SHAANDONG CHENNMING PAPEER HOLLDINGS LIMIT ED * 20116 Third Quarteerly Repport Occtober 20016 Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited I Important Notice 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 the Company hereby warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of the quarterly report, guarantee that there are no false representations, misleading statements or material omissions contained in this quarterly report, and are jointly and severally responsible for the liabilities of the Company. All Directors were present in person at the Board meeting to consider and approve this quarterly report. Chen Hongguo, the head of the Company, Hu Jinbao, the head in charge of accounting and Dong Lianming, the head of the accounting department (Accounting Officer), declare that they warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the financial statements in the quarterly report. — 2— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited II Major financial data and change of shareholders I. Major accounting data and financial indicators Retrospective adjustment to or restatement of the accounting data for prior years by the Company due to change of accounting policies and correction of accounting errors □ Yes √ No Increase/decrease as at the end of the reporting period compared to As at the end of the end of the reporting As at the end of the prior period the prior year year Total assets (RMB) 85,756,600,987.16 77,961,699,547.59 10.00% Net assets attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 21,965,933,958.53 16,871,494,584.82 30.20% Increase/decrease for the period from the beginning of the Increase/decrease year to the end for the reporting of the reporting period as From the period compared compared to the beginning of the to the corresponding year to the end corresponding The reporting period of the of the reporting period of the period prior year period prior year Revenue (RMB) 5,965,699,811.33 15.25% 16,572,058,544.35 11.26% Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 614,998,648.94 115.84% 1,554,163,519.54 176.87% Net profit after extraordinary gains or losses attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 522,725,460.32 149.87% 1,264,536,544.14 229.60% Net cash flows from operating activities (RMB) — — -3,120,091,496.30 63.82% Basic earnings per share (RMB per share) 0.29 93.33% 0.74 155.17% Diluted earnings per share (RMB per share) 0.29 93.33% 0.74 155.17% Rate of return on net assets on weighted average basis 2.91% 1.12% 8.80% 5.04% Note: Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company shall exclude the effect of interest payment deferred and accumulated to subsequent periods for perpetual bonds under other equity instruments. The interest accrued but not yet declared for the perpetual bonds for the period from January to September of 2016 (of RMB114,645,792.35) was deducted when calculating the financial indicators such as earnings per share and the rate of return on net assets on weighted average basis. — 3— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Unit: RMB Am ounts for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the Item reporting period Note Profit or loss from disposal of non-current assets (including write-off of provision for asset impairment) -1,336,416.11 Government grants (except for the government grants closely related to the normal operation of the company and granted constantly at a fixed amount or quantity in accordance with a certain standard based on state policies) 312,406,806.87 Profit or loss from debt restructuring 1,832,079.05 Profit or loss arising from external entrusted loans 65,910,377.36 Non-operating gains and losses other than the above items 6,029,580.49 Gain or loss from changes in fair value of consumable biological assets subsequently measured at fair value -10,599,543.68 Less: Effect of income tax 81,481,835.71 Effect of minority interests (after tax) 3,134,072.87 Total 289,626,975.40 — — 4— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Notes for the Company‘s extraordinary gain or loss items as defined in the Explanatory Announcement on Information Disclosure for Companies Offering Their Securities to the Public No.1 - Extraordinary Gains or Losses and the extraordinary gain or loss items as illustrated in the Explanatory Announcement on Information Disclosure for Companies Offering Their Securities to the Public No.1 - Extraordinary Gains or Losses defined as recurring gain or loss items □ Applicable √ Not applicable No extraordinary gain or loss items as defined or illustrated in the Explanatory Announcement on Information Disclosure for Companies Offering Their Securities to the Public No.1 - Extraordinary Gains or Losses were defined by the Company as its recurring gain or loss items during the reporting period. — 5— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited II. Total number of shareholders and the shareholdings of the top ten shareholders as at the end of the reporting period 1. Total number of shareholders of ordinary shares and shareholders of preference shares with restored voting rights and the shareholdings of the top ten shareholders Unit: share Total number of shareholders of 102,567, of which 78,829 were Total number of shareholders of 0 ordinary shares as at the end holders of A shares, 23,251 were preference shares with restored voting of the reporting period holders of B shares and 487 were right as at the end of the reporting holders of H shares period (if any) Shareholdings of top 10 shareholders Name of shareholders Nature of Percentage of Number of Number of Share pledged or shareholders shareholding shares held restricted locked-up shares held Status of Number shares SHOUGUANG CHENMING State-owned legal 15.13% 293,003,657 0 Pledged 188,089,000 HOLDINGS COMPANY person LIMITED HKSCC NOMINEES Overseas legal 13.26% 256,807,900 0 LIMITED person CHENMING HOLDINGS Overseas legal 7.26% 140,662,979 0 (HONG KONG) LIMITED person CENTRAL HUIJIN ASSET Domestic 2.07% 40,137,900 0 MANAGEMENT LTD. non-state-owned legal person HUATAI SECURITIES CO., Domestic 1.22% 23,654,061 0 LTD. non-state-owned legal person BOSERA FUNDS — BANK Others 0.93% 18,000,000 0 OF CHINA — PING AN LIFE INSURANCE — PING AN LIFE INSURANCE ENTRUSTED INVESTMENT NO.1 ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN ANBANG ASSET Others 0.91% 17,584,190 0 MANAGEMENT — CHINA MERCHANTS BANK — ANBANG ASSET — CHINA MERCHANTS BANK — ANBANG ASSET — WIN-WIN NO.3 COLLECTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT PRODUCT NATIONAL SOCIAL Others 0.58% 11,156,400 0 SECURITY FUND 418 — 6— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited INDUSTRIAL AND Others 0.49% 9,500,000 0 COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA CO., LTD. — BOSERA EXCELLENT BRAND STOCK FUND (LOF) BBH A/C VANGUARD Overseas legal 0.44% 8,608,238 0 EMERGING MARKETS person STOCK INDEX FUND — 7— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Shareholdings of the top ten shareholders of non-restricted shares Number of Class of shares non-restricted Name of shareholders shares held Class of shares Number SHOUGUANG CHENMING 293,003,657 RMB ordinary 293,003,657 HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED shares HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED 256,807,900 Overseas listed 256,807,900 foreign shares CHENMING HOLDINGS (HONG 140,662,979 Domestic listed 46,447,979 KONG) LIMITED foreign shares Overseas listed 94,215,000 foreign shares CENTRAL HUIJIN ASSET 40,137,900 RMB ordinary 40,137,900 MANAGEMENT LTD. shares HUATAI SECURITIES CO., LTD. 23,654,061 RMB ordinary 23,654,061 shares BOSERA FUNDS — BANK OF 18,000,000 RMB ordinary 18,000,000 CHINA — PING AN LIFE shares INSURANCE — PING AN LIFE INSURANCE ENTRUSTED INVESTMENT NO.1 ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN ANBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT — 17,584,190 RMB ordinary 17,584,190 CHINA MERCHANTS BANK — shares ANBANG ASSET — CHINA MERCHANTS BANK — ANBANG ASSET — WIN-WIN NO.3 COLLECTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT PRODUCT NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY 11,156,400 RMB ordinary 11,156,400 FUND 418 shares INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 9,500,000 RMB ordinary 9,500,000 BANK OF CHINA CO., LTD. — shares BOSERA EXCELLENT BRAND STOCK FUND (LOF) BBH A/C VANGUARD EMERGING 8,608,238 Domestic listed 8,608,238 MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND foreign shares Connected relationship or A shareholder, Chenming Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, acting-in-concert relationship among which is an overseas legal person, is a wholly-owned the above shareholders subsidiary of a shareholder, Shouguang Chenming Holdings Company Limited, which is a state-owned legal person. Hence they are persons acting in concert under Administration of Disclosure of Information on the Change of Shareholding in Listed Companies Procedures. Save for the above, it is not aware that any other shareholders of tradable shares are persons acting in concert and it is also not aware that any other shareholders of tradable shares are connected with each other. — 8— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Whether an agreed repurchase transaction was entered into during the reporting period by the top 10 ordinary shareholders and top 10 shareholders of non- restricted shares of the Company □ Yes √ No The top 10 ordinary shareholders and top 10 shareholders of non-restricted ordinary shares of the Company did not enter into any agreed repurchase transaction during the reporting period. 2. Total number of shareholders of preference shares and shareholdings of the top ten shareholders of preference shares √ Applicable □ No applicable Unit: share Total number of shareholders 10 of preference shares as at the end of the reporting period Shareholdings of the top ten shareholders of preference shares Share pledged or Number of locked-up Nature of Percentage of Number of restricted Status of Name of shareholders shareholders shareholding shares held shares held shares Number GUOXIN LEASING CO., Domestic 17.78% 8,000,000 0 LTD. non-state-owned legal person BANK OF Others 14.22% 6,400,000 0 COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRUST CO.,LTD. — HUILI NO.136 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST BEIJING YIBEN Domestic 13.56% 6,100,000 0 ZHONGXING non-state-owned INVESTMENT legal person MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. — 9— Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited QILU BANK CO., LTD. — Others 13.33% 6,000,000 0 QILU BANK QUANXIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT PRODUCT SERIES HENGFENG BANK CO., Domestic 11.11% 5,000,000 0 LTD. non-state-owned legal person LAIWU GUANGYANG Domestic 10.00% 4,500,000 0 INVESTMENT CO., LTD. non-state-owned legal person SHANGHAI STATE-OWNED State-owned legal 6.67% 3,000,000 0 ASSETS OPERATION person CO., LTD. NCF — MINSHENG BANK Others 4.44% 2,000,000 0 — CHINA FORTUNE INTERNATIONAL TRUST — CHINA FORTUNE TRUSTMIN XIN NO. 11 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST SHANDONG TAISHAN Domestic 4.44% 2,000,000 0 STEEL GROUP non-state-owned COMPANY LIMITED legal person SHANDONG DONGTAI Domestic 4.44% 2,000,000 0 IMPORT AND EXPORT non-state-owned CO., LTD. legal person Shareholdings of the top ten shareholders of non-restricted preference shares Name of shareholders Total number of non-restricted preference shares held GUOXIN LEASING CO., LTD. 8,000,000 BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRUST CO.,LTD. — HUILI NO.136 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST 6,400,000 BEIJING YIBEN ZHONGXING INVESTMENT 6,100,000 MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. QILU BANK CO., LTD. — QILU BANK QUANXIN 6,000,000 WEALTH MANAGEMENT PRODUCT SERIES HENGFENG BANK CO., LTD. 5,000,000 LAIWU GUANGYANG INVESTMENT CO., LTD. 4,500,000 SHANGHAI STATE-OWNED ASSETS OPERATION CO., 3,000,000 LTD. NCF — MINSHENG BANK — CHINA FORTUNE 2,000,000 INTERNATIONAL TRUST — CHINA FORTUNE TRUSTMIN XIN NO. 11 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST SHANDONG TAISHAN STEEL GROUP COMPANY 2,000,000 LIMITED SHANDONG DONGTAI IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD. 2,000,000 Connected relationship or acting-in-concert relationship It is not aware that the above shareholders of preference among the above shareholders shares are persons acting in concert and it is also not aware that the above shareholders of preference shares are connected with each other. — 10 Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited III Material matters I. Details and reasons for changes of major accounting statement items and financial indicators during the reporting period √ Applicable □ Not applicable (I) Analysis of the assets and liabilities of the Company Unit: RMB 30 September 31 December Reason Item 2016 2015 Change for change Prepayments 1,858,415,373.03 1,072,990,234.05 73.20% (1) Non-current assets due within one year 4,510,195,162.57 2,893,133,653.86 55.89% (2) Other current assets 9,882,868,253.14 7,582,839,356.54 30.33% (3) Other non-current assets 317,421,600.75 1,242,358,865.33 -74.45% (4) Bills payable 2,279,626,195.75 3,281,599,412.31 -30.53% (5) Non-current liabilities due within one year 3,205,586,768.36 5,471,286,735.91 -41.41% (6) Long-term payables 3,297,077,770.35 344,000,000.00 858.45% (7) Special payables 481,039,716.66 176,983,516.66 171.80% (8) Other equity instruments 7,060,300,000.00 2,582,800,000.00 173.36% (9) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Prepayments increased by 73.20% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an increase in prepayments for raw materials for the year. (2) Non-current assets due within one year increased by 55.89% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an increase in long-term finance lease payments due within one year and the reclassification of entrusted loans of RMB900 million due within one year. (3) Other current assets increased by 30.33% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an increase in receivables under financial leases due within one year. (4) Other non-current liabilities decreased by 74.45% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to the reclassification of entrusted loans of RMB900 million into non-current assets due within one year. (5) Bills payable decreased by 30.53% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an decrease in payments by bills. — 10 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (6) Non-current assets due within one year decreased by 41.41% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to the repayment of corporate bonds of RMB2,000 million. (7) Long-term payables increased by 858.45% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an increase of payments for equipment finance leases of the Company. (8) Special payables increased by 171.80% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to the government special fund of RMB304 million received by Huanggang Chenming, a subsidiary of the Company. (9) Other equity instruments increased by 173.36% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to the issue of preference shares in the amount of RMB4,500 million. (II) Reasons for significant year-on-year changes of income statement items during the reporting period Unit: RMB January - January - September September Reasons Item 2016 2015 Change for change Business taxes and surcharges 115,224,750.98 87,653,078.10 31.46% (1) Asset impairment losses 133,759,958.97 68,857,328.06 94.26% (2) Investment income 59,098,978.74 77,519,744.85 -23.76% (3) Non-operating income 331,382,681.55 145,464,747.36 127.81% (4) Non-operating expenses 6,804,497.54 5,005,703.10 35.93% (5) Income tax expenses 406,419,988.73 293,576,753.60 38.44% (6) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Business taxes and surcharges increased by 31.46% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to the higher revenues of the Company resulting from a rise in prices of the products and an increase of sales. (2) Asset impairment losses increased by 94.26% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to impairment provisions for fixed assets made by Fuyu Chenming, a subsidiary of the Company. — 11 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (3) Investment income decreased by 23.76% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in investment loss from long- term equity investments accounted for using the equity method. (4) Non-operating income increased by 127.81% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in the government grants received by the Company. (5) Non-operating expenses increased by 35.93% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in net loss on disposal of fixed assets. (6) Income tax expenses increased by 38.44% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to the higher profitability of the Company. (III) Analysis of cash flows during the reporting period Unit: RMB January - January - September September Reasons Item 2016 2015 Change for change Net cash flows from operating activities -3,120,091,496.30 -8,624,463,334.43 63.82% (1) Net cash flows from investment activities -895,903,143.36 -1,169,249,574.83 23.38% (2) Net cash flows from financing activities 4,698,016,246.43 9,447,300,758.44 -50.27% (3) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Net cash flows from operating activities increased by 63.82% mainly due to a decrease in net external investment of the financial leasing business. (2) Net cash flows from investing activities increased by 23.38% mainly due to an increase in special government grants received during the period. (3) Net cash flows from financial activities decreased by 50.27% mainly due to the repayment of short-term commercial paper, corporate bonds and privately placed bonds during the period. — 12 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited II. Progress in respect to material matters and analysis of the related effects and solutions √ Applicable □ Not applicable 1. Completion of the non-public issue of 45.00 million preference shares with proceeds of RMB4,500 million. On 17 September 2015, as approved by the document Zheng Jian Xu Ke No. [2015] 2130 issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue not more than 45,000,000 preference shares, the Company issued 22,500,000 preference shares on 17 March 2016 with actual net proceeds of RMB2,238.75 million (net of issue also expenses) from the non-public issue of this tranche of preference shares; 10,000,000 preference shares were issued by the Company on 17 August 2016 with actual net proceeds of RMB995.00 million (net of issue expenses) from the non-public issue of this tranche of preference shares were; and 12,500,000 preference shares were issued by the Company on 22 September 2016 with actual net proceeds of RMB1,243.75 million (net of issue expenses) from the non-public issue of this tranche of preference shares. 2. Non-public issue of A shares At the fourth extraordinary meeting of the eight session of the Board, the Resolution on the Adjustments to the Use of Proceeds, Proceeds Amount, Issue Price and Issue Volume for the Non-Public Issues of A Shares and relevant resolutions were considered and approved. In view of recent fluctuation in the securities market and the actual condition of the Company, based on the authorisation granted to the Board at the general meeting, the Company intended to cancel the utilisation of proceeds of RMB1,500.00 million for the repayment of bank loans. The proceeds to be raised from the issue will be adjusted from not more than RMB5,200.00 million (inclusive) to not more than RMB3,700.00 million (inclusive). It is proposed that the proceeds, net of issue expenses, will be fully utilised for the bleached sulfate pine chemical pulp project with annual production capacity of 400,000 tonnes. On 27 September 2016, the Company issued the Announcement on the Reply on the Supplementary Feedback on the Application Documents Regarding the Non-public Issue of Shares and the Reply on the Supplementary Feedback on the Application Documents Regarding the Non-public Issue of Shares. — 13 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited As of the disclosure date of this report, the Company has not obtained relevant approval from China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”). The Company will disclose information on CSRC approval in a timely manner. Search index of the ad-hoc Material matter Date of disclosure report disclosure website Second Revised Proposal on the Non-public Issue of Shares for 2016 27 September 2016 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Reply on the Supplementary Feedback on the Application Documents Regarding the Non-public Issue of Shares (I) 27 September 2016 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on the Reply on the Supplementary Feedback on the Application Documents Regarding the Non-public Issue of Shares 27 September 2016 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Report on Non-public Issue of Preference Shares (Third Tranche) 30 September 2016 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Report on Non-public Issue of Preference Shares (Second Tranche) 25 August 2016 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Report on Non-public Issue of Preference Shares 25 March 2016 http://www.cninfo.com.cn — 14 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited III. Undertakings of the Company, shareholders, beneficial controllers, acquirers, directors, supervisors, senior management or other related parties performed during the reporting period and not yet performed and subsisting as at the end of the reporting period √ Applicable □ Not applicable Particulars Party involved Type of Date of on the Undertaking in undertaking undertaking Details of undertaking undertaking Term performance Undertaking on shareholding structure reformation Undertaking made in offering documents or shareholding alternation documents Undertaking made during asset reconstruction Undertaking Shouguang Non-competitive (1) Shouguang Chenming Holdings Co., 22 May 2008 9999-12-31 Strictly made on Chenming undertaking Ltd. (“Shouguang Chenming Holdings”) performed initial public Holdings Co., shall not engage, whether solely, jointly, or offering or Ltd. by representing itself or any other persons refinancing 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 subsidiaries (“Chenming Group” or “we”) directly or indirectly, in any country and region which our business exists (or any part of the world if in any form of 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 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 the business of Chenming Group, or obtain any business opportunity which directly or indirectly competes against the business of Chenming Group, 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 the Company 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 Company to jeopardise the legal interests of Chenming Group and its shareholders with other persons or companies or on their behalf. — 15 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Shouguang Defective (1) According to the plan on defective 16 January 9999-12-31 Strictly Chenming properties properties of the Company, Shouguang 2008 performed Holdings Co., Chenming Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Shouguang Ltd. Chenming Holdings”) has guaranteed and undertaken that: according to the application of the Company, for defective property(ies) owned by the Company and its holding subsidiary company which situated 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 disposes of the defective properties pursuant to the law, if the Company suffers any economic losses due to the defects of the title (including but not limited to damages, penalties and relocation costs), Shouguang Chenming Holdings will bear such economic losses; (3) during the regulatory process taken to the defective properties of buildings and land of subsidiaries of the Company situated outside the local areas (outside the administrative area of Shouguang city), the economic losses such as penalties or relocation costs imposed by competent administrative authorities to be borne by the subsidiaries arising from defects of insufficient title documents shall be paid pursuant to the law by Shouguang Chenming Holdings after verification. Equity incentive undertaking Other The Company Undertaking of Taking into consideration the dilution of 25 March 2016 9999-12-31 Strictly undertakings specific the current return of shareholders of performed made to remedial ordinary shares due to the issue of minority measures in the preference shares, in order to maintain shareholders non-public issue compliance with the Opinions of the of the of preference General Office of the State Council on Company shares Further Strengthening the Protection of Legitimate Rights and Interests of Small and Medium Investors in Capital Market, protect the interests of shareholders of ordinary shares and make up for the potential loss of current return due to the issue of preference shares, the Company has undertaken to adopt various measures to ensure the effective use of proceeds, prevent the dilution of the current return and enhance future profitability. Does the Yes undertaking performed timely? IV. Estimate of the operating results for 2016 Warning of projection on cumulative net profit for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the next reporting period to be at a loss or expected to have material changes as compared to the corresponding period of prior year and explanation □ Applicable √ Not applicable — 16 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited V. Security investments □ Applicable √ Not applicable The Company did not have any security investments during the reporting period. VI. Derivatives investments □ Applicable √ Not applicable The Company did not have any derivative investments during the reporting period. VII. Registration report on reception of research investigations, communications and interviews during the reporting period √ Applicable □ Not applicable Index of the basic Manner of Class of parties information on research Date of reception reception accomm odated investigations 5 May 2016 On-site research Institutions http://www.cninfo.com.cn investigation 19 May 2016 On-site research Institutions http://www.cninfo.com.cn investigation 27 June 2016 On-site research Institutions http://www.cninfo.com.cn investigation VIII. External guarantees against the rules and regulations □ Applicable √ Not applicable There was no external guarantee provided by the Company which was against the rules and regulations during the reporting period. IX. Appropriation of funds of the Company by the controlling shareholder and its related parties for non-operating purposes □ Applicable √ Not applicable There was no appropriation of funds of the Company by the controlling shareholder and its related parties for non-operating purposes during the reporting period. — 17 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited IV Financial Statements I. Financial Statements 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 30 September 2016 Unit: RMB Item Closing balance Opening balance CURRENT ASSETS: Monetary funds 11,556,857,100.00 8,984,326,016.01 Bills receivable 2,918,489,409.92 3,998,782,845.65 Accounts receivable 3,629,832,726.16 3,951,287,979.32 Prepayments 1,858,415,373.03 1,072,990,234.05 Other receivables 1,620,882,909.58 1,469,573,364.01 Inventories 5,199,609,548.00 5,210,917,891.42 Non-current assets due within one year 4,510,195,162.57 2,893,133,653.86 Other current assets 9,882,868,253.14 7,582,839,356.54 Total current assets 41,177,150,482.40 35,163,851,340.86 NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Available-for-sale financial assets 109,000,000.00 109,000,000.00 Long-term receivables 10,697,834,976.50 9,084,087,143.84 Long-term equity investments 63,680,857.75 70,492,256.38 Investment property 14,693,239.84 15,996,931.87 Fixed assets 24,651,242,069.32 24,169,725,529.18 Construction in progress 6,479,169,627.05 5,829,619,258.48 Construction materials 17,631,449.28 14,662,116.76 Intangible assets 1,547,109,861.69 1,462,706,060.63 Goodwill 20,283,787.17 20,283,787.17 Long-term prepaid expenses 159,639,080.28 165,686,946.61 Deferred income tax assets 501,743,955.13 613,229,310.48 Other non-current assets 317,421,600.75 1,242,358,865.33 Total non-current assets 44,579,450,504.76 42,797,848,206.73 Total assets 85,756,600,987.16 77,961,699,547.59 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term borrowings 28,509,061,842.06 24,755,535,672.86 Bills payable 2,279,626,195.75 3,281,599,412.31 Accounts payable 2,904,703,825.68 2,942,337,386.57 Advance receipts 229,741,598.03 180,504,227.01 Staff remuneration payables 177,092,814.74 205,840,694.03 Taxes payable 189,353,706.24 194,852,483.80 — 18 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Item Closing balance Opening balance Interest payable 178,253,753.71 150,075,698.23 Other payables 930,743,530.04 1,158,567,353.38 Non-current liabilities due within one year 3,205,586,768.36 5,471,286,735.91 Other current liabilities 9,161,954,101.68 10,293,543,297.00 Total current liabilities 47,766,118,136.29 48,634,142,961.10 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term borrowings 6,641,725,554.98 5,169,381,063.83 Bonds payable 3,792,620,016.26 3,788,539,249.59 Long-term payables 3,297,077,770.35 344,000,000.00 Special payables 481,039,716.66 176,983,516.66 Deferred income 1,440,576,343.09 1,495,104,889.26 Other non-current liabilities 0.00 1,094,621,421.67 Total non-current liabilities 15,653,039,401.34 12,068,630,141.01 TOTAL LIABILITIES 63,419,157,537.63 60,702,773,102.11 OWNERS’ EQUITY: Share capital 1,936,405,467.00 1,936,405,467.00 Other equity instruments 7,060,300,000.00 2,582,800,000.00 Including: Preference shares 4,477,500,000.00 0.00 Perpetual bonds 2,582,800,000.00 2,582,800,000.00 Capital reserves 6,149,150,177.41 6,149,138,276.81 Other comprehensive income -550,112,347.53 -345,014,864.26 Surplus reserves 1,132,116,106.40 1,132,116,106.40 Retained profit 6,238,074,555.25 5,416,049,598.87 Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company 21,965,933,958.53 16,871,494,584.82 Minority interest 371,509,491.00 387,431,860.66 Total owners’ equity 22,337,443,449.53 17,258,926,445.48 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 85,756,600,987.16 77,961,699,547.59 Legal Representative: Head in charge of Head of the accounting Chen Hongguo accounting: department: Hu Jinbao Dong Lianming — 19 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 2. Balance sheet of the Company Unit: RMB Item Closing balance Opening balance CURRENT ASSETS: Monetary funds 7,693,569,916.06 5,700,832,345.61 Bills receivable 405,420,289.67 1,279,192,805.78 Accounts receivable 2,119,523,678.37 2,054,668,707.47 Prepayment 961,849,838.50 354,158,061.49 Interest receivable 5,277,524.75 0.00 Dividend receivable 200,000,000.00 200,000,000.00 Other receivables 26,835,382,857.96 23,168,599,276.40 Inventories 765,625,458.88 770,515,314.04 Non-current assets due within one year 900,000,000.00 0.00 Other current assets 0.00 44,180,954.64 Total current assets 39,886,649,564.19 33,572,147,465.43 NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Available-for-sale financial assets 73,000,000.00 73,000,000.00 Long-term equity investments 14,767,170,076.34 13,526,953,706.49 Investment property 14,693,239.84 15,996,931.87 Fixed assets 3,374,995,429.64 3,494,527,564.35 Construction in progress 50,679,037.47 39,945,237.44 Construction materials 71,973.35 1,480,399.83 Intangible assets 302,728,264.73 308,890,444.95 Deferred income tax assets 157,647,459.43 146,800,984.93 Other non-current assets 0.00 900,000,000.00 Total non-current assets 18,740,985,480.80 18,507,595,269.86 TOTAL ASSETS 58,627,635,044.99 52,079,742,735.29 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term borrowings 7,486,448,606.02 7,288,876,600.43 Bills payable 2,305,000,000.00 1,095,500,000.00 Accounts payable 1,009,126,854.94 952,024,758.38 Advance receipts 3,203,012,664.28 735,151,335.79 Staff remuneration payables 73,643,744.23 84,950,702.67 Taxes payable 34,728,038.71 37,964,445.54 Interest payable 178,253,753.71 150,075,698.23 Other payables 4,465,354,796.73 4,342,643,198.14 Non-current liabilities due within one year 2,231,500,380.11 4,339,346,982.33 Other current liabilities 9,161,954,101.68 10,293,543,297.00 Total current liabilities 30,149,022,940.41 29,320,077,018.51 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term borrowings 1,551,378,311.41 1,051,891,417.64 Bonds payable 3,792,620,016.26 3,788,539,249.59 Long-term payables 2,346,687,666.84 0.00 — 20 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Item Closing balance Opening balance Deferred income 57,658,091.40 61,468,322.53 Other non-current liabilities 0.00 1,094,621,421.67 Total non-current liabilities 7,748,344,085.91 5,996,520,411.43 Total liabilities 37,897,367,026.32 35,316,597,429.94 OWNERS’ EQUITY: Share capital 1,936,405,467.00 1,936,405,467.00 Other equity instruments 7,060,300,000.00 2,582,800,000.00 Including: Preference shares 4,477,500,000.00 0.00 Perpetual bonds 2,582,800,000.00 2,582,800,000.00 Capital reserves 5,938,852,560.70 5,938,840,660.10 Surplus reserves 1,119,926,524.49 1,119,926,524.49 Retained profit 4,674,783,466.48 5,185,172,653.76 Total owners’ equity 20,730,268,018.67 16,763,145,305.35 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 58,627,635,044.99 52,079,742,735.29 3. Consolidated Income Statement for the Reporting Period Unit: RMB Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period I. Total revenue 5,965,699,811.33 5,176,528,453.85 Including: Revenue 5,965,699,811.33 5,176,528,453.85 II. Total operating costs 5,377,887,845.68 4,884,195,563.83 Including: Operating costs 4,144,701,407.84 3,663,452,008.01 Business taxes and surcharges 29,736,313.69 36,419,101.44 Sales and distribution expenses 289,990,334.43 304,163,150.41 General and administrative expenses 391,902,602.27 359,001,478.25 Finance expenses 424,836,614.05 487,670,744.81 Loss on impairment of assets 96,720,573.40 33,489,080.91 Plus: Gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) 0.00 0.00 Investment income (“-” denotes loss) 22,090,548.96 30,886,998.53 Including: Investment income from associates and joint ventures 392,435.75 -1,503,585.25 III. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 609,902,514.61 323,219,888.55 Plus: Non-operating income 102,474,327.24 70,374,708.87 Including: Gain on disposal of non-current assets 324,435.53 489,331.81 Less: Non-operating expenses 801,515.18 1,674,673.26 Including: Loss on disposal of non-current assets 34,165.48 249,189.04 — 21 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period IV. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 711,575,326.67 391,919,924.16 Less: Income tax expenses 99,388,566.27 120,165,450.99 V. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 612,186,760.40 271,754,473.17 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company 614,998,648.94 284,937,568.33 Profit or loss of minority interest -2,811,888.54 -13,183,095.16 VI. Other comprehensive income after tax, (net) -50,780,213.13 -252,355,593.07 Other comprehensive income after tax attributable to shareholders of the Company, (net) -50,780,213.13 -252,355,593.07 (II) Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods -50,780,213.13 -252,355,593.07 5. Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations -50,780,213.13 -252,355,593.07 VII. Total comprehensive income 561,406,547.27 19,398,880.10 Total other comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of the Company 564,218,435.81 32,581,975.26 Total comprehensive income attributable to minority interest -2,811,888.54 -13,183,095.16 VIII. Earnings per share: (I) Basic earnings per share 0.29 0.15 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.29 0.15 Legal Representative: Head in charge of Head of the financial Chen Hongguo accounting: department: Hu Jinbao Dong Lianming — 22 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 4. Income statement of the Company for the Reporting Period Unit: RMB Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period I. Revenue 1,800,634,310.34 1,878,838,439.05 Less: Operating costs 1,433,887,369.01 1,537,566,162.27 Business taxes and surcharges 10,099,093.08 7,890,558.36 Sales and distribution expenses 68,618,973.83 73,636,182.42 General and administrative expenses 140,786,536.50 132,936,512.18 Finance expenses 54,057,408.65 389,353,175.95 Loss on impairment of assets -4,942,941.64 2,884,263.80 Plus: Gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) 0.00 0.00 Investment income (“-” denotes loss) 21,954,581.39 32,467,707.72 Including: Investment income from associates and joint ventures 256,468.18 -65,625.61 II. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 120,082,452.30 -232,960,708.21 Plus: Non-operating income 51,354,806.03 36,199,171.33 Including: Gain on disposal of non- current assets 0.00 7,836.79 Less: Non-operating expenses 470,784.28 646,959.76 Including: Loss on disposal of non-current assets 784.28 96,959.76 III. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 170,966,474.05 -197,408,496.64 Less: Income tax expenses 19,922,995.56 -34,405,902.11 IV. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 151,043,478.49 -163,002,594.53 V. Other comprehensive income after tax, (net) 0.00 0.00 VI. Total comprehensive income 151,043,478.49 -163,002,594.53 VII. Earnings per share: (I) Basic earnings per share — — (II) Diluted earnings per share — — — 23 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 5. Consolidated Income Statement from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period Unit: RMB Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period I. Total revenue 16,572,058,544.35 14,895,226,131.61 Including: Revenue 16,572,058,544.35 14,895,226,131.61 II. Total operating costs 15,000,475,024.81 14,291,982,521.03 Including: Operating costs 11,408,668,718.07 11,033,836,669.32 Business taxes and surcharges 115,224,750.98 87,653,078.10 Sales and distribution expenses 863,724,991.48 855,236,974.12 General and administrative expenses 1,085,916,429.65 1,013,255,447.51 Finance expenses 1,393,180,175.66 1,233,143,023.92 Loss on impairment of assets 133,759,958.97 68,857,328.06 Plus: Gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) -10,599,543.68 -2,177,906.88 Investment income (“-”denotes loss) 59,098,978.74 77,519,744.85 Including: Investment income from associates and joint ventures -6,811,398.62 -3,648,616.70 III. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 1,620,082,954.60 678,585,448.55 Plus: Non-operating income 331,382,681.55 145,464,747.36 Including: Gain on disposal of non-current assets 2,741,063.58 7,532,010.75 Less: Non-operating expenses 6,804,497.54 5,005,703.10 Including: Loss on disposal of non-current assets 4,077,479.69 2,932,938.38 IV. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 1,944,661,138.61 819,044,492.81 Less: Income tax expenses 406,419,988.73 293,576,753.60 V. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 1,538,241,149.88 525,467,739.21 Net profit attributable to owners of the Company 1,554,163,519.54 561,325,638.84 Minority interest -15,922,369.66 -35,857,899.63 VI. Other comprehensive income after tax, net -205,097,483.27 -236,338,303.19 Other comprehensive income after tax attributable to owners of the Company, (net) -205,097,483.27 -236,338,303.19 (II) Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit and loss in subsequent periods -205,097,483.27 -236,338,303.19 5. Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations -205,097,483.27 -236,338,303.19 VII. Total comprehensive income 1,333,143,666.61 289,129,436.02 Total comprehensive income attributable to owners of the Company 1,349,066,036.27 324,987,335.65 — 24 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period Total comprehensive income attributable to minority interest -15,922,369.66 -35,857,899.63 VIII. Earnings per share: (I) Basic earnings per share 0.74 0.29 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.74 0.29 6. Income Statement of the Company from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period Unit: RMB Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period I. Revenue 5,205,542,239.30 5,047,278,382.44 Less: Operating costs 4,183,283,135.43 4,136,925,880.78 Business taxes and surcharges 23,130,058.25 21,119,502.75 Sales and distribution expenses 196,681,913.14 206,026,652.66 General and administrative expenses 408,342,264.32 379,989,979.55 Finance expenses 544,626,983.09 1,044,808,233.11 Loss on impairment of assets -3,586,791.16 3,497,972.04 Plus: Gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) 0.00 0.00 Investment income (“-”denotes loss) 266,126,747.21 441,800,307.30 Including: Investment income from associates and joint ventures 216,369.85 -413,026.02 II. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 119,191,423.44 -303,289,531.15 Plus: Non-operating income 91,356,544.13 40,822,266.23 Including: Gain on disposal of non- current assets 373,450.11 2,770,339.41 Less: Non-operating expenses 492,515.62 2,722,776.20 Including: Loss on disposal of non-current assets 22,515.62 2,019,888.74 III. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 210,055,451.95 -265,190,041.12 Less: Income tax expenses -13,617,000.87 -108,385,136.00 IV. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 223,672,452.82 -156,804,905.12 V. Other comprehensive income after tax, (net) 0.00 0.00 VI. Total comprehensive income 223,672,452.82 -156,804,905.12 VII. Earnings per share: (I) Basic earnings per share — — (II) Diluted earnings per share — — — 25 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 7. Consolidated cash flow statement from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period Unit: RMB Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 16,060,904,509.24 15,190,399,778.65 Tax rebates received 5,646,133.71 3,089,102.57 Cash received relating to other operating activities 651,590,955.66 1,054,621,353.56 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 16,718,141,598.61 16,248,110,234.78 Cash paid for goods and services 11,147,598,194.09 12,298,195,594.69 Cash paid to and for employees 714,282,143.95 635,401,102.08 Payments of taxes 969,117,648.05 779,860,506.20 Cash paid relating to other operating activities 7,007,235,108.82 11,159,116,366.24 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 19,838,233,094.91 24,872,573,569.21 Net cash flows from operating activities -3,120,091,496.30 -8,624,463,334.43 II. Cash flows from investing activities: Cash received from investments 0.00 400,000,000.00 Cash received from investment income 68,750,383.34 0.00 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 215,006.40 175,409.96 Cash received relating to other investing activities 304,056,200.00 46,401,366.66 Subtotal of cash inflows from investing activities 373,021,589.74 446,576,776.62 Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 1,268,924,733.10 1,229,826,351.45 Cash paid on investments 0.00 386,000,000.00 Subtotal of cash outflows from investing activities 1,268,924,733.10 1,615,826,351.45 Net cash flows from investing activities -895,903,143.36 -1,169,249,574.83 III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from borrowings 37,799,886,869.48 25,899,697,270.87 Cash received relating to other financing activities 18,328,338,789.75 9,663,427,778.00 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 56,128,225,659.23 35,563,125,048.87 Cash repayments of amounts borrowed 32,481,340,263.49 22,645,377,952.17 — 26 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period Cash paid for dividend and profit distribution or interest payment 1,570,444,086.84 1,358,824,694.29 Cash paid relating to other financing activities 17,378,425,062.47 2,111,621,643.97 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities 51,430,209,412.80 26,115,824,290.43 Net cash flows from financing activities 4,698,016,246.43 9,447,300,758.44 IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -2,961,648.36 34,793,895.67 V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 679,059,958.41 -311,618,255.15 Plus: Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period 1,888,107,493.76 976,096,861.30 VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period 2,567,167,452.17 664,478,606.15 8. Cash flow statement of the Company from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting period Unit: RMB Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 5,414,479,352.87 5,210,843,830.78 Cash received relating to other operating activities 167,105,052.62 141,891,448.03 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 5,581,584,405.49 5,352,735,278.81 Cash paid for goods and services 3,892,542,059.80 8,327,029,875.12 Cash paid to and for employees 287,707,598.25 260,064,379.66 Payments of taxes 185,838,759.30 102,183,916.09 Cash paid relating to other operating activities 184,927,673.92 162,169,448.03 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 4,551,016,091.27 8,851,447,618.90 Net cash flows from operating activities 1,030,568,314.22 -3,498,712,340.09 II. Cash flows from investing activities: Cash received from investments 0.00 600,000,000.00 Cash received from investment income 268,750,383.34 903,625.62 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 93,406.40 63,697.60 — 27 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Am ounts for the Am ounts for the Item reporting period prior period Cash received relating to other investing activities 0.00 31,144,666.66 Subtotal of cash inflows from investing activities 268,843,789.74 632,111,989.88 Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 62,251.00 83,729,374.57 Cash paid on investments 1,240,000,000.00 459,143,400.00 Subtotal of cash outflows from investing activities 1,240,062,251.00 542,872,774.57 Net cash flows from investing activities -971,218,461.26 89,239,215.31 III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from borrowings 27,598,877,726.66 7,779,390,636.80 Cash received relating to other financing activities 14,478,903,288.89 9,663,427,778.00 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 42,077,781,015.55 17,442,818,414.80 Cash repayments of amounts borrowed 23,603,939,264.28 10,884,994,455.54 Cash paid for dividend and profit distribution or interest payment 1,041,349,301.02 1,142,470,646.57 Cash paid relating to other financing activities 16,891,324,487.90 1,018,085,783.84 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities 41,536,613,053.20 13,045,550,885.95 Net cash flows from financing activities 541,167,962.35 4,397,267,528.85 IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -14,150,795.86 14,555,105.56 V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 586,367,019.45 1,002,349,509.63 Plus: Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period 49,438,736.95 40,590,357.33 VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period 635,805,756.40 1,042,939,866.96 — 28 — Report for the Third Quarter of 2016 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited II. Auditors’ Report Is the third quarterly report audited □ Yes √ No The third quarterly report of the Company is unaudited. Board of Directors SHANDONG CHENMING PAPER HOLDINGS LIMITED 25 October 2016 — 29 —