The First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 1 Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. The First Quarterly Report for 2010 §1 Important Notice 1.1 The Board of Directors, the Supervisory Committee as well as directors, supervisors and senior management staffs of Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) individually and jointly accepted responsibility for the correctness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of this report and confirmed that there was no false information, misleading statement or material omissions. 1.2 The first quarterly financial report has not been audited by Accounting Firm. 1.3 Mr. Liu Shizhen, Chairman of the Board of the Company, Ms. Zhang Hongmei, person in charge of accounting work and accounting organ (Financial Manager) hereby confirmed that the Financial Report enclosed in Quarterly Report is true and complete. §2 Company Profile 2.1 Main accounting data and financial indices Unit: RMB Yuan At the end of the reporting period At the end of last year Increase/decrease (%) Total assets (RMB Yuan) 6,601,011,712.40 6,303,066,959.60 4.73% Owner’s equity attributable to shareholders of listed company (RMB Yuan) 4,067,998,783.12 3,919,660,709.28 3.78% Share capital (Share) 994,864,800.00 994,864,800.00 0.00% Net asset per share attributable to shareholders of listed company (RMB Yuan/share) 4.09 3.94 3.81% Reporting period Same period of last year Increase/decrease (%) Sales turnover (RMB Yuan) 1,007,921,744.76 842,468,539.81 19.64% Net profit attributable to shareholders of listed company (RMB Yuan) 148,214,182.13 122,078,955.79 21.41% Net cash flow arising from operating activities (RMB Yuan) 99,390,411.92 97,291,541.21 2.16% Net cash flow per share arising from operating activities (RMB Yuan/share) 0.10 0.10 0.00% Basic earnings per share (RMB Yuan/share) 0.15 0.12 25.00% Diluted earnings per share (RMB Yuan/share) 0.15 0.12 25.00% Weighted average return on equity (%) 3.71% 3.40% 0.31% Weighted average return on equity after deducting extraordinary gains and losses (%) 3.63% 3.27% 0.36% Items of extraordinary gains and losses Amount from 1 Jan. to 31 Mar. 2010 Gains on disposal of non-current assets 294,328.43 Government grant recognized in current year, except for those acquired in the ordinary course of business or granted continuously in certain standard quota according to relevant national laws and regulations 8,330,000.00 In addition to the normal operations associated with the company effective hedging business, holders of tradable financial assets, trading financial liabilities resulting from changes in fair value gains and losses, as -7,755,436.02The First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 2 well as the disposal of trading financial assets, trading financial liabilities and financial assets available for sale achieved an investment return Other non-operating income and expense other than abovementioned 1,729,576.46 Influence amount of income tax 717,570.92 Total 3,316,039.79 Explanation on important items of extraordinary gains and losses: N/A 2.2 Statement on total number of shareholders and shares held by the top ten shareholders not subject to trading moratorium Unit: share Total number of shareholders 128,375 Shares held by the top ten shareholders not subject to trading moratorium Full name of shareholders Shares not subject to trading moratorium held at the period-end Type of share Zibo Lucheng Textile Investment Co., Ltd. 24,956,700 RMB common shares DBS VICKERS (HONG KONG) LTD A/C CLIENTS 40,626,252 Domestically listed foreign share GF Large-Cap Growth Mixed Type Fund 13,599,841 RMB common shares Guotai Jinma Sustaining Return Fund 9,585,503 RMB common shares Fullgoal Tianhe Stable Selected Stock Fund 5,239,326 RMB common shares Hua An Dynamic Asset Allocation Mixed Type Fund 3,630,540 RMB common shares HTHK-VALUE PARTNERS INTELLIGENT FD-CHINA B SHS FD 3,603,926 Domestically listed foreign share TOYO SECURITIES ASIA LIMITED-A/C CLIENT. 3,416,840 Domestically listed foreign share AVIVA INVESTORS 3,394,515 Domestically listed foreign share Everbright Pramerica Dividend Stock Fund 3,299,979 RMB common shares §3 Significant Events 3.1 Significant changes in major accounting data, financial highlights and reasons for these changes. □Applicable √Non-applicable 3.2 Process of significant events and influence, as well as analysis and explanation on resolving proposal □Applicable √Inapplicable 3.3 Special commitments made by the company, shareholders and actual controllers √Applicable □Inapplicable Commitment Commitment maker Contents of the commitment Execution Commitment concerning share merger reform Zibo Lucheng Textile Investment Co., Ltd Zibo Lucheng will not reduce its shareholding within 60 months after share merger reform and, within 24 months after that, the price of selling holding shares shall not be lower than RMB 15 per share (if the share capital changes, ex-rights will be conducted); it proposed and voted for a cash distribution not lower than 50% of the profit available for In the process of executionThe First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 3 distribution in the year at the 2006 Shareholders’ General Meeting and 2007 Shareholders’ General Meeting; it will increase the LUTHAI A shares held by it through trading at the secondary market with the dividends received in 2005 and 2006, and the increase of the LUTHAI A shares held shall be accomplished within 12 months after the dividend is transferred to its account. In 2008, the total profit shall increase by not less than 30% compared with that in 2005. Commitment concerning share trading moratorium N/A N/A N/A Commitments made in a purchase report or a report on changes of owners’ equity N/A N/A N/A Commitments made in material asset reorganization N/A N/A N/A Commitments made when issuing Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. Investment projects with raised funds In the process of execution as scheduled Other commitments (including supplementary ones) N/A N/A N/A 3.4 Warnings of possible loss or large-margin change of the accumulated net profit made during the period from the beginning of the year to the end of the next report period compared with the same period of the last year according to prediction, as well as explanations on the reasons □Applicable √Inapplicable 3.5 Other significant events need to be explained 3.5.1 Securities investment □Applicable √Inapplicable 3.5.2 Reception of research, interviews and visits in the reporting period Reception time Reception place Reception way Reception object Major discussion content and the information provided by the Company 8 Apr. 2010 Reception room of the Company Field research Kong Jun of China Jianyin Investment Securities Basic information of the Company and recovery of export 3.5.3 Explanation on other significant events □Applicable √Inapplicable 3.6 Derivative Investment √Applicable □Inapplicable Analysis on risks and control measures of derivative products held in the report period (including but not limited to market risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, operation risk, law risk, etc.) Analysis on risks and control measures concerning derivatives investments The Company conducted forward settlements in order for hedging. And the forward settlement hedging was operated by installments, with the relevant amount not more than the planned earnings from exchanges. And all hedging business was zero-deposit. Meanwhile, the Company had a complete risk control system for sufficient analysis and prevention of possible risks such as risk of laws and regulations, credit risk, operation risk and market risk. 1. Risk of laws and regulations When conducting hedging business, the Company must abide by relevant laws, regulations and rules of the stock exchange, and the rights and obligations between the Company and the bank must be specified. Precautionary measures: The Company carefully studied and mastered relevant laws,The First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 4 regulations and market rules, formulated internal control rules for the forward settlement hedging business, strengthened supervision, and strictly abided by relevant laws, regulations and the Company’s internal management rules. 2. Credit risk and liquidity risk Hedging business developed by the Company was carried out on the basis of contract of forward settlement of exchange signed between the Company and bank, the delivery on schedule or extension is recognized based on one of the contract price and exchange tendency after such contract of forward settlement of exchange falls due, no default risk exists in the Company so as to ensure delivery on schedule or extension. Precaution measure: the Company formulated the internal control management system for hedging of forward settlement of exchange, in which the appropriate authorization system shall be set out, and amount for hedging shall be confirmed by installments in accordance with the production and operation scale and exchange revenue progress, and ensure no credit risk and liquidity risk occurred by means of extension at the specified date. 3. Operation risk Faulty internal progress, employees, as well as system and external matters resulted in risk as well in the course of hedging, including employee risk, process risk, system risk and external risk. Precaution measure: the Company set up stringent authorization and approval system, stipulated organization, business operating process and examination and approval process, and perfect regulation can reduce the operation risk effectively. 4. Market risk In the operation of hedging of forward settlement and surrender exchange, if the RMB is devalued by a large margin on the basis of the current situation before the contract is due, so then, the larger losses shall incur in the contract on forward settlement of exchange signed by the Company. Risk analysis and precaution measure: at present, in face of the appreciation pressure on Renminbi, there was no risk on large devaluation of the RMB before the contract is due signed by the Company. According to price quoted from each bank, the RMB shows appreciation tendency within a narrow range within 1 year, thus, gain on change in fair value shall occur in the forward contract signed by the Company. Changes of market prices or fair values in the report period of the invested derivatives. And the analysis on the fair value of the derivatives should include the specific use methods and the relevant assumptions and parameters. In the reporting period, the due forward settlement of the Company totaled USD 203,735,700, among which USD 101,655,700 was delivered as scheduled, generating a loss of RMB 18,888,100, and USD 102,080,000 was extended, reducing loss by RMB 125,800 after the extension. As at the end of the reporting period, the contract amount of forward settlement of exchange held by the Company stood at USD 317,580,000. During the holding period of forward contract, it is estimated that Renminbi will still present steadily increasing trend. Under this situation, fair value variation of the forward contract held by the Company will present an income. Whether significant changes occurred to the Company’s accounting policy and specific accounting principles of derivatives in the report period compared to the previous report period Unchanged Specific opinion from independent directors, sponsors or financial consultants on the Company’s derivatives investment and risk control Independent opinions from the independent directors of Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. on the Company’s hedging business of forward settlement and sale of foreign exchange Concerning the Company’s hedging business of forward settlement and sale of foreign exchange, the Company’s independent directors Zhou Zhiji, Li Zhixian, Qi Haodong, Bi Xiuli and Wang Lei issued their professional opinions as follows: 1. As at the end of the reporting period, the contract amount of undue forwardThe First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 5 settlement of exchange stood at USD 317,580,000. 2. In the reporting period, the due forward settlement of the Company totaled USD 203,735,700, among which USD 101,655,700 was delivered as scheduled, generating a loss of RMB 18,888,100, and USD 102,080,000 was extended, reducing loss by RMB 125,800 after the extension. 3. When operating its hedging business of forward settlement and sale of foreign exchange, the Company went through relevant approving procedures, which was in line with relevant laws, regulations and the Company’s Articles of Association. 4. Concerning its hedging business of forward settlement and sale of foreign exchange, the Company established and improved its relevant internal control systems such as the organization structure, the business operation flow and the approving procedures, which was effectively executed. 5. On the basis of its normal operation, the Company used its own funds to conduct the hedging business of forward settlement and sale of foreign exchange, which could help the Company avoid the risk of RMB exchange rate changes and improve the Company’s resistance ability to exchange rate fluctuations. Such a move of the Company would do no harm to the interest of the Company and its shareholders. 6. In the report period, the Company operated its hedging business of forward purchase/sale of foreign currencies in strict compliance with relevant laws, regulations, the Company’s Articles of Association and the Company’s Internal Control System on Hedging Business of Forward Purchase/Sale of Foreign Currencies. 7. The Management System for Derivative Transaction, which was amended in accordance with the Stock Listing Rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Working Guidelines for Information Disclosure of Listed Companies (No. 8) - Derivative Investment, was examined and approved at the 36th meeting of the 5th Board of Directors of the Company, so as to further perfect management of derivative transaction. 8. In accordance with the requirements of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Working Guidelines for Information Disclosure of Listed Companies (No. 8) - Derivative Investment, the Company perfected relevant obligation of information disclosure in the first quarterly report for 2010. To sum up, we were of the opinion that it would strengthen the Company’s competitiveness to use the hedging forward settlement and sale of foreign exchange business as an effective tool to avoid foreign exchange risks, to strengthen the relevant internal control and to carry out the loss and risk prevention measures so as to improve the operation and management. It was considered feasible for the Company to conduct the hedging business of forward purchase/sale of foreign currencies and the relevant risks were controllable. 3.6.1 Derivatives held as at the end of the report period √Applicable □Inapplicable Unit: RMB Type of contract Beginning contract amount Closing contract amount Gain or loss in the reporting period Proportion of the closing contract amount in the closing net assets of the Company (%) Forward settlement of exchange contract 2,748,279,800.00 2,110,765,860.00 -18,888,118.02 51.89% Total 2,748,279,800.00 2,110,765,860.00 -18,888,118.02 51.89% §4 Attachment 4.1 Balance sheet Prepared by Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. 31 Mar. 2010 Unit: RMB YuanThe First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 6 Closing balance Opening balance Item Consolidation Parent company Consolidation Parent company Current assets: Monetary funds 650,728,920.73 398,947,258.62 569,968,526.84 324,783,025.04 Settlement fund reserve Dismantle fund Transaction financial asset Notes receivable 108,931,181.95 110,422,064.91 141,412,742.46 120,774,297.57 Account receivable 187,715,565.79 166,721,376.95 154,069,325.62 167,091,056.87 Account paid in advance 185,251,412.69 464,403,031.79 160,759,295.40 435,828,408.63 Premium receivables Receivables from reinsurers Reinsurance contract reserve receivables Interest receivable Dividend receivable Other account receivable 42,918,869.66 10,380,476.21 49,697,710.62 14,017,123.91 Financial assets purchased under agreements to resell Inventories 1,384,389,341.29 922,145,863.55 1,229,494,890.25 801,504,131.77 Non-current assets due within 1 year Other current assets Total current assets 2,559,935,292.11 2,073,020,072.03 2,305,402,491.19 1,863,998,043.79 Non-current assets: Loans and advance Available for sale financial assets Held to maturity investments Long-term account receivable Long-term equity investment 12,160,000.00 897,482,752.85 160,000.00 897,482,752.85 Investing property Fixed asset 3,604,236,898.49 2,158,854,015.36 3,620,298,059.46 2,141,043,636.81 Project in construction 90,717,826.40 61,489,607.45 73,045,428.62 53,545,369.31 Engineering material 288,748.72 288,748.72 11,712,153.66 11,712,153.66 Fixed asset disposal Bearer biological asset Oil assets Intangible assets 278,938,709.41 166,380,200.86 228,956,536.92 116,170,958.25 Development expense Goodwill 20,563,803.29 20,563,803.29 Long-term expense to be apportioned Deferred income tax assets 34,170,433.98 25,296,076.54 42,928,486.46 25,551,960.18 Other non-current assets Total of non-current assets 4,041,076,420.29 3,309,791,401.78 3,997,664,468.41 3,245,506,831.06 Total assets 6,601,011,712.40 5,382,811,473.81 6,303,066,959.60 5,109,504,874.85 Current liabilities: Short-term borrowings 1,335,713,919.21 649,574,161.50 1,032,541,840.01 356,415,782.53The First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 7 Borrowings from Central Bank Deposits and due to banks and other financial institutions Borrowings from banks and other financial institutions Transactional financial liabilities 50,275,468.00 42,148,100.00 61,408,150.00 50,861,900.00 Notes payable 107,029,713.16 369,175,953.14 100,969,783.06 385,837,761.77 Accounts payable 221,337,640.86 140,908,473.84 275,876,805.53 149,446,372.99 Accounts received in advance 73,375,964.76 25,397,239.09 41,441,458.66 24,231,017.36 Financial assets sold under agreements to repurchase Handling charges and commissions payable Employee’s compensation payable 184,444,735.28 160,968,542.04 220,359,174.53 186,391,924.39 Taxes and fares payable 22,811,183.41 18,185,051.39 28,682,631.04 18,959,689.49 Interest payable 1,212,647.90 1,212,647.90 490,102.22 490,102.22 Dividend payable 442,538.04 442,538.04 442,538.04 442,538.04 Other accounts payable 77,873,543.98 13,292,324.95 90,408,797.00 13,425,412.94 Due to reinsurers Insurance contract reserve Amount payable for acting trading securities Amount payable for acting underwriting securities Non-current liabilities due within 1 year 117,636,660.00 117,636,660.00 157,379,900.00 157,379,900.00 Other current liabilities Total current liabilities 2,192,154,014.60 1,538,941,691.89 2,010,001,180.09 1,343,882,401.73 Non-current liabilities: Long-term borrowings 55,680,480.00 55,680,480.00 92,612,200.00 92,612,200.00 Debentures payable Long-term payables 9,735,560.00 9,735,560.00 Specific-purpose account payables Accrued liabilities Deferred income tax liabilities 406,201.83 406,802.45 Other non-current liabilities 2,673,445.33 2,673,445.33 Total non-current liabilities 68,495,687.16 55,680,480.00 105,428,007.78 92,612,200.00 Total liabilities 2,260,649,701.76 1,594,622,171.89 2,115,429,187.87 1,436,494,601.73 Shareholders’ equity Share capital 994,864,800.00 994,864,800.00 994,864,800.00 994,864,800.00 Capital surplus 1,135,356,168.72 1,125,522,201.27 1,135,356,168.72 1,125,522,201.27 Less: Treasury Stock Special reserve Surplus reserve 374,429,529.19 374,429,529.19 374,429,529.19 374,429,529.19 General risk provision Retained earnings 1,566,682,884.77 1,293,372,771.46 1,418,468,702.64 1,178,193,742.66The First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 8 Foreign exchange difference -3,334,599.56 -3,458,491.27 Total owners' equity attributable to holding company 4,067,998,783.12 3,788,189,301.92 3,919,660,709.28 3,673,010,273.12 Minority interests 272,363,227.52 267,977,062.45 Total owners’ equity 4,340,362,010.64 3,788,189,301.92 4,187,637,771.73 3,673,010,273.12 Total liabilities and owners’ equity 6,601,011,712.40 5,382,811,473.81 6,303,066,959.60 5,109,504,874.85 4.2 Income Statement Prepared by Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. Jan.- Mar. 2010 Unit: RMB Yuan Jan. – Mar. 2010 Jan. – Mar. 2009 Items Consolidation Parent company Consolidation Parent company I. Total operating revenue 1,007,921,744.76 807,994,022.17 842,468,539.81 708,651,373.05 Including: Sales 1,007,921,744.76 807,994,022.17 842,468,539.81 708,651,373.05 Interest income Premium income Handling charges and commission income II. Total operating cost 823,200,338.55 672,361,635.35 705,616,763.27 596,724,389.40 Including: Cost of sales 666,232,289.10 571,205,287.29 625,877,550.81 556,121,098.03 Interest expenses Handling charges and commission expenses Cash surrender value Net amount of claims Net provision for insurance contract reserve Expenditure on policy dividends Reinsurance premium Taxes and associate charges 456,638.83 901,220.96 Selling and distribution expenses 33,245,656.29 11,189,324.46 33,212,916.46 11,026,285.95 Administrative expenses 107,559,667.81 81,497,027.60 39,369,702.24 20,727,235.78 Financial expenses 13,413,964.57 7,851,177.73 18,222,960.04 8,849,769.64 Asset impairment loss 2,292,121.95 618,818.27 -11,967,587.24 Add: Gain/(loss) from change in fair value (“-” means loss) 11,132,682.00 8,713,800.00 1,629,200.00 Gain/(loss) from investment (“-” means loss) -18,888,118.02 -15,156,321.02 -2,690,500.00 -832,500.00 Including: income form investment on affiliated enterprises and jointly-run enterprises Foreign exchange difference (“-” means loss) III. Business profit (“-” means loss) 176,965,970.19 129,189,865.80 135,790,476.54 111,094,483.65 Add: non-operation income 11,317,958.25 7,329,344.07 10,001,231.22 3,235,579.73 Less: non-business expense 964,053.36 748,575.72 1,374,654.58 407,102.78 Including: loss from non-current asset disposal IV. Total profit (“-” means loss) 187,319,875.08 135,770,634.15 144,417,053.18 113,922,960.60 Less: Income tax expense 34,719,527.88 20,591,605.35 23,347,472.84 17,088,444.09 V. Net profit (“-” means loss) 152,600,347.20 115,179,028.80 121,069,580.34 96,834,516.51 Attributable to parent company 148,214,182.13 115,179,028.80 122,078,955.79 96,834,516.51 Minority interests 4,386,165.07 -1,009,375.45 VI. Earnings per share (I) basic earnings per share 0.15 0.12 0.12 0.10The First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 9 (II) diluted earnings per share 0.15 0.12 0.12 0.10 Ⅶ. Other comprehensive income 123,891.71 Ⅷ. Total comprehensive income 152,724,238.91 115,179,028.80 121,069,580.34 96,834,516.51 Attributable to owners of parent company 148,338,073.84 115,179,028.80 122,078,955.79 96,834,516.51 Attributable to minority shareholders 4,386,165.07 -1,009,375.45 4.3 Cash Flow Statement Prepared by Lu Thai Textile Co., Ltd. Jan.- Mar. 2010 Unit: RMB Yuan Jan. – Mar. 2010 Jan. – Mar. 2009 Items Consolidation Parent company Consolidation Parent company I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sale of commodities and rendering of service 1,111,919,061.37 897,606,220.43 901,371,132.80 807,027,692.90 Net increase of deposits from customers and dues from banks Net increase of loans from the central bank Net increase of funds borrowed from other financial institutions Cash received from premium of original insurance contracts Net cash received from reinsurance business Net increase of savings of policy holders and investment fund Net increase of disposal of tradable financial assets Cash received from interest, handling charges and commissions Net increase of borrowings from banks and other financial institutions Net increase of buy-back funds Tax refunds received 27,298,278.08 15,182,945.85 37,017,779.42 33,070,986.17 Other cash received relating to operating activities 19,199,638.81 11,458,572.27 168,097,933.85 156,814,360.71 Subtotal of cash inflows from operating activities 1,158,416,978.26 924,247,738.55 1,106,486,846.07 996,913,039.78 Cash paid for goods and services 757,121,903.49 642,780,076.15 740,866,238.79 811,391,637.98 Net increase of customer lending and advance Net increase of funds deposited in the central bank and amount due from banks Cash for paying claims of the original insurance contract Cash for paying interest, handling charges and commissions Cash for paying policy dividends Cash paid to and for employees 215,035,893.24 169,571,172.54 184,409,846.08 144,724,643.69 Various taxes paid 38,805,096.22 16,357,140.59 29,723,132.28 849,751.00 Other payment of cash relating to operating activities 48,063,673.39 30,060,929.61 54,196,087.71 23,586,767.62 Subtotal of cash outflows from operating activities 1,059,026,566.34 858,769,318.89 1,009,195,304.86 980,552,800.29 Net cash flows from operating activities 99,390,411.92 65,478,419.66 97,291,541.21 16,360,239.49 II. Cash Flows from investment activities: Cash received from withdrawing investments Cash received from investment incomeThe First Quarterly Report for 2010 of Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. 10 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 186,865.38 157,365.38 122,481.34 122,481.34 Net cash received from disposal of subsidiary or other operating business units Other cash received relating to investment activities 571,533.38 293,758.14 2,195,331.67 1,422,772.04 Subtotal of cash inflows from investment activities 758,398.76 451,123.52 2,317,813.01 1,545,253.38 Cash paid to acquire fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term assets 145,557,254.01 129,621,443.62 51,071,753.91 29,152,703.45 Cash paid for investment 12,000,000.00 Net increase of pledged loans Net cash paid to acquire subsidiaries and other operating units Payment of cash relating to other investment activities 18,888,118.02 15,156,321.02 Subtotal of cash outflows from investment activities 176,445,372.03 144,777,764.64 51,071,753.91 29,152,703.45 Net cash flows from investment activities -175,686,973.27 -144,326,641.12 -48,753,940.90 -27,607,450.07 III. Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Cash received from absorbing investment Including: Cash received by subsidiaries from increase in minority interests Cash received from borrowings 415,083,480.00 285,140,500.00 562,389,000.00 368,389,000.00 Cash received from issuance of bonds Other cash received relating to financing activities 8,300,000.00 3,000,000.00 Subtotal of cash inflows from financing activities 423,383,480.00 285,140,500.00 565,389,000.00 368,389,000.00 Cash repayments of amounts borrowed 248,666,318.88 129,140,261.40 1,036,310,877.57 775,160,877.57 Cash paid for interest expenses and distribution of dividends or profit 6,613,281.44 1,806,256.42 19,325,791.58 12,230,469.24 Including: dividends or profit paid by subsidiaries to minority shareholders Other cash payments relating to financing activities 10,000,000.00 Sub-total of cash outflows from financing activities 265,279,600.32 130,946,517.82 1,055,636,669.15 787,391,346.81 Net cash flows from financing activities 158,103,879.68 154,193,982.18 -490,247,669.15 -419,002,346.81 IV. Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -1,046,924.44 -1,181,527.14 14,554,402.61 16,377,673.28 V. Increase in cash and cash equivalents 80,760,393.89 74,164,233.58 -427,155,666.23 -413,871,884.11 Add : Cash and cash equivalents at year-begin 569,968,526.84 324,783,025.04 1,141,056,407.10 884,493,526.89 VI. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 650,728,920.73 398,947,258.62 713,900,740.87 470,621,642.78 4.4 Auditor’s report Auditor’s opinion: un-audited