2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Stock code: 000488, 200488 Stock abbreviation: Chenming Paper Chenming B Announcement No.:2022-014 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited I. IMPORTANT NOTICE This annual report summary is extracted from the text of the annual report. For the full understanding of the operating results, financial position and plan for further development, investors should carefully read the text of the annual report published on the media as designated by the CSRC. All directors have attended the board meeting to review this annual report in person. Notice of non-standard auditor’s opinion □ Applicable √ Not applicable A proposed profit distribution plan on ordinary shares or a proposed plan on conversion of capital reserves into share capital for the reporting period was considered and passed by the Board □ Applicable √ Not applicable The Company proposes not to distribute cash dividend, issue bonus share, or capitalise from capital reserves A proposed profit distribution plan on preference shares for the reporting period was considered and approved by the Board □ Applicable √ Not applicable II. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY 1. Company profile 晨鸣纸业 000488 Stock abbreviation Stock code 晨鸣 B 200488 Stock exchange on which Shenzhen Stock Exchange the shares are listed Stock abbreviation CHENMING PAPER Stock code 01812 Stock exchange on which The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited the shares are listed Contact persons and Secretary to the Board Hong Kong Company Secretary contact methods Name Yuan Xikun Chu Hon Leung No. 2199 East Nongsheng Road, Shouguang City, 22nd Floor, World Wide House, Central, Hong Correspondence address Shandong Province Kong Facsimile 0536-2158977 00852-25010028 Telephone 0536-2158008 00852-21629600 Email address chenmmingpaper@163.com liamchu@li-partners.com 2. Overview of principle activities or products during the reporting period The Company is a large modern conglomerate principally engaged in pulp production and paper making. Its key indicators in respect of business and economic efficiency have been in a leading position in the industry in China for over 20 consecutive years. The Company has been on the Fortune 500 China list for 12 years. During the reporting period, the machine-made paper business is the major source of revenue and profit of the Company, and there was no significant change in the principal activities of the Company. 1. Business overview Taking “revitalising the Chinese papermaking industry” as its mission, the Company has been adhering to the general keynote of green, low-carbon, recycling and sustainable development, and committing itself to implementing a pulp and paper integration strategy. At present, the Company has 6 production bases in Shandong, Guangdong, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jilin and other places, with annual pulp and paper production capacity of more than 11 million tonnes. It is one of the domestic paper making enterprises that 1 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited achieves a balance between paper making and pulp production capacity. During the reporting period, in the face of the complex domestic and international market economic environment and various challenges against the backdrop of normalisation of epidemic prevention and control, all cadres and employees of the Company pulled together to address the difficulties, improve efficiency, reduce costs, ensure the steady progress of the Company‘s production and operation, and continuously improve the operating quality and profitability of the Company. In 2021, the Company completed the production of machine-made paper of 5.50 million tonnes and achieved sales of 5.45 million tonnes, representing a year-on-year decrease of 4.74% and 2.73%, respectively. The Company realised revenue of RMB33,020 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.43%. Total profit and net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company were RMB2,306 million and RMB2,066 million respectively, up by 6.16% and 20.65% year on year. 2. Products As a leading player in the papermaking industry of China, the Company adopts the market-oriented approach, attaches great importance to technology research and development and brand benefits, and boasts the largest and most advanced pulping and papermaking production lines in the world, with machine-made paper products covering more than 200 types in seven series, including cultural paper, coated paper, white cardboard, copy paper, industrial paper, special paper, and household paper. The Company owns “BIYUNTIAN”, “GOLDEN MINGYANG”, “CHENMING CLOUDY MIRROR”, “CHENMING CLOUDLY LION”, “CHENMING SNOW SHARK”, “CHENMING EAGLE”, “CHENMING GONGHAO”, “XINGZHILIAN” and other famous brands, with each major product ranking among the highest in terms of market share in China. Major production Category Major brands and types Range of application companies 1. “BIYUNTIAN”, “CLOUDY MIRROR”, “CLOUDY LEOPARD” and “YUNJIN” all-wood pulp offset paper and electrostatic base paper 2. “CLOUDY LION” and “CLOUDY Shouguang Headquarters Printing publications, textbooks, Cultural CRANE” original white offset paper Zhanjiang Chenming magazines, covers, illustrations, paper 3. “CLOUDY PINE” and “GREEN PINE” light Wuhan Chenming notebooks, test papers, teaching series weight paper Jilin Chenming materials, reference books, etc. 4. Blueprint paper, colour offset paper, pure texture paper, non-fluorescent offset paper, PE offset paper 5. Beige and high white book paper 6. Light weight coated paper Double-sided coated paper is suitable for high quality printing, such as high-grade picture albums, picture, magazines and so on, promotional materials such as interior pages of high-end books, 1. “SNOW SHARK” and “EAGLE” one-sided wall calendars, posters and so on, coated paper Coated and suitable for suitable for 2. “SNOW SHARK”, “EAGLE” and Shouguang Headquarters paper high-speed sheet printing and “RABBIT” double-sided coated paper Shouguang Meilun series high-speed rotary printing; 3. “EAGLE” and “RABBIT” matte coated One-sided coated paper is suitable paper for upscale tobacco package paper, adhesive sticker, shopping bags, slipcases, envelopes, gift wrapping and so on, and suitable for large format printing and commercial printing. 1. White cardboard of “LIYA” series, white cardboard and ivory cardboard of “LIPIN” and High-end gift boxes, cosmetics “POPLAR” series, high bulk cardboard and boxes, tags, shopping bags, ivory cardboard of “LIZZY” and “BAIYU” publicity pamphlets, high-end White series, and super high bulk cardboard of Shouguang Headquarters postcards; cigarette package cardboard “LIYING” and “BAIYU” series Jiangxi Chenming printing of medium and high series 2. Food package board of “LIYA” and Zhanjiang Chenming quality; milk package, beverage “LIZZY” series package, disposable paper cups, 3. Coated cattle card and LIYA book card milk tea cups, and noodle bowls. 4. Playcard paper board 5. Chenming cigarette cardboard “GOLDEN MINGYANG” and “GOLDEN CHENMING” copy paper, “BOYA” and Copy Printing and copying business “BIYUNTIAN” copy paper, “MINGYANG”, Shouguang Meilun paper documents, training materials, and “LUCKY CLOUDS”, “BOYANG” and Zhanjiang Chenming series writing. “SHANYIN” copy paper, and “GONGHAO” and “TIANJIAN” copy paper 2 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Anti-stick base paper is mainly used for producing the paper base of Shouguang Headquarters stripping paper or anti-sticking base Industrial High-grade yellow anti-sticking base paper, Wuhan Chenming paper; paper ordinary yellow/white anti-sticking base paper Jiangxi Chenming Cast coated base paper is suitable series and PE paper Zhanjiang Chenming for producing adhesive paper or playcard compound paper after coating. High-grade adhesive backing paper Special Shouguang Art Paper for electronics, medicine, food, paper Thermal paper and glassine paper Wuhan Chenming washing supplies, supermarket series labels, double-sided tapes, etc. Daily toilet supplies; used in restaurants and other catering Househol Toilet paper, facial tissue, pocket tissue, napkin, Shouguang Meilun industries, and used in public toilets d paper paper towels and “XINGZHILIAN” Wuhan Chenming in hotels, guesthouses, and office series buildings, and also suitable for home and other environment. 3. Operation model (1) Purchase model The Company has established a supply chain management centre which adopts a supply chain management model of “centralised procurement by the Group, source as the first priority, hierarchical separation and one-vote veto”. Through continuous improvement of the procurement information system, the Company has fully realised machine control management, and optimised the authorisation approval process, effectively standardising the procurement management system. Based on the needs of production bases, the Group integrates the resources of related parties and implements centralised procurement. The Company seeks sources and high-quality suppliers through industry exhibitions, on-site inspections and competitive factory research to strengthen procurement at source and reduce procurement costs; and introduces a supplier competition mechanism by establishing a three-level joint review mechanism for suppliers and implementing a system of eliminating substandard suppliers, so as to improve supply quality. Meanwhile, the Company actively cooperates with financial institutions and third parties in the supply chain financial business, and fully utilises the funds from contributing parties to lower procurement costs, deepen strategic cooperation and enhance supply chain competitiveness. (2) Production model The Company has committed itself to implementing a pulp and paper integration strategy. Adhering to the concept of “placing green development and environmental protection as its priority”, the Company has actively promoted clean production and vigorously carried out energy conservation and emission reduction, aiming to be a resource-saving and environmentally friendly model enterprise. It is innovating an integrated use of resources and a circular industrial development mode, and an “ecological chain” featuring resources, products and recycled resources has been established. As for production process, the Company takes planned management as the focus and implements a hierarchical planned management model for the Group, the Company, factories and workshops. Its production volume is determined based on the sales, its production is arranged scientifically, and its inventories are under strict control. The Group has set up a production scheduling centre to monitor the operation of the production lines of each subsidiary around the clock on a real-time basis, so as to ensure normal production. It has actively built and promoted the MES management system, and realised the timely information transfer between the management and the production control unit through bridging the gap between the ERP and DCS systems. (3) Marketing model The Company has always adhered to the marketing concept of “Good faith, Win-Win and Sharing” while wholeheartedly serving its customers. The Company has a relatively mature sales network, and has set up specialised sales companies responsible for the development of domestic and overseas markets, product sales, and formulation of sales policies. The sales companies’ management systems are divided into product lines, product companies, management areas, and branches to achieve matrix management. The sales companies are divided into product companies of cultural paper series, coated paper series, white cardboard series, electrostatic paper series, special paper series and household paper series according to product line. Each product company has its administrative district. A regional general manager is responsible for his/her administrative district, under which branch companies are set up. The chief representatives of the branch companies have full authority to deal with branch business. The Company has implemented a three-level scheduling mechanism. Branch companies, administrative districts, and sales companies schedule task indicators daily to ensure the effective implementation of the plans. It sticks to a “four-level visit mechanism” to gain deep market insights and meet customer needs. Meanwhile, by leveraging its comprehensive information systems, the Company has realised It-based management. It has also established and improved the complaint handling system and customer satisfaction system to enhance the Company’s marketing management level. (4) R&D Mode The Company is market-oriented, and innovation is it driving force. It highly values technological R&D, and has formed a variety of R&D modes such as independent R&D, technology introduction, and industry university-research cooperation. At present, the Company has a number of domestically leading innovative R&D platforms, including the national enterprise technology centre, the post-doctoral working station, the state certified CNAS pulp and paper testing centre, Shandong Pulp and Paper Making Engineering Lab and the Guangdong Pulp and Paper Production Technology Research Centre, which have enhanced its independent innovation capabilities. Meanwhile, on the basis of introducing internationally advanced pulp and paper production lines and 3 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited advanced technologies, the Company has made technological improvements and re-innovations, and established new standards for processes and product quality, forming distinctive core technologies. The Company also works hard on the following aspects: carrying out academic research with colleges and universities and R&D institutions such as Qilu University of Technology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, and Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, introducing, digesting and absorbing scientific research and innovation achievements, accelerating the industrialisation of new and high technologies, optimising product mix, and improving the competitiveness of its products in the market. 4. The position of the company in the industry during the reporting period 2021 was the first year for China to build a new development pattern. In the face of multiple challenges such as the complicated and severe international environment and sporadic and repeated local pandemic outbreaks, all regions and departments strictly implemented the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, scientifically coordinated pandemic prevention and control and economic and social development. China’s economy experienced sustained and stable recovery, and made new achievements in high-quality development, marking a good start for the 14th Five-Year Plan. As an important basic raw material industry closely related to the national economy and social development, the paper making industry, in the first half of 2021, improved its returns significantly due to the boost of upstream raw material costs, the recovery of downstream demand and the paper product price rise. Although the overall prosperity of the paper making industry was frustrated and the profit growth rate declined since the third quarter, the paper making industry in general maintained steady growth during the reporting period. According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the paper making and paper product industrial enterprises above designated size realised total profit of RMB88.48 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. Focusing on the principal business of pulp production and paper making, the Company has made a strategic layout in the whole industrial chain, and built three major product bases with Shouguang in the north, Huanggang in the middle and Zhanjiang in the south. It has become the first pulp and paper integration enterprise in China with basically balanced pulp and paper production capacity, and is ranked among the top 10 in the world in terms of paper and paperboard output, commanding a leading position in the industry. The Company attaches great importance to technology research and development and product service quality, continuously develops high-grade and high value-added products, leads the market direction, and becomes the enterprise with the largest and most complete product varieties in the paper making industry, with a leading market share for its principal products in China. During the reporting period, the Company continuously promoted high-quality development, winning over 20 awards which reflected the high recognition of the Company from all walks of life, including Top 500 Chinese Enterprises, Top 500 Manufacturers in the PRC, Fortune China 500, Top 10 Enterprises in the PRC Light Industry – Paper Sector, Shandong Province High-end Brand Continuous Cultivation Enterprise, Shandong Province Governor Quality Award Nomination Award, 2021 Shandong Province Science and Technology Leading Enterprise , “Top Ten Enterprises” of Shandong Paper Association. In the future, the Company will remain true to its original aspiration and forge ahead, continue to focus on its principal business and strengthen the industry, and focus on the construction of Huanggang Chenming production base. It will give full play to the core advantages of its whole industrial chain layout, comprehensively improve the corporate management level and operation quality, and enhance the enterprise‘s ability to resist risks, so that the Company can achieve steady progress in economic benefits, have far-reaching development, and strive to build a world-class enterprise group with global competitiveness, making greater contributions to the development of the paper making industry! 3. Major accounting data and financial indicators (1) Major accounting data and financial indicators of the last three years Retrospective adjustment to or restatement of the accounting data for prior years by the Company □Yes √No Unit: RMB Increase/decrease as As at the end of As at the end of at the end of the year As at the end of 2021 2020 compared to the end 2019 of the prior year Total assets 82,841,454,602.24 91,575,457,828.62 -9.54% 97,958,909,935.15 Net assets attributable to shareholders 19,089,778,227.64 24,276,968,789.00 -21.37% 25,169,743,863.75 of the Company Increase/decrease for 2021 2020 the year as compared 2019 to the prior year Revenue 33,019,812,294.14 30,736,517,996.90 7.43% 30,395,434,073.35 Net profit attributable to shareholders 2,065,513,108.71 1,712,029,078.52 20.65% 1,656,566,584.88 of the Company Net profit after extraordinary gains or losses attributable to shareholders of 1,743,876,537.12 1,119,103,808.75 55.83% 702,329,086.29 the Company Net cash flows from operating 8,581,888,192.64 11,259,802,676.28 -23.78% 12,232,707,222.94 activities 4 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Basic earnings per share (RMB per 0.56 0.36 55.56% 0.33 share) Diluted earnings per share (RMB per 0.56 0.36 55.56% 0.33 share) Rate of return on weighted average net Increased by 3.76 9.60% 5.84% 5.57% assets percentage points Data specification: The net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company does not exclude the effect of the interest payment deferred and accumulated to subsequent periods for Perpetual Bonds under other equity instruments and the effect of the dividends on Preference Shares under other equity instruments that have been considered and approved for distribution. When calculating financial indicators such as earnings per share and rate of return on weighted average net assets, the interest on Perpetual Bonds of RMB89,700,000.00, the dividends on Preference Shares of RMB323,390,968.66 declared to be distributed and the cash dividends of RMB14,202,450.00 attributable to the shareholders of restricted shares expected to be unlocked in the future among the dividends distributed during the reporting period are deducted. (2) Key Major Accounting Data by Quarter Unit: RMB Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Revenue 10,205,724,007.89 6,967,092,346.64 8,588,800,889.56 7,258,195,050.05 Net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company 1,179,076,577.84 842,018,839.70 161,233,847.41 -116,816,156.24 Net profit after extraordinary gains or losses attributable 1,165,076,739.34 799,641,441.36 -9,419,328.18 -211,422,315.40 to shareholders of the Company Net cash flows from operating activities 3,386,890,222.27 1,360,295,299.67 2,479,120,720.53 1,355,581,950.17 Whether the above indicators or their aggregated amounts have any material difference with the respective amounts as disclosed in the quarterly report or interim report □ Yes √ No 4. Shareholders and shareholdings (1) Table of the number of shareholders of ordinary shares and shareholders of preference shares with voting rights restored and shareholding of top ten shareholders Unit: Shares Total number of 175,747, of holders of 183,981, of which Total number of Total number of which 153,135 Preference Shares Total number of 161,495 were ordinary holders of were holders of with restored voting ordinary holders of A shares, shareholders as at Preference Shares A shares, 22,279 right as at the end shareholders as 22,152 were holders the end of the with restored voting 0 0 were holders of of the month prior at the end of the of B shares and 334 month prior to the right as at the end of B shares and 333 to the disclosure reporting period were holders of H publication date of the reporting period were holders of date of the annual shares this annual report (if any) (Note VIII) H shares report (if any) (Note VIII) Shareholdings of shareholders interested in more than 5% of the shares of the Company or Top 10 shareholders Number of shares Number of Share pledged or locked-up Nature of Percentage of Name of shareholders held at the end of the restricted shareholders shareholding Status of shares Number reporting period shares held CHENMING HOLDINGS State-owned legal 15.32% 457,322,919 0 Pledged 255,150,000 COMPANY LIMITED person Overseas legal HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED 12.52% 373,506,375 0 person CHENMING HOLDINGS (HONG Overseas legal 12.20% 364,131,563 0 KONG) LIMITED person Domestic natural Chen Hongguo 1.04% 31,080,044 23,310,033 person Domestic SHANDONG SUN HOLDINGS non-state-owned 0.55% 16,387,817 0 GROUP CO., LTD. legal person VANGUARD TOTAL Overseas legal INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX 0.50% 14,771,945 0 person FUND HONG KONG SECURITIES Overseas legal 0.47% 14,060,971 0 CLEARING COMPANY LIMITED person VANGUARD EMERGING Overseas legal 0.47% 14,013,646 0 MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND person GOLDMAN SACHS INTL Overseas legal 0.39% 11,687,819 0 5 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited person MORGAN STANLEY & CO. Overseas legal 0.37% 11,041,883 0 INTERNATIONAL PLC person A shareholder, Chenming Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, which is an overseas legal person, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a shareholder, Chenming Holdings Company Limited, which is a state-owned Related party relationship or acting in legal person; A shareholder, Chen Hongguo, is the legal representative, chairman and general manager of concert among the above shareholders Chenming Holdings Company Limited. Save for the above, it is not aware that any other shareholders of tradable shares are persons acting in concert. It is also not aware that any other shareholders of tradable shares are related to each other. Chenming Holdings Company Limited held 457,322,919 RMB ordinary shares, of which 368,522,919 shares were held through ordinary account and 88,800,000 shares were held through Securities margin trading of top credit guarantee security account. ten ordinary Shareholders (if any) SHANDONG SUN HOLDINGS GROUP CO., LTD. held 16,387,817RMB ordinary shares, of which no (Note IV) share was held through ordinary account and 16,387,817shares were held through credit guarantee security account. (2) Table of the total number of shareholders of preference shares of the Company and shareholding of top ten shareholders of preference shares □ Applicable √ Not applicable The Company had no preference shareholder holdings during the reporting period. (3) Chart illustrating the relationship between the Company and the beneficial controller 5. Situation of bonds in existence on the date of approval of the annual report √Applicable □Not applicable (1)Basic information on the Bond Outstanding amount Interest Name of bond Bond abbreviation Bond code Issue date Maturity date of the bonds(0’000) rate The public issuance of the Corporate 18 Chenming 112641 29 March 2018 2 April 2023 35,000 7.60% Bonds of Shandong Chenming Paper Bond 01 6 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Holdings Limited to qualified investors in 2018 (phase I) During the reporting period, the Company implemented the resale of the corporate bonds “17 Chenming Bond 01” in accordance with the Prospectus and completed the payment of principal and interest and delisting of “17 Chenming Bond 01” on 23 August 2021. For details, please refer to the Announcement on Payment of 2021 Interest with respect to the First Tranche of Corporate Payment of interest on corporate Bonds Publicly Issued to Qualified Investors in 2017 and Announcement on “17 Chenming Bond bonds during the reporting 01” Resale Result and Delisting disclosed on 19 August 2021. period The Company completed the interest payment of “18 Chenming Bond 01” on 2 April 2021. For details, please refer to the Announcement on Payment of 2021 Interest with Respect to the First Tranche of Corporate Bonds Publicly Issued to Qualified Investors in 2018 disclosed on 31 March 2021. (2) Latest track rating of and rating movements in bond On 25 May 2021, China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd. (China Chengxin International) issued the “Follow-up Rating Report” (2021) with Respect to the First Tranche of Corporate Bonds Publicly Issued to Qualified Investors in 2017”. The credit rating of the company’s “17 Chenming Bond 01” is AA+, and the main credit rating of the company is AA+, and the rating outlook is negative. For details, please refer to the company’s announcement dated 26 May 2021 on Juchao Information Network. On 25 May 2021, China Chengxin International issued the “Follow-up Rating Report” (2021) with Respect to the First Tranche of Corporate Bonds Publicly Issued to Qualified Investors in 2018”, which assessed the Company’s “18 Chenming Bond 01” credit rating as AA+. The main credit rating of the Company is AA+, and the rating outlook is negative. For details, please refer to the announcement of the Company 26 May 2021 on Juchao Information Network. There were no adjustments to the Company's credit rating results during the reporting period. (3) Major accounting data and financial indicators of the Company over the past two years as at the end of the reporting period Unit: RMB0’000 As at the end of the As at the end of Increase/decrease as at the end of the reporting Item reporting period the prior year period as compared to the end of the prior year Current ratio 65.05% 70.29% -5.24% Gearing ratio 72.78% 71.83% 0.95% Quick ratio 54.59% 60.23% -5.64% Net profit after extraordinary gains or losses 174,387.65 111,910.38 55.83% Proportion of EBITDA to total debts 13.43% 12.22% 1.21% Interest coverage ratio 2.12 1.96 8.16% Cash interest coverage ratio 4.45 4.71 -5.52% EBITDA interest coverage ratio 3.32 3.02 9.93% Loans payment ratio 100.00% 100.00% 0.00% Interest payment ratio 100.00% 100.00% 0.00% Note: EBITDA=Total profit+interest expenses-interest income+depreciation of fixed assets+amortisation of investment property+amortisation of intangible assets+amortisation of long-term prepaid expenses III. Other matters of significance 1. Change of listing venue of the domestic listed foreign shares and their listing and trading on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited by conversion (B-to-H Conversion) On 29 January 2021 and 9 March 2021, the Company held the seventeenth extraordinary meeting of the ninth session of the Board and the 2021 first extraordinary general meeting, the 2021 first class meeting for holders of domestic-listed shares, and the 2021 first class meeting for holders of overseas-listed shares. Proposal on the Domestic Listed Foreign Shares of the Company Changing Listing Venue to be Listed and Traded on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited by Way of Conversion and related matters were considered and approved. On 29 June 2021, the Company received the CSRC Acceptance Notice of the Application for Administrative Permission issued 7 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, stating that it had decided to accept the administrative license application. On 6 August 2021, the Company disclosed the Announcement of 2020 Dividend Distribution Implementation for A Shares and B Shares. The dividend on B Shares would be paid in Hong Kong dollar at the medium exchange rate of Renminbi to Hong Kong dollar (HK$: RMB = 1: 0.8315) as announced by the People’s Bank of China on 21 June 2021, and a dividend of approximately HK$0.222 per share would be distributed to the holders of B Shares. According to the relevant mandates from the 2021 first extraordinary general meeting, the 2021 first class meeting for holders of domestic-listed shares and the 2021 first class meeting for holders of overseas-listed shares of the Company, the cash option cash consideration was adjusted from HK$3.33/share to HK$3.11/share upon ex-dividend. On 12 November 2021, China Securities Regulatory Commission approved the conversion of 706,385,266 domestic-listed foreign shares into overseas-listed shares by the Company and their listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. For details, please refer to the relevant announcements (announcement no.: 2021-003, 2021-018, 2021-053, 2021-074 and 2021-094) of the Company published on CNINFO on 30 January, 10 March, 1 July, 19 August and 23 November in 2021. 2. Full redemption of 45 million Preference Shares On 18 February 2021, the Company held the eighteenth extraordinary meeting of the ninth session of the Board to consider and approve the Resolution on Redemption of the First-tranche Preference Shares, and agreed to the Company redeeming in full 22.5 million first-tranche Preference Shares, with the redeeming price being the par value of the Preference Shares (RMB100 per share) plus current resolved payment of but unpaid fixed dividends. The accounting date of the redemption amount was the date of distribution of fixed dividends of the Preference Shares. The independent Directors provided independent opinions. On 17 March 2021, the Company entrusted the Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited to pay shareholders of the first-tranche Preference Shares a total of RMB2,348,100,000 in full to redeem all the 22.5 million first-tranche Preference Shares in issue of the Company, and such Preference Shares were delisted from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 18 March 2021. On 15 July 2021, the Company held the twentieth extraordinary meeting of the ninth session of the Board to consider and approve the Resolution on Redemption of the Second-tranche and Third-tranche Preferred Shares, and agreed to the Company redeeming in full 10 million second-tranche Preference Shares and 12.5 million third-tranche Preference Shares, with the redeeming price being the par value of the Preference Shares (RMB100 per share) plus current resolved payment of but unpaid fixed dividends. The accounting date of the redemption amount was the date of distribution of fixed dividends of the Preference Shares. The independent Directors provided independent opinions. On 16 August 2021, the Company entrusted the Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited to pay shareholders of the second-tranche Preference Shares a total of RMB1,051,700,000 in full to redeem all the 10 million second-tranche Preference Shares in issue of the Company, and such Preference Shares were delisted from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 19 August 2021. On 22 September 2021, the Company entrusted the Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited to pay shareholders of the third-tranche Preference Shares a total of RMB1,314,625,000 in full to redeem all the 12.50 million third-tranche Preference Shares in issue of the Company, and such Preference Shares were delisted from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 24 September 2021. For further details, please refer to the relevant announcements (announcement No.: 2021-013, 2021-014, 2021-023, 2021-060, 2021-061, 2021-073 and 2021-081) disclosed by the Company on CNINFO on 19 February, 19 March, 16 July, 19 August and 24 September in 2021. 3. Completion of resale and delisting for “17 Chenming Bond 01” The Company implemented the resale of the corporate bonds “17 Chenming Bond 01” as agreed in the Prospectus on the Public Issuance of the Corporate Bonds of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited to Qualified Investors in 2017 (phase I) at the resale price of RMB107.28 per bond (including accrued interest of RMB7.28 per bond for the current period and the accrued interest including tax). During the resale declaration period (from 12 July 2021 to 16 July 2021), 900,000 bonds were registered for resale. After the resale, the number of outstanding bonds to be resold was 0. On 23 August 2021, the Company entrusted the Shenzhen Branch of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited with the completion of the payment of principle and interest of the partial resale of “17 Chenming Bond 01”, and such bonds were delisted from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on the same date. For further details, please refer to the relevant announcements No. 2021-075 and No.2021- 076 disclosed by the Company on CNINFO on 19 August 2021. 4. Information disclosure index for 2021 Announce Publication website and Subject matter Date of publication ment no. index 8 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Announcement on the Release of Pledge of Shares held by 2021-001 5 January 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Shareholders Announcement on the Release of Pledge and Continued 2021-002 19 January 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Pledge of Shares held by Shareholders Announcement on Resolutions of the Seventeenth 2021-003 30 January 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Extraordinary Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board Notice of the 2021 First Extraordinary General Meeting, the 2021 First Class Meeting for Holders of 2021-004 30 January 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Domestic-listed Shares and the 2021 First Class Meeting for Holders of Overseas-listed Shares Announcement on the Solicitation of Voting Rights by the 2021-005 30 January 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Independent Director Announcement on Receipt of Government Subsidies by 2021-006 30 January 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Wholly-owned Subsidiaries Supplemental Notice on Convening the 2021 First Extraordinary General Meeting, the 2021 First Class 2021-007 Meeting for Holders of Domestic Listed Shares and the 3 February 202 http://www.cninfo.com.cn 2021 First Class Meeting for Holders of Overseas-listed Shares 2021-008 Announcement on Unusual Movement in Share Trading 4 February 202 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-009 10 February 202 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing Announcement on Receipt of High and New Technology 2021-010 10 February 202 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Enterprise Certificate by a Subsidiary Amendment Announcement on The Proposal on the Domestic Listed Foreign Shares of the Company Changing 2021-011 Listing Venue to be Listed and Traded on the Main Board 18 February 202 http://www.cninfo.com.cn of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited by way of Conversion 2021-012 Announcement on Unusual Movement in Share Trading 18 February 202 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement in respect of Resolutions of the Eighteenth 2021-013 Extraordinary Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of 19 February 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Directors The First Indicative Announcement on the Redemption of 2021-014 19 February 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn the First-tranche Preference Shares 2021-015 Announcement on Unusual Movement in Share Trading 19 February 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn The Second Indicative Announcement on the Redemption 2021-016 26 February 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn of the First-tranche Preference Shares The Third Indicative Announcement on the Redemption of 2021-017 5 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn the First-tranche Preference Shares Announcement on Resolution of the 2021 First Extraordinary General Meeting, the 2021 First Class 2021-018 Meeting for Holders of Domestic-listed Shares, and the 10 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn 2021 First Class Meeting for Holders of Overseas-listed Shares Announcement on the Full Redemption and Delisting of the 2021-019 12 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn First-tranche Preference Shares The First Indicative Announcement on the Delisting of the 2021-020 12 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn First-tranche Preference Shares Supplemental Announcement on the Poll Results of 2021 2021-021 13 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn First Class Meeting for Holders of Overseas-listed Shares Announcement on the Delisting of the First-tranche 2021-022 16 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Preference Shares Announcement on the Redemption Result of the 2021-023 19 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn First-tranche Preference Shares Announcement in respect of Resolutions of the Eighth 2021-024 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of Directors Announcement on Resolutions of the Eighth Extraordinary 2021-025 Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Supervisory 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Committee 2021-026 Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn 2021-027 Announcement on Appointment of Auditor for 2021 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on the Adjustment to the Guarantee 2021-028 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Amount for Certain Subsidiaries Announcement on Carrying out Factoring Business of 2021-029 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Accounts Receivable Announcement on the Receipt of Financial Assistance and 2021-030 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Related Party Transaction 9 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Announcement on the Resignation of Senior Management 2021-031 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn of the Company 2021-032 2020 Annual Report Summary 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on the 2020 Annual Online Performance 2021-033 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Briefing Announcement on the Signing of the Convertible Bond 2021-034 26 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement Supplemental Announcement in respect of Resolutions of 2021-035 the Eighth Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of 27 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Directors Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Announcement on Payment of 2021 Interest with Respect 2021-036 31 March 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn to the First Tranche of Corporate Bonds Publicly Issued to Qualified Investors in 2018 Announcement on the Release of Pledge of Shares held by 2021-037 2 April 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Shareholders 2021-038 2021 First Quarterly Results Forecast 7 April 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn 2021-039 2021 First Quarterly Report 20 April 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on the Resignation of Employee 2021-040 Representative Supervisors and the By-election of 20 April 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Supervisors 2021-041 Announcement on Pledge of Shareholders’ Shares 22 April 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on the Development of Financing Business 2021-042 30 April 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn and the Provision of Guarantees Announcement on Receipt of Government Subsidies by 2021-043 15 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Subsidiaries Announcement on Resolutions of 2020 Annual General 2021-044 19 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Meeting Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-045 23 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary Announcement on Resolutions of the Nineteenth 2021-046 Extraordinary Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of 26 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Directors Announcement on Capital Increase and Introduction of 2021-047 26 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Strategic Investors of a Majority-owned Subsidiary Announcement on the Development of Equipment 2021-048 26 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Financing Business 2021-049 Announcement on External Investment 26 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-050 26 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of Subsidiaries by a Wholly-owned Subsidiary Announcement on Receipt of Government Subsidies by the 2021-051 26 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Subsidiary Zhanjiang Chenming 2021-052 Announcement on Pledge of Shareholders’ Shares 29 June 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on Progress of Change of Listing Venue of the Domestic Listed Foreign Shares and their Listing and 2021-053 1 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Trading on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited by Conversion The First Indicative Announcement on Non-adjustment of 2021-054 Coupon Rate of “17 Chenming Bond 01” and 9 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Implementation Measures for Resale by Investors Announcement on the Resignation of Senior Management 2021-055 10 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn of the Company 2021-056 2021 Interim Results Forecast 10 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn 2021-057 Announcement on Pledge of Shareholders’ Shares 14 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn The Second Indicative Announcement on Non-adjustment 2021-058 of Coupon Rate of “17 Chenming Bond 01” and 14 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Implementation Measures for Resale by Investors The Third Indicative Announcement on Non-adjustment of 2021-059 Coupon Rate of “17 Chenming Bond 01” and 15 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Implementation Measures for Resale by Investors Announcement on Resolutions of the Twentieth 2021-060 Extraordinary Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board of 16 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Directors The First Indicative Announcement on the Matters Relating 2021-061 to Redeeming the Second and Third Tranches of Preference 16 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Shares 2021-062 The Second Indicative Announcement on the Matters 23 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn 10 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Relating to Redeeming the Second and Third Tranches of Preference Shares Announcement on the Continued Pledge of Shares held by 2021-063 24 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Shareholders The Third Indicative Announcement on the Matters 2021-064 Relating to Redeeming the Second and Third Tranches of 30 July 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Preference Shares Announcement on the Implementation of the Participation 2021-065 of Preferred Shareholders in the Remaining Profit 6 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Distribution for 2020 Announcement on the Implementation of Dividend 2021-066 6 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Distribution to Holders of A Shares and B Shares for 2020 Announcement on Pledge of Shares and Partial Release of 2021-067 9 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Pledge of Shares by Shareholders Announcement on Resolutions of the Twenty-first 2021-068 9 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Extraordinary Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board Announcement on the Change and Rotation of the General 2021-069 9 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Manager Announcement on the Full Redemption of the 2021-070 11 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Second-tranche Preference Shares Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-071 12 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing Announcement on Halt of Trading of the Second Tranche 2021-072 14 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn of Preference Shares Announcement on Redemption Result and Delisting of the 2021-073 19 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Second Tranche of Preference Shares Announcement on Adjustment of Cash Option Cash Consideration Regarding Change of Listing Venue of the 2021-074 Domestic Listed Foreign Shares and Their Listing and 19 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Trading on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited by Conversion Announcement on Payment of 2021 Interest with respect to 2021-075 the First Tranche of Corporate Bonds Publicly Issued to 19 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Qualified Investors in 2017 Announcement on “17 Chenming Bond 01” Resale Result 2021-076 19 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn and Delisting 2021-077 2021 Interim Report Summary 27 August 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-078 9 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing Announcement on Full Redemption of the Third Tranche of 2021-079 10 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Preference Shares Announcement on Trading Halt of the Third Tranche of 2021-080 18 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Preference Shares Announcement on the Third Tranche of Preference Shares 2021-081 24 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Redemption Result and Delisting Announcement on Resolutions of the Twenty-second 2021-082 24 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Extraordinary Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board Announcement on Capital Increase and Introduction of 2021-083 24 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Strategic Investors of a Majority-owned Subsidiary Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-084 24 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing 2021-085 Announcement on the Receipt of Government Grants 30 September 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on Estimated Results for the Nine Months 2021-086 15 October 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Ended 30 September 2021 2021-087 2021 Third Quarterly Report 30 October 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Announcement on Pledge of Shares and Partial Release of 2021-088 10 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Pledge of Shares by Shareholders Announcement on Participation in the 2021 Annual Online 2021-089 Group Reception Day for Investors of Listed Companies in 13 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Shandong Jurisdiction Announcement on Resolutions of the Twenty-third 2021-090 16 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Extraordinary Meeting of the Ninth Session of the Board Announcement on the provision of financial support to a 2021-091 16 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn shareholding company and connected transaction Notice of the Second Extraordinary General Meeting of 2021-092 16 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn 2021 Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-093 20 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing 11 2021 Annual Report Summary of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited Announcement on Change of listing venue of the domestic listed foreign shares and their listing and trading on the 2021-094 Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited 23 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn by conversion approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission Supplemental Announcement in respect of Provision of 2021-095 27 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Guarantee in Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing Announcement on Pledge of Shares and Partial Release of 2021-096 27 November 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Pledge of Shares by Shareholders Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-097 6 December 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing Announcement in respect of Provision of Guarantee in 2021-098 11 December 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Favour of a Subsidiary for Financing Announcement on Resolutions of the Second Extraordinary 2021-099 14 December 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn General Meeting of 2021 Announcement on the Development of Equipment 2021-100 31 December 2021 http://www.cninfo.com.cn Financing Business The Board of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited 30 March 2022 12