Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited SHANDONG CHENMING PAPER HOLDINGS LIMITED * 2017 First Quarterly Report April 2017 1 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited I Important Notice The board of directors (the “Board”), the supervisory committee (the “Supervisory Committee”), the directors (the “Director”), supervisors (the “Supervisors”) and senior management (the “Senior Management”) of the Company hereby warrant that the contents of this quarterly report are true, accurate and complete, and there are no false representations, misleading statements or material omissions, and are jointly and severally responsible for the liabilities of the Company. All Directors were present 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 this quarterly report. 1 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited II. General Information of the Company I. Major financial data and change of shareholders 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 compared to the corresponding Corresponding period of the prior The reporting period period of prior year year Revenue (RMB) 6,274,273,821.63 4,951,931,256.74 26.70% Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 702,517,923.91 402,131,344.77 74.70% Net profit after extraordinary gains or losses attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 615,479,547.22 292,898,560.63 110.13% Net cash flows from operating activities (RMB) -1,799,933,755.66 -3,936,890,898.29 54.28% Basic earnings per share (RMB per share) 0.29 0.18 61.11% Diluted earnings per share (RMB per share) 0.29 0.18 61.11% Rate of return on net assets on weighted average basis 3.67% 2.48% 1.19% Increase/decrease as at the end of the reporting period As at the end of the As at the end of the compared to the end reporting period prior year of the prior year Total assets (RMB) 87,326,409,059.32 82,285,354,532.14 6.13% Net assets attributable to shareholders of the Company (RMB) 22,859,726,677.28 22,218,808,367.43 2.88% 2 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Items and amounts of extraordinary gains or losses √ Applicable □ Not applicable Unit: RMB Amounts for the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the reporting Item period Note Profit or loss from disposal of non-current assets (including write-off of provision for assets impairment) -921,000.44 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) accounted for in profit or loss for the current period 87,957,895.90 Gain or loss on external entrusted loans 11,530,398.32 Non-operating income and expenses other than the above items 9,992,594.47 Less: Effect of income tax 21,284,700.25 Effect of minority interest (after tax) 236,811.31 Total 87,038,376.69 — 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 its recurring gain or loss items. □ Applicable √ Not applicable 3 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 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. II. Total number of shareholders and the shareholding 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 shareholding of the top ten shareholders Unit: share Total number of shareholders of 98,828, of which 77,692 were Total number of shareholders of 0 ordinary shares as at the end holders of A shares, 20,709 preference shares with restored of the reporting period were holders of B shares and voting right as at the end of the 427 were holders of H shares reporting period (if any) Shareholding of top 10 shareholders 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 SHOUGUANG CHENMING State-owned legal HOLDINGS COMPANY 15.13% 293,003,657 0 Pledged 201,562,000 person LIMITED HKSCC NOMINEES Overseas legal 12.97% 251,110,750 0 LIMITED person CHENMING HOLDINGS Overseas legal 9.90% 191,712,571 0 (HONG KONG) LIMITED person CENTRAL HUIJIN ASSET State-owned legal 2.07% 40,137,900 0 MANAGEMENT LTD. person ANBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT - CHINA MERCHANTS BANK - ANBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT - CHINA MERCHANTS BANK - Others 1.52% 29,403,560 0 ANBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT - WIN-WIN NO. 3 COLLECTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT PRODUCT BBH A/C VANGUARD Overseas legal EMERGING MARKETS 0.44% 8,608,238 0 person STOCK INDEX FUND NATIONAL SOCIAL Others 0.42% 8,136,000 0 SECURITY FUND 406 Domestic HUATAI SECURITIES CO., non-state-owned 0.40% 7,836,321 0 LTD. legal person Domestic nature JIN Xing 0.40% 7,808,300 0 person NATIONAL SOCIAL Others 0.36% 6,935,600 0 SECURITY FUND 403 4 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Shareholding of the top ten shareholders of non-restricted shares Number of Name of shareholders non-restricted Class of shares shares held Class of shares Number SHOUGUANG CHENMING HOLDINGS COMPANY RMB ordinary 293,003,657 293,003,657 LIMITED shares Overseas listed HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED 251,110,750 251,110,750 foreign shares Domestic listed 91,712,571 foreign shares CHENMING HOLDINGS (HONG KONG) LIMITED 191,712,571 Overseas listed 100,000,000 foreign shares RMB ordinary CENTRAL HUIJIN ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD. 40,137,900 40,137,900 shares ANBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT - CHINA MERCHANTS BANK - ANBANG ASSET MANAGEMENT - CHINA RMB ordinary MERCHANTS BANK - ANBANG ASSET 29,403,560 29,403,560 shares MANAGEMENT - WIN-WIN NO. 3 COLLECTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT PRODUCT BBH A/C VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS STOCK Domestic listed 8,608,238 8,608,238 INDEX FUND foreign shares RMB ordinary NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND 406 8,136,000 8,136,000 shares RMB ordinary HUATAI SECURITIES CO., LTD. 7,836,321 7,836,321 shares Domestic listed JIN Xing 7,808,300 7,808,300 foreign shares RMB ordinary NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND 403 6,935,600 6,935,600 shares Connected relationship or A shareholder, Chenming Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, which is an overseas legal connected party person, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a shareholder, Shouguang Chenming Holdings relationship among the Company Limited, which is a state-owned legal person. Hence they are persons acting in above shareholders 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. 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. 5 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 2. Total number of shareholders of preference shares and shareholding of the top ten shareholders of preference shares √ Applicable □ No applicable Unit: share Total number of shareholders of preference shares as at the end of the reporting period 7 Shareholding 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 BEIJING YIBEN ZHONGXING Domestic INVESTMENT non-state-owned 27.78% 12,500,000 0 Pledged 12,500,000 MANAGEMENT CO., legal person LTD. BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRUST Others 22.44% 10,100,000 0 CO., LTD. - HUILI NO.167 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRUST Others 14.22% 6,400,000 0 CO., LTD. - HUILI NO.136 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST QILU BANK CO., LTD. - QILU BANK QUANXIN WEALTH Others 13.33% 6,000,000 0 MANAGEMENT PRODUCT SERIES HENGFENG BANK CO., Domestic LTD. non-state-owned 11.11% 5,000,000 0 legal person SHANGHAI STATE-OWNED State-owned legal ASSETS OPERATION 6.67% 3,000,000 0 person CO., LTD. NCF - MINSHENG BANK - CHINA FORTUNE INTERNATIONAL TRUST — CHINA FORTUNE Others 4.44% 2,000,000 0 TRUSTMIN XIN NO. 11 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST Connected relationship or The aforesaid holders of preference shares, “BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS connected party INTERNATIONAL TRUST CO., LTD. - HUILI NO.167 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST” and relationship among the “BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRUST CO., LTD. - above shareholders HUILI NO.136 SINGLE CAPITAL TRUST”, are persons acting in concert. Save for the above, it is not aware whether there is any connected relationship between the above holders of preference shares nor are they persons acting in concert. 6 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited III Material matters I. Details and reasons for changes of major financial data and financial indicators during the reporting period √ Applicable □ No applicable (I) Analysis of the assets and liabilities of the Company Unit: RMB Reason for Item 31 March 2017 31 December 2016 Change change Bills receivable 2,039,793,921.81 1,590,460,875.23 28.25% (1) Other current assets 8,782,506,684.11 6,616,744,831.28 32.73% (2) Construction in progress 4,995,338,316.31 4,115,194,870.23 21.39% (3) Bills payable 637,415,703.08 515,301,703.08 23.70% (4) Interest payable 99,708,753.71 30,731,253.71 224.45% (5) Other current liabilities 8,093,126,466.00 6,602,863,069.45 22.57% (6) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Bills receivable increased by 28.25% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to increases in bills pledged by the Company for the issuance of letters of guarantee and bills. (2) Other current assets increased by 32.73% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an increase in receivables under financial lease due within one year. (3) Construction in progress increased by 21.39% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to the increased investment in the forestry pulp integration project of Huanggang Chenming and the chemical pulp project of Shouguang Meilun. (4) Bills payable increased by 23.70% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an increase in payments by bills. 7 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (5) Interest payable increased by 224.45% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to an increase in the outstanding interests payable of corporate bonds and medium-term notes. (6) Other current liabilities increased by 22.57% as compared to the beginning of the year mainly due to the new issue of super & short-term commercial paper. (II) Reasons for significant year on year changes of income statement items during the reporting period Unit: RMB Reason for Item January - March 2017 January - March 2016 Change change Sales revenue 6,274,273,821.63 4,951,931,256.74 26.70% (1) Taxes and surcharges 54,684,663.59 35,522,816.60 53.94% (2) Selling and distribution expenses 304,176,522.86 254,937,855.85 19.31% (3) General and administrati ve expenses 413,588,829.04 327,367,757.71 26.34% (4) Loss on impairment of assets 23,825,034.05 -3,695,206.04 744.76% (5) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Sales revenue increased by 26.70% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in the sales of machine-made paper with higher selling prices. (2) Taxes and surcharges increased by 53.94% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to the reclassification of taxes in general and administrative expenses. (3) Selling and distribution expenses increased by 19.31% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in the sales of machine-made paper with higher sales revenue. 8 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (4) General and administrative expenses increased by 26.34% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to a year-on-year increase in R&D expenses. (5) Loss on impairment of assets increased by 744.76% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to a year-on-year increase in the provision for loss on bad debts made by the Sales Company. (III) Analysis of cash flows during the reporting period Unit: RMB Reason for Item January - March 2017 January - March 2016 Change change Net cash flows from operating activities -1,799,933,755.66 -3,936,890,898.29 54.28% (1) Net cash flows from investment activities 147,890,412.84 -447,467,552.31 133.05% (2) Net cash flows from financing activities 2,013,126,167.07 4,315,067,987.52 -53.35% (3) Explanation of the reasons leading to the major changes: (1) Net cash flows from operating activities increased by 54.28% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to an increase in sales revenue resulting from the recovery of the paper market and a decrease in net investment under financial lease. (2) Net cash flows from investing activities increased by 133.05% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to the recovery of external entrusted loans amounting of RMB500 million. (3) Net cash flows from financial activities decreased by 53.35% as compared to the corresponding period of last year mainly due to the repayment of short-term commercial paper due and others by the Company. 9 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited II. Progress in respect to material matters and analysis of the related effects and solutions √ Applicable □ No applicable 1. Statutory demand The Company published Indicative Announcements on CNINFO on 26 October 2016, 9 November 2016 and 22 November 2016 respectively (announcement number: 2016-140, 2016-144 and 2016-151) in relation to Statutory Demand and the injunction order against applicant to petition for winding-up against the Company applied to the court by the Company. The Court of First Instance in the High Court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region completed the hearing held from 21 February 2017 to 23 February 2017 and would set a date to hand down its judgment. The Company will make timely disclosure of the relevant information pursuant to the progress of the above matter. 2. Report on Details of Change in Shareholding Based on the knowledge in the current capital market situation and the confidence in the future stable development of the Company, Chenming Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, the person acting in concert of Shouguang Chenming Holdings Company Limited (the controlling shareholder of the Company), acquired 24,467,500 H shares of the Company (accounting for approximately 6.95% of the issued H shares of the Company) and 69,191,648 B shares (accounting for approximately 14.69% of the issued B shares of the Company) through the trading system during the period from 13 January 2016 to 9 March 2017. The H shares and B shares held by Chenming Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited increased by 93,659,148 shares, accounting for approximately 4.84% of the total issued shares of the Company. Upon the completion of the change in shareholding, Chenming Holdings and its persons acting in concert held 484,106,228 shares of the Company, accounting for 25.00% of the total share capital of the Company. 10 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Material matter Date of disclosure Search index of the ad-hoc report disclosure website Statutory demand 25 February 2017 http://www.cninfo.com.cn, announcement number: 2017-015 Report on details of 15 March 2017 http://www.cninfo.com.cn, announcement number:2017-024 change in shareholding III. Undertakings made by parties involved in undertakings including the Company’s beneficial controllers shareholders, related parties, bidders and the Company subsisting during the reporting period √ Applicable □ No applicable Party Particulars involved in Type of Undertaking on the Undertaking undertaking undertaking Details of undertaking date Term performance Undertaking on shareholding structure reformation Undertaking made in offering documents or shareholding alternation documents Undertaking made during asset reconstruction Undertaking made on Shouguang Non-competitive (1) Shouguang Chenming Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Shouguang 22 May 2008 During the Implementing initial public Chenming undertaking Chenming Holdings”) shall not engage, whether solely, jointly, period when as normal offering or Holdings or by representing itself or any other persons or companies, Chenming refinancing Co., Ltd. and shall not procure its associates (as defined in The Listing Holdings Rules of Hong Kong Stock Exchange) to engage, in any was the business which competes with the business of the Company major and its subsidiaries (“Chenming Group” or “we”) directly or shareholder indirectly, in any country and region which our business exists of the (or any part of the world if in any form of electronics Company 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 (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. 11 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Party Particulars involved in Type of Undertaking on the Undertaking undertaking undertaking Details of undertaking date Term performance Shouguang Defective (1) According to the plan on defective properties of the 16 January During the Implementing Chenming properties Company, Shouguang Chenming Holdings Co., Ltd. 2008 period when as normal Holdings (“Shouguang Chenming Holdings”) has guaranteed and Chenming Co., Ltd. undertaken that: according to the application of the Company, Holdings for defective property(ies) owned by the Company and its was the holding subsidiary company which situated in the major administrative area of Shouguang city, Shouguang Chenming shareholder Holdings will purchase it (them) and have it(them) being of the transferred to itself pursuant to the law in accordance with the Company 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. Shandong Specific remedial Taking into consideration the dilution of the current return of 25 March 9999-12-31 Implementing Chenming measures in the shareholders of ordinary shares due to the issue of preference 2016 as normal Paper non-public issue shares, in order to maintain compliance with the Opinions of Holdings of preference the General Office of the State Council on Further Limited shares 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. Equity incentive undertaking Other undertakings made to minority shareholders of the Company Does the undertaking Yes performed timely? IV. Estimate of the operating results for January - June 2017 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 its explanation □ Applicable √ No applicable 12 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited V. Security investments □ Applicable √ No applicable The Company did not have any security investments during the reporting period. VI. Derivatives investments □ Applicable √ No 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 √ No applicable The Company did not have any reception of research investigations, communications and interviews during the reporting period. VIII. External guarantees against the rules and regulations □ Applicable √ No 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 √ No 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. 13 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited IV Financial Statements I. Financial Statements 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Prepared by: Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 31 March 2017 Unit: RMB Item Closing balance Opening CURRENT ASSETS: balance Monetary funds 11,237,874,153.33 10,109,930,319.49 Bills receivable 2,039,793,921.81 1,590,460,875.23 Accounts receivable 3,793,252,083.80 3,974,065,104.15 Prepayments 1,714,499,302.44 1,511,362,674.64 Other receivables 1,414,122,977.66 1,614,214,645.48 Inventories 5,414,248,491.58 4,862,668,746.90 Non-current assets due within one year 5,217,101,389.99 5,487,376,588.22 Other current assets 8,782,506,684.11 6,616,744,831.28 Total current assets 39,613,399,004.72 35,766,823,785.39 NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Available-for-sale financial assets 1,945,000,000.00 1,945,000,000.00 Long-term receivables 9,517,153,410.79 8,844,262,173.65 Long-term equity investments 61,649,491.84 67,251,992.88 Investment properties 12,520,419.79 14,258,675.83 Fixed assets 28,508,557,953.20 28,811,555,365.39 Construction in progress 4,995,338,316.31 4,115,194,870.23 Construction materials 18,148,301.22 18,847,584.79 Intangible assets 1,529,626,223.84 1,540,959,330.74 Goodwill 20,283,787.17 20,283,787.17 Long-term prepaid expenses 155,956,500.81 157,772,100.69 Deferred income tax assets 510,319,913.71 497,457,826.70 Other non-current assets 438,455,735.92 485,687,038.68 Total non-current assets 47,713,010,054.60 46,518,530,746.75 Total assets 87,326,409,059.32 82,285,354,532.14 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term borrowings 28,137,792,231.04 27,875,506,988.53 Bills payable 637,415,703.08 515,301,703.08 Accounts payable 3,822,069,466.08 3,724,266,382.06 Advance receipts 292,171,502.54 377,135,566.33 Staff remuneration payables 190,947,525.66 159,968,262.82 14 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Item Closing balance Opening Taxes payable 324,373,998.85 balance Interest payable 99,708,753.71 30,731,253.71 Other payables 992,718,654.91 948,919,195.80 Non-current liabilities due within one year 7,174,385,186.92 6,237,021,557.17 Other current liabilities 8,093,126,466.00 6,602,863,069.45 Total current liabilities 49,764,709,488.79 46,708,641,438.73 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term borrowings 7,086,447,664.56 6,935,598,781.23 Bonds payable 1,000,000,000.00 Long-term payables 4,152,550,721.60 3,951,368,854.00 Special payables 681,039,716.66 681,039,716.66 Deferred income 1,438,870,837.27 1,443,846,526.33 Total non-current liabilities 14,358,908,940.09 13,011,853,878.22 TOTAL LIABILITIES 64,123,618,428.88 59,720,495,316.95 OWNERS’ EQUITY: Share capital 1,936,405,467.00 1,936,405,467.00 Other equity instruments 7,060,300,000.00 7,060,300,000.00 Including: Preference shares 4,477,500,000.00 4,477,500,000.00 Perpetual bonds 2,582,800,000.00 2,582,800,000.00 Capital reserves 6,149,257,784.90 6,149,257,784.90 Other comprehensive income -768,745,385.95 -805,245,771.89 Surplus reserves 1,132,116,106.40 1,132,116,106.40 Retained profit 7,350,392,704.93 6,745,974,781.02 Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company 22,859,726,677.28 22,218,808,367.43 Minority interest 343,063,953.16 346,050,847.76 Total owners’ equity 23,202,790,630.44 22,564,859,215.19 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 87,326,409,059.32 82,285,354,532.14 Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Hu Jinbao Dong Lianming 15 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 2. Balance sheet of the Company Unit: RMB Item Closing balance Opening balance CURRENT ASSETS: Monetary funds 9,080,325,324.29 7,934,163,265.76 Bills receivable 96,971,187.04 112,943,069.85 Accounts receivable 106,036,984.51 84,089,911.81 Prepayments 1,733,071,521.96 1,003,699,885.05 Other receivables 25,977,673,863.98 22,848,685,985.74 Inventories 795,030,855.17 663,006,714.42 Non-current assets due within one year 400,000,000.00 900,000,000.00 Total current assets 38,189,109,736.95 33,546,588,832.63 NON-CURRENT ASSETS: Available-for-sale financial assets 1,909,000,000.00 1,909,000,000.00 Long-term equity investments 16,361,092,975.36 14,558,097,658.49 Investment properties 12,520,419.79 14,258,675.83 Fixed assets 3,304,268,288.38 3,343,366,320.45 Construction in progress 53,731,588.22 52,757,799.47 Construction materials 71,973.35 71,973.35 Intangible assets 479,470,727.10 300,218,996.05 Deferred income tax assets 153,476,177.41 164,139,190.27 Other non-current assets 67,400,000.00 67,400,000.00 Total non-current assets 22,341,032,149.61 20,409,310,613.91 Total assets 60,530,141,886.56 53,955,899,446.54 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term borrowings 8,360,607,909.03 8,203,392,554.58 Bills payable 3,517,000,000.00 3,057,000,000.00 Accounts payable 752,651,866.60 654,411,787.56 Advance receipts 2,346,430,617.24 537,139,483.60 Staff remuneration payables 68,146,707.90 58,599,576.37 Taxes payable 70,106,276.46 43,087,056.70 Interest payable 97,908,753.71 30,731,253.71 Other payables 5,801,019,616.43 3,689,371,275.46 Liabilities classified as held for sale Non-current liabilities due within one year 5,651,774,522.95 5,648,861,310.04 Other current liabilities 8,093,126,466.00 6,602,863,069.45 Total current liabilities 34,758,772,736.32 28,525,457,367.47 16 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Item Closing balance Opening balance NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term borrowings 1,636,710,158.87 1,521,611,382.77 Long-term payables 3,206,360,618.09 3,005,178,750.49 Deferred income 54,909,070.55 56,572,797.75 Total non-current liabilities 4,897,979,847.51 4,583,362,931.01 TOTAL LIABILITIES 39,656,752,583.83 33,108,820,298.48 OWNERS’ EQUITY: Share capital 1,936,405,467.00 1,936,405,467.00 Other equity instruments 7,060,300,000.00 7,060,300,000.00 Including: Preference shares 4,477,500,000.00 4,477,500,000.00 Perpetual bonds 2,582,800,000.00 2,582,800,000.00 Capital reserves 5,938,960,168.19 5,938,960,168.19 Surplus reserves 1,119,926,524.49 1,119,926,524.49 Retained profit 4,817,797,143.05 4,791,486,988.38 Total owners’ equity 20,873,389,302.73 20,847,079,148.06 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY 60,530,141,886.56 53,955,899,446.54 17 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 3. Consolidated income statement Unit: RMB Amounts for the Amounts for Item period the prior I. Total revenue 6,274,273,821.63 4,951,931,256. Including: Revenue 6,274,273,821.63 74 II. Total operating costs 5,540,639,425.53 4,534,400,365.6 9 Including: Operating costs 4,271,432,799.39 3,427,558,022.0 Taxes and surcharges 54,684,663.59 8 35,522,816.6 Sales and distribution 0 expenses 304,176,522.86 254,937,855.8 General and administrative 5 expenses 413,588,829.04 327,367,757.7 Finance expenses 472,931,576.60 1 Loss on impairment of 9 assets 23,825,034.05 -3,695,206.0 Plus: Gain on change in fair value (“-” 4 denotes loss) Investment income (“-” denotes loss) 34,080,946.51 14,515,005.1 Including: Investment income 6 from associates and joint ventures -5,602,501.04 -8,234,994.8 Foreign exchange gains (“-”) 4 denotes loss) III. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 767,715,342.61 432,045,896.2 Plus: Non-operating income 98,617,512.36 1 Including: Gain on disposal of 2 non-current assets 188,603.36 631,136.6 Less: Non-operating expenses 1,538,769.15 2 Including: Loss on disposal of 3 non-current assets 1,109,603.80 207,203.8 IV. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 864,794,085.82 554,093,251.0 Less: Income tax expenses 165,263,056.51 163,276,472.8 V. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 699,531,029.31 390,816,778.2 Net profit attributable to shareholders 0 of the Company 702,517,923.91 402,131,344.7 Profit or loss of minority interest -2,986,894.60 7-11,314,566.5 VI. Net other comprehensive income after 7 tax 36,500,385.95 29,818,903.0 1 18 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Amounts for the Amounts for the Item period prior period Net other comprehensive income after tax attributable to shareholders of the Company 36,500,385.95 29,818,903.01 (I) Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (II) Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods 36,500,385.95 29,818,903.01 Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations 36,500,385.95 29,818,903.01 Net other comprehensive income after tax attributable to minority interest VII. Total comprehensive income 736,031,415.26 420,635,681.21 Total other comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of the Company 739,018,309.86 431,950,247.78 Total comprehensive income attributable to minority interest -2,986,894.60 -11,314,566.57 VIII.Earnings per share: (I) Basic earnings per share 0.29 0.18 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.29 0.18 Legal Representative: Financial controller: Head of the financial department: Chen Hongguo Hu Jinbao Dong Lianming 19 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 4. Income statement of the Company Unit: RMB Amounts for the Amounts for the Item period prior period I. Revenue 1,825,135,337.89 1,624,983,408.12 Less: Operating costs 1,346,106,037.13 1,334,992,670.50 Taxes and surcharges 22,146,157.86 3,499,786.77 Sales and distribution expenses 61,708,995.39 57,086,536.90 General and administrative expenses 157,074,579.69 125,978,458.42 Finance expenses 133,730,116.49 273,560,487.30 Loss on impairment of assets 10,581,405.57 3,452,110.25 Plus: Gain on change in fair value (“-” denotes loss) Investment income (“-” denotes loss) 39,583,206.16 22,602,080.41 Including: Investment income from associates and joint ventures -97,092.16 -147,919.59 II. Operating profit (“-” denotes loss) 133,371,251.92 -150,984,561.61 Plus: Non-operating income 1,715,004.61 10,230,665.29 Including: Gain on disposal of non-current assets 32,382.30 Less: Non-operating expenses 13,089.00 275.97 Including: Loss on disposal of non-current assets 13,089.00 275.97 III. Total profit (“-” denotes total loss) 135,073,167.53 -140,754,172.29 Less: Income tax expenses 10,663,012.86 -25,523,334.64 IV. Net profit (“-” denotes net loss) 124,410,154.67 -115,230,837.65 V. Net other comprehensive income after tax (I) Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (II) Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods VI. Total comprehensive income 124,410,154.67 -115,230,837.65 20 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 5. Consolidated cash flow statement Unit: RMB Amounts for the Amounts for the Item period prior period I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 6,071,765,519.77 3,861,397,415.68 Tax rebates received 49,253.28 1,678,391.44 Cash received relating to other operating activities 344,275,340.11 247,252,260.95 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 6,416,090,113.16 4,110,328,068.07 Cash paid for goods and services 4,284,027,734.66 2,329,851,383.64 Cash paid to and for employees 254,685,584.47 255,883,771.79 Payments of taxes and surcharges 349,632,991.79 259,042,511.99 Cash paid relating to other operating activities 3,327,677,557.90 5,202,441,298.94 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 8,216,023,868.82 8,047,218,966.36 Net cash flows from operating activities -1,799,933,755.66 -3,936,890,898.29 II. Cash flows from investment activities: Cash received from investment income 13,750,000.00 22,750,000.00 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 123,100.00 Cash received relating to other investment activities 518,764,372.00 104,056,200.00 Subtotal of cash inflows from investment activities 532,514,372.00 126,929,300.00 Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 384,623,959.16 574,396,852.31 Subtotal of cash outflows from investment activities 384,623,959.16 574,396,852.31 Net cash flows from investment activities 147,890,412.84 -447,467,552.31 21 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Amounts for the Amounts for the Item period prior period III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from borrowings 13,559,751,515.69 11,127,284,771.56 Cash received from issurance of bonds 997,000,000.00 Cash received relating to other financing activities 5,011,942,828.52 5,937,250,000.00 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 19,568,694,344.21 17,064,534,771.56 Cash repayments on borrowing 12,943,894,864.13 8,407,337,300.81 Cash paid for dividend and profit distribution or interest payment 468,301,155.59 403,109,470.56 Cash paid relating to other financing activities 4,143,372,157.42 3,939,020,012.67 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities 17,555,568,177.14 12,749,466,784.04 Net cash flows from financing activities 2,013,126,167.07 4,315,067,987.52 IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -12,654,907.93 -13,417,584.13 V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 348,427,916.32 -82,708,047.21 Plus: Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period 1,979,861,045.62 1,888,107,493.76 VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period 2,328,288,961.94 1,805,399,446.55 22 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 6. Cash flow statement of the Company Unit: RMB Amounts for the Amounts for the Item period prior period I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 2,043,512,964.97 1,481,863,637.30 Cash received relating to other operating activities 2,307,363,848.50 34,061,752.46 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 4,350,876,813.47 1,515,925,389.76 Cash paid for goods and services 1,596,601,181.89 1,360,752,845.89 Cash paid to and for employees 91,590,954.26 105,169,505.84 Payments of taxes and surcharges 93,278,359.86 47,215,367.24 Cash paid relating to other operating activities 14,107,297.75 2,288,082,633.71 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 1,795,577,793.76 3,801,220,352.68 Net cash flows from operating activities 2,555,299,019.71 -2,285,294,962.92 II. Cash flows from investment activities: Cash received from investment income 13,750,000.00 22,750,000.00 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 3,100.00 Cash received relating to other investment activities 500,000,000.00 Subtotal of cash inflows from investment activities 513,750,000.00 22,753,100.00 Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 246,066.75 Cash paid on investments 2,000,000,000.00 Subtotal of cash outflows from investment activities 2,000,246,066.75 Net cash flows from investment activities -1,486,496,066.75 22,753,100.00 III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from borrowings 2,805,500,000.00 3,992,000,000.00 Cash received relating to other financing activities 4,495,241,096.00 5,737,250,000.00 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 7,300,741,096.00 9,729,250,000.00 23 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Amounts for the Amounts for the Item period prior period Cash repayments on borrowing 3,585,574,810.02 3,364,731,090.73 Cash paid for dividend and profit distribution or interest payment 374,131,591.29 83,696,736.94 Cash paid relating to other financing activities 4,660,350,945.07 2,922,349,824.95 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing activities 8,620,057,346.38 6,370,777,652.62 Net cash flows from financing activities -1,319,316,250.38 3,358,472,347.38 IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash 42,600.81 -11,576,258.45 equivalents V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents -250,470,696.61 1,084,354,226.01 Plus: Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the 582,578,426.62 49,438,736.95 beginning of the period VI. Balance of cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period 332,107,730.01 1,133,792,962.96 II. Auditors’ Report Has the first quarterly report already been audited yet? □ Yes √ No The first quarterly report of the Company is unaudited. SHANDONG CHENMING PAPER HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Report for the First Quarter of 2017 of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 27 April 2017 25