2012 Third Quarter Report I. Important 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. 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. 3、 This quarterly report was considered and approved by the fifteenth meeting of the sixth session of the Board of the Company with all Directors present by means of communication. 4、 The third 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 PRC have not been audited. 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. II. Company overview (I) Major accounting data and financial indicators Retrospective adjustments to the financial statements of prior reporting periods □ Yes √ No □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Increase/decrease as at the end of the 2012.9.30 2011.12.31 reporting period compared to the end of the prior year (%) Total assets (RMB) 47,184,097,928.45 45,630,828,967.03 3.40 1 Equity attributable to shareholders of the 13,352,474,002.67 13,528,622,319.91 -1.30 Company (RMB) Share capital (shares) 2,062,045,941.00 2,062,045,941.00 0 Net assets per share attributable to shareholders of the Company 6.48 6.56 -1.30 (RMB/share) Increase/decrease Increase/decrease compared to the July — compared to the January — corresponding September 2012 corresponding period September 2012 period of the prior of the prior year (%) year (%) Total revenue (RMB) 5,001,125,623.43 12.96 14,965,577,158.47 12.15 Net profit attributable to shareholders of 38,909,228.41 -73.93 133,154,191.26 -78.96 the Company (RMB) Net cash flows from operating activities — — 337,787,337.65 -50.91 (RMB) Net cash flows per share from operating — — 0.16 -50.91 activities (RMB/share) Basic earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.02 -73.93 0.06 -78.96 Diluted earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.02 -73.93 0.06 -78.96 Weighted average return on net assets (%) 0.29% -0.82 0.99% -3.54 Weighted average return on net assets after deducting extraordinary gains or -0.40% -1.16 -1.16% -4.72 losses (%) Less the amounts for extraordinary gain or loss items √ Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Amounts from the beginning of the year to Item Note the end of the reporting period (RMB) Gain or loss on disposal of non-current assets 4,276,203.08 Tax rebate or tax concessions with unauthorised approval or without official approval documents Government grants recognised in profit or loss for the current period (except for government grants closely related to the 215,857,588.70 corporate business that were given under at a fixed standard amount or quantity as stipulated by the State) Fees charged to profit or loss for the current period received from non-financial institutions for utilisation of funds Gain arising from investment costs for acquisition of subsidiaries, 2 Amounts from the beginning of the year to Item Note the end of the reporting period (RMB) associates and joint-ventures by the corporation being less than its share of fair value of identifiable net assets of the investees on acquisition Gain or loss on non-monetary asset swap Gain or loss on assets invested or managed under entrustment Impairment provisions for various assets due to force majeure such as natural disasters Gain or loss on debt restructuring 7,653,776.59 Corporate restructuring fees such as expenses for severance payments for staff and consolidation fees Profit or loss in excess of the fair value portion arising from transactions with obvious unfair transaction prices Net gain or loss for the period arising from subsidiaries formed from business merger under common control from the beginning of the year to the merger date Gain or loss arising from contingent items unrelated to the ordinary course of business of the Company Except for effective hedging business conducted in the ordinary course of business of the Company, gain or loss arising from the change in fair value of financial assets held for trading and financial liabilities held for trading, as well as investment gains from disposal of financial assets held for trading and financial liabilities held for trading and available-for-sale financial assets Reversal of impairment provision on receivables tested for impairment on individual basis Gain or loss on external entrusted loans Gain or loss from the change in fair value of investment property by adopting fair value method for subsequent measurements Effect on profit or loss for the current period from one-off adjustments to profit or loss for the current period made pursuant to taxation and accounting laws and regulations, etc. Entrustment fees received from entrusted business Non-operating income and expenses other than the above items 88,770,404.99 Gain or loss from the Other gain or loss items within the definition of extraordinary gain change in fair value of 15,457,198.72 or loss timber assets measured at fair value Effect of minority shareholders interests -33,817,343.75 Effect of income tax -8,310,194.92 Total 289,887,633.41 — 3 Note on “other gain or loss items within the definition of extraordinary gain or loss” and extraordinary gain or loss items defined as recurring income or loss items by the Company based on the nature and features of its ordinary course of business Item Amount (RMB) Note Gain or loss from the change in fair value of Gain or loss from the change in fair value 15,457,198.72 timber assets measured at fair value of timber assets measured at fair value (II) Total number of shareholders and the shareholding of the top ten shareholders as at the end of the reporting period The total number of shareholders was 159,715, of which 126,979 were Total number of shareholders as at the end holders of A shares, 32,144 were holders of B shares and 592 were holders of the reporting period of H shares. Shareholding of the top ten shareholders of non-restricted tradable shares Number of non-restricted Class and number of shares Name of shareholders tradable shares held as at the end of the reporting period Class Number Overseas listed foreign HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED 389,724,500 389,724,500 shares Domestic listed foreign PLATINUM ASIA FUND 43,480,377 43,480,377 shares TAIFOOK SECURITIES COMPANY Domestic listed foreign 35,436,403 35,436,403 LIMITED —ACCOUNT CLIENT shares BILL & MELINDA GATES 23,701,666 RMB ordinary shares 23,701,666 FOUNDATION TRUST CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED - DIVIDEND — 17,819,798 RMB ordinary shares 17,819,798 INDIVIDUAL DIVIDEND - 005L-FH002 SHENZHEN RMB ordinary shares 2,091,600 Jin Xing 7,969,000 Domestic listed foreign 5,877,400 shares LSV EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY Domestic listed foreign 6,102,800 6,102,800 FUND,L.P. shares VICTORIAN FUNDS MANAGEMENT Domestic listed foreign CORPORATION ATF VFM EMG 6,086,106 6,086,106 shares MKTS TRT MORGAN STANLEY & CO. 5,459,125 RMB ordinary shares 5,459,125 INTERNATIONAL PLC 4 BEIJING XINDA YONGCHANG INVESTMENT CONSULTANT CO., 4,682,000 RMB ordinary shares 4,682,000 LTD. Note on shareholders Nil III. Material matters (I) 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 Company’s assets and liabilities Unit: RMB Reason for Item 2012.9.30 2011.12.31 Change (%) the change Bills receivable 3,235,491,016.03 2,444,508,997.74 32.36 (1) Prepayments 1,140,905,133.75 764,880,237.90 49.16 (2) Other receivables 181,683,839.58 325,550,913.72 -44.19 (3) Long-term equity investments 351,462,993.11 77,434,005.49 353.89 (4) Construction in progress 4,843,165,411.42 2,618,039,624.85 84.99 (5) Deferred income tax assets 277,987,949.14 174,026,534.27 59.74 (6) Other non-current assets 0 10,000,000.00 -100.00 (7) Bills payable 1,614,095,834.78 615,327,402.85 162.31 (8) Advance receipts 441,026,277.53 231,428,013.45 90.57 (9) Staff remuneration payables 227,820,006.70 147,063,891.65 54.91 (10) Non-current liabilities due within one year 1,678,152,501.36 1,203,616,858.22 39.43 (11) Special items payables 1,266,147,401.51 660,000,000.00 91.84 (12) Other non-current liabilities 3,539,077,022.47 2,444,093,897.14 44.80 (13) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Bills receivable increased by 32.36% mainly due to an increase in bank acceptance bills received for payment for goods during the reporting period. (2) Prepayments increased by 49.16% mainly due to an increase in the advance payment for materials made by the Company. (3) Other receivables decreased by 44.19% mainly due to receipt of proceeds from disposal of Chibi Chenming and Xianning Chenming in the year 2011 in accordance with the provisions of the contracts by the Company. 5 (4) Long-term equity investments increased by 353.89% mainly due to the external investment made by Shanghai Runchen Equity Investment Fund Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company. (5) Construction in progress increased by 84.99% mainly due to the investments in the white coated linerboard project and the jilin relocation project by the Company. (6) Deferred income tax assets increased by 59.74% mainly due to a market downturn at the macroeconomic level and in the paper making industry, from which some companies generated deferred income tax assets that could be used to offset losses. (7) Other non-current assets decreased by 100% mainly due to the change of registration of the investment in Weifeng Xinye Capital Investment Co., Ltd. by the Company. (8) Bills payable increased by 162.31% mainly due to an increase in bank acceptance bills issued by the Company for payment for goods. (9) Advance receipts increased by 90.57% mainly due to an increase in advance receipts for goods by the Company during the reporting period. (10) Staff remuneration payables increased by 54.91% mainly due to the expansion of the Company’s scale resulting in an increase in unpaid staff remuneration payables. (11) Non-current liabilities due within one year increased by 39.43% mainly due to an increase in long-term borrowings due within one year by the Company. (12) Special payables increased by 91.84% mainly due to the removal compensation of RMB660 million received by Jilin Chenming Paper Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company. (13) Other non-current liabilities increased by 44.8% mainly due to the issue of medium-term notes of RMB1,100 million during the reporting period. 2. Analysis and explanation of the major changes in the profit and loss indicators during the reporting period as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year Unit: RMB Reason for Item 2012.9.30 2011.9.30 Change (%) the change Finance expenses 785,696,377.13 256,102,491.65 206.79 (1) Loss on impairment of assets 12,594,933.70 -53,783,332.39 123.42 (2) Gain on change in fair value 15,457,198.72 3,715,429.62 316.03 (3) Investment income -5,971,012.39 8,722,923.82 -168.45 (4) Non-operating income 331,966,255.18 207,761,300.22 59.78 (5) Non-operating expenses 10,063,384.59 36,418,089.15 -72.37 (6) Total profit 37,326,123.85 767,630,385.29 -95.14 (7) 6 Income tax 329,703.66 129,064,975.60 -99.74 (8) Net profit attributable to shareholders of the 133,154,191.26 632,801,534.62 -78.96 (9) Company Minority shareholders’ interests -96,157,771.07 5,763,875.07 -1768.28 (10) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Finance expenses increased by 206.79% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to an increase in the capitalised interest of the original loan being expensed and an increase in loans upon completion of the project. (2) Loss on impairment of assets increased by 123.42% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to an increase in the bad debt provisions during the reporting period as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year as a result of a change in the accounts receivable. (3) Gain on change in fair value increased by 316.03% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to a change in the fair value of timber assets. (4) Investment income decreased by 168.45% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to the income of RMB13.31 million arising from disposal of Heze Chenming Panels and Lindun Forestry for the prior period. (5) Non-operating income increased by 59.78% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to receipt of more government grants during the reporting period. (6) Non-operating expenses decreased by 72.37% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to a debt restructuring loss of RMB19.89 million on disposal of Heze Chenming Panels. (7) Total profit, income tax, net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company and minority interests decreased by 95.14%, 99.74%, 78.96%, and 1768.28% respectively as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to the lower gross profit margin of the Company’s products as a result of a market downturn in the paper making industry, and an increase in finance expenses as a result of change in registration of projects. 3. Analysis of the cash flow during the reporting period Corresponding prior Item Current period Change (%) period Net cash flow generated from operating 337,787,337.65 688,041,679.45 -50.91 activities Net cash generated from investment activities -1,092,774,164.32 -3,371,371,938.68 67.59 Net cash flow generated from financial activities -44,022,893.49 2,757,199,394.35 -101.60 7 Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Net cash flow generated from operating activities decreased by 50.91% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to more cash being received from operating activities during the corresponding period of the prior year. (2) Net cash flow generated from investment activities increased by 67.59% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to fewer project investments made during the reporting period upon completion of the Zhanjiang pulp project, the 450,000-tonne high-end culture paper project and the 800,000-tonne coated paper project. (3) Net cash flow generated from financial activities decreased by 101.6% as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year mainly due to an increase in borrowings during the corresponding period of the prior year as a result of project investment. (II) The progress of significant events and analysis of their impact and solutions 1. Non-standard opinion □ Applicable √ Not applicable 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. Execution of material contracts in the ordinary course of business and their performance □ Applicable √ Not applicable 4. Others □ Applicable √ Not applicable (III) Undertakings by the Company or shareholders interested in 5% or more of the shares of the Company made during the reporting period or subsisting to the reporting period √ Applicable □ Not applicable Time of Duration of Implemen Undertaking Undertaker Contents of undertaking undertaking undertaking tation Undertaking on share reform Undertakingsmad 8 e in the Acquisition report or equity change report Undertaking made on asset swap (1) According to the plan on defective properties of the Company, Shouguang Chenming Holdings Company Limited guaranteed and undertook that: according to the application of the Company, for defective property(ies) owned by the Company and its holding company whichsituated in the administrative area of Shouguang city, Shouguang Chenming Holdings will purchase it(them) and have it(them) being transferred to itself pursuant to the law in accordance with the result of the related asset valuation if the Company decides to transfer and dispose of it(them) and there is no other transferee; (2) before the Company transfers and No stated 16 January disposes of the defective properties duration for Strictl 2008 and pursuant to the law,, if the defects cause the performance implement 20 January Company to incur any economic losses since H share ed 2008 (including but not limited to damages, issue penalties and relocation costs), Shouguang Chenming Holdings will bear such economic losses; Shouguang (3) during the corrective activities taken to Chenming the defective properties of buildings and Holdings land of subsidiaries of the Company Company situated outside the local areas (including Undertaking on Limited, the the administrative area of Shouguang city), new issue controlling the economic losses such as penalties or shareholder relocation costs implemented by competent of the administrative authorities and borne by the Company subsidiaries arising from defects of insufficient title documents shall be paid pursuant to the law by Shouguang Chenming Holdings after verification.. (1) Shouguang Chenming Holdings shall not engage, whether solely, jointly, or by representing itself or any other persons or companies, and shall not procure its associates (as defined in The Listing Rules of Hong Kong Stock Exchange) to engage, in any business which competes with the business of the Company and its No stated subsidiaries (“Chenming Group” or “we”) duration for Strictly directly or indirectly, in any country and 22 May performance implement region which our business exists (or any 2008 since H share ed part of the world if in any form of issue electronics business), or in any business that directly or indirectly competes with Chenming Group’s business which we operate from time to time (including but not limited to any business in the form of sole proprietorship, joint ventures or acquisitions, or holding interests directly or indirectly in such enterprises, or by any 9 other means); (2) in the event that Shouguang Chenming Holdings is required by its business to, whether solely, jointly, or by representing itself or any other persons or companies, engage in business which directly or indirectly competes against Chenming Group’s business, or obtain any business opportunity which directly or indirectly competes against Chenming Group’s business, it shall endeavour to procure that Chenming Group shall have priority to obtain the right to operate such business or to obtain such business opportunity; (3) if Shouguang Chenming Holdings is in breach of the abovementioned undertakings, it shall indemnify us for any loss caused by such breach and the Company shall have the right to acquire all businesses of Shouguang Chenming Holdings, which directly or indirectly compete with the businesses of our Group, at market price or cost price (whichever price is lower); (4) Shouguang Chenming Holdings shall not make use of its position as the controlling shareholder (as defined in The Listing Rules of Hong Kong Stock Exchange) of our Group (or jointly or representing other persons or companies) jeopardize the legal interests of our Group and our Group’s shareholders. Other undertakings towards medium and minority shareholders of the Company Whether undertakings have been √ Yes □ No □ Not applicable fulfilled timely? Reason for failure to fulfil the undertakings and the plan ahead Any undertaking made in respect of issues arising from business √ Yes □ No □ Not applicable competition and connected transactions? Duration to implement the undertakings Solution Implementation Strictly implemented 10 of undertakings (IV) Estimate of the operating results for 2012 Warning and explanation of cumulative net profit for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the next reporting period being projected to be at a loss or expected to have material changes as compared to the corresponding year □ Applicable √ Not applicable (V) Other significant events that required explanation 1. Securities investment □ Applicable √ Not applicable 2. Investment in derivatives □ Applicable √ Not applicable 3. Positions of investment in derivatives as at the end of the reporting period □ Applicable √ Not applicable 4. Register of reception of research investigations, communications and interviews during the reporting period Class of the Main topics of Date of Place of Manner of parties Parties accommodated discussion and reception reception reception accommodated information provided Production and Shouguang, On-site research 9 January 2012 Institution Everbright Securities operation of the Shandong investigation Company Galaxy A M C, Production and Shouguang, On-site research 8 February 2012 Institution Zheshang Securities operation of the Shandong investigation and Huatai Securities Company Guotai Junan and Production and Shouguang, On-site research 30 March 2012 Institution Bosera Asset operation of the Shandong investigation Management Company Atlantis Investment Production and Shouguang, On-site research 27 April 2012 Institution Management (Hong operation of the Shandong investigation Kong) Limited Company Production and Shouguang, On-site research Dongxing Securities 15 May 2012 Institution operation of the Shandong investigation Co., Ltd. Company Production and Shouguang, FIL Investment 18 May 2012 Conference Call Institution operation of the Shandong Management Company 11 Class of the Main topics of Date of Place of Manner of parties Parties accommodated discussion and reception reception reception accommodated information provided Production and Shouguang, On-site research Daiwa Securities of 21 June 2012 Institution operation of the Shandong investigation Japan Company Atlantis Investment Production and Shouguang, 26 June 2012 Conference Call Institution Management (Hong operation of the Shandong Kong) Limited Company Bank of America Production and Shouguang, On-site research Merrill Lynch and 28 June 2012 Institution operation of the Shandong investigation Prime Capital Company Management Production and Shouguang, Invesco Hong Kong 5 July 2012 Conference Call Institution operation of the Shandong Limited Company 5. Particulars of corporate bond issue Whether corporate bonds are issued or not? √ Yes □ No The Company was approved to issue corporate bonds of a total face value of not more than RMB2.0 billion to the public by the document “Zheng Jian Xu Ke [2011] No. 1019” issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission on 27 June 2011. The bonds are fixed interest corporate bonds with a tenor of 5 years. Their coupon rate is 5.95% and their interest is accrued per annum using simple interest instead of compound interest. The value date was 6 July 2011. Interest is payable on 6 July of each of the year 2012 to 2016 for the previous interest-bearing year. The principal and last interest payment will be paid on these days. The Company had disclosed “Announcement on 2012 Interest Payment of 2011 Corporate Bonds” on 30 June 2012 and completed the payment. 12 IV. Appendices (I) Financial statements Consolidated financial statements need to be prepared: √ Yes □ No □ Not applicable Unless stated otherwise, the unit of the financial statements in the financial report: RMB 1. Consolidated balance sheet Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Item Closing balance Opening balance CURRENT ASSETS Monetary funds 2,572,144,340.59 3,529,938,211.47 Balances with clearing companies Loans to banks and other financial institutions Held-for-trading financial assets Bills receivable 3,235,491,016.03 2,444,508,997.74 Accounts receivable 3,468,045,533.71 2,886,437,754.69 Prepayments 1,140,905,133.75 764,880,237.90 Premium receivable Receivables from reinsurers Reinsurance contract reserves receivable Interest receivable Dividend receivable Other receivables 181,683,839.58 325,550,913.72 Financial assets purchased under agreements to resell Inventory 5,100,879,919.80 5,586,472,121.37 Non-current assets due within one year Other current assets 1,836,447,671.69 1,698,362,261.63 Total current assets 17,535,597,455.15 17,236,150,498.52 NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Entrusted loans and advances to customers Available-for-sale financial assets Held-to-maturity investments Long-term receivables Long-term equity investments 351,462,993.11 77,434,005.49 Investment properties 21,646,264.00 22,949,956.03 Fixed assets 20,380,147,282.05 22,740,904,031.02 13 Item Closing balance Opening balance Construction in progress 4,843,165,411.42 2,618,039,624.85 Construction materials 78,101,448.12 61,924,581.85 Disposal of fixed assets 903,261,704.37 Consumable biological assets 1,095,435,087.97 959,061,500.85 Oil and gas assets Intangible assets 1,488,623,199.62 1,517,137,201.36 Development expenditure Goodwill 20,283,787.17 20,283,787.17 Long-term prepaid expenses 188,385,346.33 192,917,245.62 Deferred income tax assets 277,987,949.14 174,026,534.27 Other non-current assets 10,000,000.00 Total non-current assets 29,648,500,473.30 28,394,678,468.51 TOTAL ASSETS 47,184,097,928.45 45,630,828,967.03 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term borrowings 12,266,606,765.49 12,086,984,606.69 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 1,614,095,834.78 615,327,402.85 Accounts payable 3,677,170,706.01 4,685,585,997.60 Advance receipt 441,026,277.53 231,428,013.45 Assets sold under agreements to repurchase Handling charges and commission payable Staff remuneration payables 227,820,006.70 147,063,891.65 Taxes payable 85,993,834.18 68,240,005.91 Interest payable 127,794,737.27 106,854,702.74 Dividend payable Other payables 829,437,594.69 763,621,538.95 Due to reinsurers Insurance contract reserves Customer brokerage deposits Securities underwriting brokerage deposits Non-current liabilities due within one year 1,678,152,501.36 1,203,616,858.22 Other current liabilities 11,943,381.96 10,227,001.60 Total current liabilities 20,960,041,639.97 19,918,950,019.66 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term borrowings 4,251,384,448.75 5,143,067,496.05 Bonds payable 2,481,324,542.36 2,476,942,694.79 Long-term payables Special payables 1,266,147,401.51 660,000,000.00 Estimated liabilities 14 Item Closing balance Opening balance Deferred income tax liabilities Other non-current liabilities 3,539,077,022.47 2,444,093,897.14 Total non-current liabilities 11,537,933,415.09 10,724,104,087.98 TOTAL LIABILITIES 32,497,975,055.06 30,643,054,107.64 OWNERS’ EQUITY (OR SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY): Paid-up capital (or share capital) 2,062,045,941.00 2,062,045,941.00 Capital reserves 6,098,264,836.00 6,098,264,836.00 Less: treasury shares Special reserves Surplus reserves 1,132,116,106.40 1,132,116,106.40 General risk provisions Retained profit 4,061,631,296.60 4,237,783,996.54 Difference in Foreign currency conversion -1,584,177.33 -1,588,560.03 Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 13,352,474,002.67 13,528,622,319.91 Minority shareholders’ interests 1,333,648,870.72 1,459,152,539.48 Total owners’ equity (shareholders’ equity) 14,686,122,873.39 14,987,774,859.39 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY (SHAREHOLDERS 47,184,097,928.45 45,630,828,967.03 EQUITY) Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun 2. Balance sheet of the Company Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Item Closing balance Opening balance CURRENT ASSETS: Monetary funds 1,137,698,522.80 1,747,384,563.57 Held-for-trading financial assets Bills receivable 2,900,452,328.07 1,432,408,267.82 Accounts receivable 181,504,127.74 1,743,034,281.97 Prepayments 1,570,791,726.07 664,693,619.26 Interest receivable Dividend receivable 518,703,203.89 Other receivables 7,668,209,359.48 6,928,079,845.18 Inventory 1,185,816,296.24 1,173,839,484.91 Entrusted loan due within one year 200,000,000.00 50,000,000.00 Other current assets 51,314,659.16 15,216,230.82 Total current assets 15,414,490,223.45 13,754,656,293.53 15 Item Closing balance Opening balance NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Available-for-sale financial assets Entrusted loans 300,000,000.00 500,000,000.00 Long-term receivables Long-term equity investments 9,342,038,800.44 8,748,703,461.63 Investment properties 21,646,264.00 22,949,956.03 Fixed assets 5,074,748,536.85 5,264,187,852.03 Construction in progress 485,539,225.69 422,232,622.40 Construction materials 2,346,121.31 3,589,906.68 Disposal of fixed assets Productive biological assets Oil and gas assets Intangible assets 315,891,315.72 322,623,412.83 Development expenses Goodwill Long-term prepaid expenses Deferred income tax assets 43,095,833.27 41,388,325.93 Other non-current assets 10,000,000.00 Total non-current assets 15,585,306,097.28 15,335,675,537.53 TOTAL ASSETS 30,999,796,320.73 29,090,331,831.06 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term borrowings 7,171,131,079.54 8,080,716,020.88 Held-for-trading financial liabilities Bills payable 1,419,725,165.71 346,418,281.23 Accounts payable 1,143,658,278.17 1,698,958,458.63 Advance receipts 914,699,765.96 119,723,590.83 Staff remuneration payables 125,798,958.30 79,433,205.74 Taxes payable 24,894,802.66 21,270,847.19 Interest payable 120,940,277.78 103,910,194.44 Dividend payable Other payables 411,775,081.85 211,491,763.93 Non-current liabilities due within one year 455,096,000.00 543,009,000.00 Other current liabilities 1,813,538.40 1,345,288.40 Total current liabilities 11,789,532,948.37 11,206,276,651.27 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term borrowings 417,742,035.94 648,055,935.94 Bonds payable 1,985,901,722.53 1,983,425,123.62 Long-term payables Special payables Estimated liabilities Deferred income tax liabilities Other non-current liabilities 3,407,513,356.51 2,314,615,977.46 Total non-current liabilities 5,811,157,114.98 4,946,097,037.02 16 Item Closing balance Opening balance TOTAL LIABILITIES 17,600,690,063.35 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 Capital reserves 6,184,215,988.77 6,184,215,988.77 Less: treasury shares Special reserves Surplus reserves 1,119,926,524.49 1,119,926,524.49 General risk provisions Retained profit 4,032,917,803.12 3,571,769,688.51 Foreign currency translation differences Total owners’ equity (shareholders’ equity) 13,399,106,257.38 12,937,958,142.77 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 30,999,796,320.73 29,090,331,831.06 (SHAREHOLDERS’S EQUITY) Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun 3. Consolidated income statement for the reporting period Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Amounts for the Amounts for the prior Item reporting period period I. Total operating revenue 5,001,125,623.43 4,427,243,847.48 Including: revenue 5,001,125,623.43 4,427,243,847.48 Interest income Earned premium Handling charges and commission income II. Total operating costs 5,073,803,940.65 4,304,054,582.51 Including: operating costs 4,227,112,334.26 3,749,052,925.15 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 19,309,873.62 21,808,604.16 Selling and distribution expenses 296,850,216.78 232,687,936.82 General and administrative expenses 286,962,632.78 230,352,669.46 17 Amounts for the Amounts for the prior Item reporting period period Finance expenses 244,410,722.68 102,510,313.15 Loss on impairment of assets -841,839.47 -32,357,866.23 Plus: gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) Investment income (“-” denotes loss) -3,254,483.08 -830,738.16 Including: investment income from associates and -3,254,483.08 -989,797.08 joint ventures Foreign exchange gains (“-” denotes loss) III. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) -75,932,800.30 122,358,526.81 Plus:non-operating income 108,498,523.28 61,813,937.33 Less: non-operating expenses 7,758,366.15 10,080,971.90 Including: loss on disposal of non-current assets 680,539.97 4,500,203.40 IV. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 24,807,356.83 174,091,492.24 Less: income tax expenses 13,196,636.89 32,341,077.28 V. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 11,610,719.94 141,750,414.96 Including: net profit achieved by the acquiree before business combination Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company 38,909,228.41 149,251,843.22 Minority shareholders’ interests -27,298,508.47 -7,501,428.26 VI. Earnings per share: — — (I) Basic earnings per share 0.02 0.08 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.02 0.08 VII. Other comprehensive income 156,769.51 -221,981.71 VIII. Total comprehensive income 11,767,489.45 141,528,433.25 Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of the 39,065,997.92 149,029,861.51 Company Total comprehensive income attributable to minority -27,298,508.47 -7,501,428.26 shareholders’ interests For the business merger under common control during the reporting period, the net profit achieved by the acquiree before business merger was RMB0.00. Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun 4. Income statement of the Company for the reporting period Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Item Amounts for the Amounts for the prior 18 reporting period period I. Revenue 2,214,888,925.36 2,308,083,129.44 Less:operating costs 1,821,831,768.94 1,976,030,855.76 Business taxes and surcharges 13,494,701.80 10,393,419.11 Selling and distribution expenses 79,071,376.54 74,958,425.18 General and administrative expenses 135,877,788.66 99,158,139.57 Finance expenses 110,588,252.99 49,330,991.09 Loss on impairment of assets -1,103,338.31 -27,986,900.85 Plus:gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) Investment income (“-” denotes loss) 517,459,957.05 62,017,948.38 Including: investment income from associates and joint -3,254,483.08 -989,797.08 ventures II. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 572,588,331.79 188,216,147.96 Plus:non-operating income 32,616,098.51 1,612,798.83 Less:non-operating expenses 628,871.11 3,549,889.06 Including: loss on disposal of non-current assets 28,871.11 3,549,889.06 III. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 604,575,559.19 186,279,057.73 Less: income tax expenses 9,564,284.26 25,263,910.13 IV. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 595,011,274.93 161,015,147.60 V. Earnings per share: — — (I) Basic earnings per share 0.29 0.08 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.29 0.08 VI. Other comprehensive income VII. Total comprehensive income 595,011,274.93 161,015,147.60 Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun 5. Consolidated income statement for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period I. Total operating revenue 14,965,577,158.47 13,344,699,202.62 Including:revenue 14,965,577,158.47 13,344,699,202.62 Interest income Earned premium Handling charges and commission income II. Total operating costs 15,259,640,091.54 12,760,850,381.84 19 Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period Including: operating costs 12,727,625,270.29 11,131,812,049.64 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 51,156,658.73 53,921,873.74 Selling and distribution expenses 832,809,505.31 671,206,065.44 General and administrative expenses 849,757,346.38 701,591,233.76 Finance expenses 785,696,377.13 256,102,491.65 Loss on impairment of assets 12,594,933.70 -53,783,332.39 Plus: gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) 15,457,198.72 3,715,429.62 Investment income (“-” denotes loss) -5,971,012.39 8,722,923.82 Including: investment income from associates and -5,971,012.39 -4,745,298.47 joint ventures Foreign exchange gains (“-” denotes loss) III. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) -284,576,746.74 596,287,174.22 Plus:non-operating income 331,966,255.18 207,761,300.22 Less:non-operating expenses 10,063,384.59 36,418,089.15 Including: loss on disposal of non-current assets 1,589,886.96 5,423,591.19 IV. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 37,326,123.85 767,630,385.29 Less: income tax expenses 329,703.66 129,064,975.60 V. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 36,996,420.19 638,565,409.69 Including: Net profit achieved by the acquiree before business combination Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company 133,154,191.26 632,801,534.62 Minority interests -96,157,771.07 5,763,875.07 VI. Earnings per share: — — (I) Basic earnings per share 0.06 0.31 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.06 0.31 VIII.Other comprehensive income 4,382.70 -499,858.01 VIII.Total comprehensive income 37,000,802.89 638,065,551.68 Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of the 133,158,573.96 632,301,676.61 Company Total comprehensive income attributable to minority -96,157,771.07 5,763,875.07 shareholders’ interests For the business merger under common control during the period from the beginning of the year to the reporting period, the net profit achieved by the acquiree before business merger was RMB0.00. 20 Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun 6. Income statement of the Company for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period I. Revenue 6,302,112,568.48 6,418,942,841.59 Less:operating costs 5,270,075,278.08 5,301,705,953.22 Business taxes and surcharges 30,160,356.01 24,305,510.12 Selling and distribution expenses 204,102,324.10 210,487,833.62 General and administrative expenses 400,662,713.06 310,690,627.65 Finance expenses 355,580,685.74 174,744,007.91 Loss on impairment of assets -8,148,207.54 -66,452,404.89 Plus:gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) Investment income (“-” denotes loss) 560,252,364.96 202,425,925.53 Including: investment income from associates and joint -5,971,012.39 -4,745,298.47 ventures II. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 609,931,783.99 665,887,239.49 Plus:non-operating income 185,227,909.33 102,461,065.93 Less:non-operating expenses 780,003.59 26,277,619.53 Including: loss on disposal of non-current assets 155,357.49 3,993,160.29 III. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 794,379,689.73 742,070,685.89 Less:income tax expenses 23,924,683.92 83,716,272.60 IV. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 770,455,005.81 658,354,413.29 V. Earnings per share: — — (I) Basic earnings per share 0.37 0.32 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.37 0.32 VI. Other comprehensive income VII. Total comprehensive income 770,455,005.81 658,354,413.29 Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun 7. Consolidated cash flow statement for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period 21 Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 14,135,299,123.22 13,633,847,368.78 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 5,344,897.23 20,277,735.18 Cash received relating to other operating activities 280,983,695.76 1,365,688,962.58 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 14,421,627,716.21 15,019,814,066.54 Cash paid for goods and services 11,723,218,508.93 11,987,614,159.94 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 647,767,716.18 633,462,833.10 Payments of taxes and surcharges 933,311,776.56 1,076,812,938.70 Cash paid relating to other operating activities 779,542,376.89 633,882,455.35 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 14,083,840,378.56 14,331,772,387.09 Net cash flows from operating activities 337,787,337.65 688,041,679.45 II. Cash flows from investing activities: Cash received from investments Cash received from investment income Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets 830,503.45 61,320,247.70 and other long-term assets Net cash received from disposal of subsidiaries and other 3,467,152.31 business units Cash received relating to other investing activities 680,982,210.00 5,754,188.06 Subtotal of cash inflows from investing activities 681,812,713.45 70,541,588.07 Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets, intangible assets and 1,504,586,877.77 3,385,207,926.75 other long-term assets Cash paid on investments 270,000,000.00 56,705,600.00 22 Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period Net increase in pledged loans Net cash paid for acquisition of subsidiaries and other business units Cash paid relating to other investing activities Subtotal of cash outflows from investing activities 1,774,586,877.77 3,441,913,526.75 Net cash flows from investing activities -1,092,774,164.32 -3,371,371,938.68 III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from capital contribution Including: cash received from minority interest contribution to subsidiaries Cash received from borrowings 17,627,355,217.24 11,456,606,231.94 Cash received from bond issue Cash received relating to other financing activities 1,245,088,422.26 2,473,756,944.44 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 18,872,443,639.50 13,930,363,176.38 Cash repayments of amounts borrowed 17,872,124,984.70 6,617,449,196.47 Cash paid for dividend and profit distribution or interest 1,044,341,548.29 1,036,114,508.24 payment Including: dividend and profit paid to minority interests by 12,420,240.00 28,219,978.44 subsidiaries Cash paid relating to other financing activities 3,519,600,077.32 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities 18,916,466,532.99 11,173,163,782.03 Net cash flows from financing activities -44,022,893.49 2,757,199,394.35 IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash 2,804,271.54 -21,288,604.62 equivalents V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents -796,205,448.62 52,580,530.50 Plus: balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of 2,317,048,619.53 1,855,235,979.80 the period VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period 1,520,843,170.91 1,907,816,510.30 Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun 8. Cash flow statement of the Company for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 6,504,753,641.17 7,484,468,241.21 Tax rebates received 23 Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period Cash received relating to other operating activities 207,176,266.39 156,272,009.26 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 6,711,929,907.56 7,640,740,250.47 Cash paid for goods and services 4,781,250,038.82 5,139,166,584.95 Cash paid to and for employees 210,593,080.77 221,240,444.53 Payments of taxes and surcharges 472,353,682.65 498,987,569.27 Cash paid relating to other operating activities 260,594,132.82 -502,872,485.56 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 5,724,790,935.06 5,356,522,113.19 Net cash flows from operating activities 987,138,972.50 2,284,218,137.28 II. Cash flows from investing activities: Cash received from investments 50,000,000.00 381,522,705.39 Cash received from investment income 47,520,173.46 204,893,213.11 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets 49,702.28 507,487.28 and other long-term assets Net cash received from disposal of subsidiaries and other business units Cash received relating to other investing activities Subtotal of cash inflows from investing activities 97,569,875.74 586,923,405.78 Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets, intangible assets and 147,808,785.14 309,575,411.78 other long-term assets Cash paid on investments 589,465,450.00 1,976,239,025.00 Net cash paid for acquisition of subsidiaries and other business units Cash paid relating to other investing activities Subtotal of cash outflows from investing activities 737,274,235.14 2,285,814,436.78 Net cash flows from investing activities -639,704,359.40 -1,698,891,031.00 III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from capital contribution Cash received from borrowings 10,474,339,673.89 5,615,596,650.32 Cash received from bond issue Cash received relating to other financing activities 1,083,500,000.00 1,982,006,944.44 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 11,557,839,673.89 7,597,603,594.76 Cash repayments of amounts borrowed 11,702,151,515.23 4,138,935,958.83 Cash paid for dividend and profit distribution or interest 818,971,968.37 817,822,372.38 payment Cash paid relating to other financing activities 551,472,065.16 3,506,636,496.04 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities 13,072,595,548.76 8,463,394,827.25 Net cash flows from financing activities -1,514,755,874.87 -865,791,232.49 IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash 6,163,155.84 -2,229,334.11 equivalents V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents -1,161,158,105.93 -282,693,460.32 Plus: balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of 1,290,039,078.57 662,209,607.29 the period 24 Amounts for the current Amounts for the prior Item period period VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period 128,880,972.64 379,516,146.97 Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Wang Chunfang Liu Jun (II) Audit report Audit opinion Unaudited 25