51 Foreign currency translation differences -1,144,268.39 -1,588,560.03 Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 13,544,436,244.38 13,032,792,895.46 13,528,622,319.91 12,937,958,142.77 Minority interests 1,417,151,673.94 1,459,152,539.48 Total owners’ equity 14,961,587,918.32 13,032,792,895.46 14,987,774,859.39 12,937,958,142.77 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 46,240,070,962.15 29,422,349,712.39 45,630,828,967.03 29,090,331,831.06 — 13 — 4.2 Income statement Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited January to March 2012 Unit: RMB Amounts for the current period Amounts for last period Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company I. Total operating revenue 4,752,308,236.25 2,016,506,036.27 4,215,779,027.36 1,921,785,753.13 Including: Operating revenue 4,752,308,236.25 2,016,506,036.27 4,215,779,027.36 1,921,785,753.13 Interest income Earned premium Handling charges and commission income II. Total operating costs 4,920,264,180.62 2,033,368,595.55 3,981,119,166.27 1,759,509,526.62 Including: Operating costs 4,100,359,085.69 1,717,240,795.33 3,463,359,628.05 1,555,807,983.71 Interest expenses Handling charges and commission expenses Surrenders Net claims paid Net change in insurance contract reserves Policyholder dividend expenses Expenses for reinsurance accepted Business taxes and surcharges 16,516,766.94 11,789,305.11 17,610,362.77 9,678,625.14 Selling and distribution expenses 231,926,186.00 51,684,955.34 202,836,197.85 61,919,884.39 General and administrative expenses 290,620,479.68 131,061,471.84 235,479,987.23 100,687,131.82 Finance expenses 264,624,392.19 126,068,992.41 68,850,480.24 56,580,268.93 Loss on impairment of assets 16,217,270.12 -4,476,924.48 -7,017,489.87 -25,164,367.37 — 14 — Amounts for the current period Amounts for last period Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company Add: Gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) Investment income (“-” denotes loss) -4,353,187.94 4,172,616.51 -6,862,531.53 23,065,936.06 Including: Investment income from associates and joint ventures -4,353,187.94 -4,353,187.94 -6,862,531.53 -6,862,531.53 Foreign exchange gains (“-” denotes loss) III. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) -172,309,132.31 -12,689,942.77 227,797,329.56 185,342,162.57 Add: Non-operating income 143,388,638.82 119,849,253.98 93,693,686.12 67,364,389.08 Less: Non-operating expenses 2,785,624.13 38,640.30 1,744,031.83 1,069,164.50 Including: Loss on disposal of non-current assets 696,533.29 277,710.00 IV. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) -31,706,117.62 107,120,670.91 319,746,983.85 251,637,387.15 Less:Income tax expenses -5,074,884.91 12,285,918.22 67,180,140.84 39,945,956.65 V. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) -26,631,232.71 94,834,752.69 252,566,843.01 211,691,430.50 Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company 15,369,632.83 94,834,752.69 235,410,265.86 211,691,430.50 Minority interests -42,000,865.54 17,156,577.15 VI. Earnings per share: (I) Basic earnings per share 0.0075 0.05 0.11 0.10 (II) Diluted earnings per share N/A N/A N/A N/A VII. Other comprehensive income 444,291.64 -128,560.65 VIII. Total comprehensive income -26,186,941.07 94,834,752.69 252,438,282.36 211,691,430.50 Total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of the Company 15,813,924.47 94,834,752.69 235,281,705.21 211,691,430.50 Total comprehensive income attributable to minority interests -42,000,865.54 — 17,156,577.15 — For the business combination under common control for the current period, the acquiree realised net profit of RMB was nil before the combination. — 15 — 4.3 Cash flow statement Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited January to March 2012 Unit: RMB Amounts for the current period Amounts for last period Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 2,570,906,269.83 1,183,863,960.99 4,373,729,942.37 1,797,302,681.18 Net increase in customer bank deposits and due to banks and other financial institutions Net increase in borrowings from the central bank Net increase in placements from other financial institutions Cash received from premiums under original insurance contracts Net cash received from reinsurance business Net increase in deposits from policyholders Net increase from disposal of held-for-trading financial assets Cash received from interest, handling charges and commissions Net increase in placements from banks and other financial institutions Net capital increase of repurchase business Tax rebates received 9,072,328.56 — 16 — Amounts for the current period Amounts for last period Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company Cash received relating to other operating activities 177,801,899.75 119,530,481.18 209,741,362.82 77,243,590.61 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 2,748,708,169.58 1,303,394,442.17 4,592,543,633.75 1,874,546,271.79 Cash paid for goods and services 2,341,911,556.91 1,130,269,044.25 3,592,629,084.34 1,175,552,333.83 Net increase in loans and advances to customers Net increase in deposits with the central bank and other financial institutions Cash paid for claims under original insurance contracts Cash paid for interest, handling charges and commission Cash paid for policyholder dividend Cash paid to and for employees 220,123,999.70 68,124,348.15 207,060,248.25 59,273,939.28 Payments of taxes and surcharges 269,015,215.20 182,384,463.17 461,128,266.94 195,314,473.88 Cash paid relating to other operating activities 199,376,702.54 303,073,623.77 96,657,153.38 182,600,639.67 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 3,030,427,474.35 1,683,851,479.34 4,357,474,752.91 1,612,741,386.66 Net cash flows from operating activities -281,719,304.77 -380,457,037.17 235,068,880.84 261,804,885.13 — 17 — Amounts for the current period Amounts for last period Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company II. Cash flows from investment activities: Cash received from investments 50,000,000.00 20,904,479.28 Cash received from investment income 8,825,194.45 122,480,481.09 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 953,872.96 — Net cash received from disposal of subsidiaries and other business units Cash received relating to other investment activities 40,203,980.70 3,016,038.73 Subtotal of cash inflows from investment activities 40,203,980.70 58,825,194.45 3,969,911.69 143,384,960.37 Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 323,049,268.66 3,528,995.61 1,631,110,382.19 140,688,974.01 Cash paid on investments 305,000,000.00 9,465,450.00 — 319,533,425.00 Net increase in pledged loans Net cash paid for acquisition of subsidiaries and other business units Cash paid relating to other investment activities Subtotal of cash outflows from investment activities 628,049,268.66 12,994,445.61 1,631,110,382.19 460,222,399.01 Net cash flows from investment activities -587,845,287.96 45,830,748.84 -1,627,140,470.50 -316,837,438.64 — 18 — Amounts for the current period Amounts for last period Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from capital contribution Including: Cash received from minority interest contribution to subsidiaries Cash received from borrowings 5,007,370,206.49 2,637,231,040.20 4,632,330,615.82 2,296,907,172.87 Cash received from bond issue Cash received relating to other financing activities Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 5,007,370,206.49 2,637,231,040.20 4,632,330,615.82 2,296,907,172.87 Cash repayments of amounts borrowed 4,815,402,193.04 2,715,519,514.13 1,783,746,991.05 959,037,255.19 Cash paid for dividend and profit distribution or interest payment 141,509,329.30 95,330,724.52 80,392,732.83 53,157,784.69 Including: Dividend and profit paid to minority interests by subsidiaries Cash paid for repayment of short-term debentures 1,549,650,000.00 1,549,650,000.00 Cash paid relating to other financing activities 236,242,026.19 364,674,036.03 420,695,003.62 128,370,986.04 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities 5,193,153,548.53 3,175,524,274.68 3,834,484,727.50 2,690,216,025.92 Net cash flows from financing activities -185,783,342.04 -538,293,234.48 797,845,888.32 -393,308,853.05 — 19 — Amounts for the current period Amounts for last period Items Consolidated Parent Company Consolidated Parent Company IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -414,473.83 -108,753.43 -2,566,650.95 -352,637.72 V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents -1,055,762,408.60 -873,028,276.24 -596,792,352.29 -448,694,044.28 Add: Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period 2,317,048,619.53 1,290,039,078.57 1,855,235,979.80 662,209,607.29 VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period 1,261,286,210.93 417,010,802.33 1,258,443,627.51 213,515,563.01 4.4 Audit report Audit opinion: unaudited — 20 —