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COSCO SHIPPING Development Co., Ltd. Interim / Quarterly Report 2016

Aug 30, 2016

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

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(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock code: 02866)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

1H 2016 1H 2015 Change
RMB RMB (%)
(unaudited) (unaudited)
(Restated)
Revenue 8,375,935 16,654,023 -49.7%
Operating (loss)/profit (735,906) 1,000,601 -173.6%
(Loss)/profit attributable to owners of the parent (834,572) 831,116 -200.4%
Basic (loss)/earnings per share (0.07) 0.07 -200.0%
Gross profit margin 6.09% 8.02% -24.10%
Gearing ratio 4.76 0.89 434.8%

The board (the “Board”) of directors (the “Directors”) of China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited (the “Company” or “CSCL”) hereby announces the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the six months ended 30 June 2016 (the “Period”) prepared under Hong Kong Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”, which has been reviewed by the audit committee of the Company. The Company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, Certified Public Accountants, has reviewed the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information for the Period in accordance with Hong Kong Standard on Review Engagements 2410, “Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity” issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

During the Period, the Group recorded a revenue of RMB8,375,935,000, representing a decrease of 50% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB16,654,023,000 for the same period of last year; total loss before income tax from continuing operations amounted to RMB735,906,000, representing a decrease of 174% as compared with the restated profit before tax of RMB1,000,601,000 for the same period of last year; net loss attributable to shareholders of the parent amounted to RMB834,572,000, representing a decrease of 200% as compared with the restated profit of RMB831,116,000 for the same period of last year. Basic loss per share was RMB0.07.

1

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

Notes
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
REVENUE
6
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, administrative and general expenses
Other income
7
Other gains, net
8
Operating profit
Finance costs
9
Share of (losses)/profits of:
Associates
Joint ventures
(Loss)/profit before income tax from
continuing operations
Income tax expense
10
(Loss)/profit for the period from continuing operations
DISCONTINUED OPERATION
Profit for the period from discontinued operation
(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED 30 JUNE
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
8,375,935
16,654,023
(7,866,192)
(15,318,713)
509,743
1,335,310
(631,923)
(641,619)
73,235
220,240
130,251
76,760
81,306
990,691
(686,916)
(425,782)
(135,784)
434,235
5,488
1,457
(735,906)
1,000,601
(80,806)
(121,335)
(816,712)
879,266
9,772
9,419
(806,940)
888,685

2

Notes
Attributable to:
Owner of the parent
Non-controlling interests
(LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE
TO ORDINARY EQUITY HOLDERS OF
THE PARENT
(express in RMB per share)
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Basic and diluted
– For (loss)/profit for the period
– For (loss)/profit for the period from continuing
operations
FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED 30 JUNE
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
(834,572)
831,116
27,632
57,569
(806,940)
888,685
(0.07)
0.07
(0.07)
0.07
FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED 30 JUNE
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
(834,572)
831,116
27,632
57,569
(806,940)
888,685
(0.07)
0.07
(0.07)
0.07
888,685
0.07
0.07

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

(LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Other comprehensive (loss)/income to be reclassified
to profit or loss in subsequent periods:
Change in fair value of available-for-sale investments, net of tax
Cash flow hedges:
Effective portion of changes in fair value of hedging instruments
arising during the period
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint
ventures
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME FOR
THE PERIOD, NET OF TAX
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME FOR
THE PERIOD
Attributable to:
Owner of the parent
Non-controlling interests
FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED 30 JUNE
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
(806,940)
888,685
(95,567)
66,473
(32,196)
(521)
(239,616)
(10,190)
34,242
(1,927)
(333,137)
53,835
(1,140,077)
942,520
(1,158,892)
883,826
18,815
58,694
(1,140,077)
942,520

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 30 JUNE 2016

Notes
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment
Investment properties
Prepaid land lease payments
Intangible assets
Investments in associates
Investments in joint ventures
Available-for-sale investments
Finance lease receivables
Loans and receivables
Deferred tax assets
Other long term prepayments
Total non-current assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories
Trade and notes receivables
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Prepayments and other receivables
Prepaid land lease payments
Finance lease receivables
Loans and receivables
Held-for-trading investments
Restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents
Assets of a disposal group classified as held for sale
Total current assets
Total assets
EQUITY
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Share capital
Special reserves
General reserves
Other reserves
Retained profits
Non-controlling interests
Total equity
30 June
2016
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
58,116,231
8,005
214,412
23,440
8,710,052
134,305
1,557,118
9,023,724
207,413
85,631
28,050
78,108,381
590,211
1,720,328
2,034,622
3,904
2,142,961
1,830,739
21,668
864,547
13,965,281
23,174,261
11,036
23,185,297
101,293,678
11,683,125
4,817
93,356
(97,032)
2,133,734
13,818,000
328,925
14,146,925
31 December
2015
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
56,642,656
10,087
214,396
30,738
12,002,322
56,243
1,349,915
5,680,658
368,467
56,340
34,721
76,446,543
1,238,768
2,688,106
1,865,156
3,897
1,682,327
3,133,055
200,349
922,268
15,860,939
27,594,865

27,594,865
104,041,408
11,683,125
21,090
65,504
21,606,867
3,207,032
36,583,618
497,549
37,081,167

continued/…

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Notes
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank and other borrowings
Corporate bonds
Deposits from customers
Derivative financial instruments
Deferred tax liabilities
Other long term payables
Total non-current liabilities
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and notes payables
Other payables and accruals
Bank and other borrowings
Corporate bonds
Finance lease obligations
Deposits from customers
Derivative financial instruments
Tax payable
Provisions
Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as
held for sale
Total current liabilities
Total liabilities
Total equity and liabilities
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
30 June
2016
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
41,779,529
1,506,225
8,951
27,044
248,178
701,370
44,271,297
2,291,539
1,176,093
29,344,629
2,042,810

7,821,837
6,345
100,268
25,000
42,808,521
66,935
42,875,456
87,146,753
101,293,678
(19,690,159)
58,418,222
31 December
2015
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
25,349,767
3,449,494
8,900
691
280,968
405,129
29,494,949
4,041,654
1,723,336
26,818,843
245,617
141
4,482,658
147
127,896
25,000
37,465,292

37,465,292
66,960,241
104,041,408
(9,870,427)
66,576,116

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

At 1 January 2016 as
previously reported
Effect of merger accounting
At 1 January 2016
(Restated and unaudited)
(Loss)/profit for the period
Other comprehensive (loss)/
income for the period:
Change in fair value
of available for-sale
investments, net of tax
Cash flow hedges, net of tax
Exchange differences on
translation of foreign
operations
Share of other comprehensive
income of associates
Total comprehensive loss
for the period
Acquisition of subsidiaries
under common control
Disposal of subsidiaries
Dividend paid to previous shareholders
of acquired subsidiaries under
common control
Dividend paid to non-controlling
shareholders
Transfer from retained profits
Accrual of special reserves
Utilisation of special reserves
Other
At 30 June 2016
(Unaudited)
Attributable to ow Attributable to ow ners of the parent Total
RMB’000
22,174,234
14,409,384
36,583,618
(834,572)
(91,111)
(32,196)
(235,255)
34,242
(1,158,892)
(21,381,010)
1,431
(227,055)




(92)
13,818,000
Non-
controlling
interests
Total equity
RMB’000
RMB’000
63,096
22,237,330
434,453
14,843,837
497,549
37,081,167
27,632
(806,940)
(4,456)
(95,567)

(32,196)
(4,361)
(239,616)

34,242
18,815
(1,140,077)

(21,381,010)
(65,180)
(63,749)

(227,055)
(122,190)
(122,190)






(69)
(161)
328,925
14,146,925
Share
capital
RMB’000
11,683,125

11,683,125














11,683,125
Special
reserves
RMB’000
19,030
2,060
21,090







(22,548)



77,897
(71,622)

4,817
General
reserves
RMB’000

65,504
65,504










27,852



93,356
Other
reserves
(Accumulated
loss)/retained
profits
RMB’000
RMB’000
17,206,241
(6,734,162)
4,400,626
9,941,194
21,606,867
3,207,032

(834,572)
(91,111)

(32,196)

(235,255)

34,242

(324,320)
(834,572)
(21,381,010)

1,431
22,548

(227,055)



(27,852)

(77,897)

71,622

(92)
(97,032)
2,133,734

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Attributable to owners of the parent

At 1 January 2015 as
previously reported
Effect of merger accounting
At 1 January 2015
(Restated and unaudited)
Profit for the period
Other comprehensive income/
(loss) for the period:
Change in fair value of
available for-sale
investments, net of tax
Cash flow hedges, net of tax
Exchange differences
on translation of foreign
operations
Share of capital reserve of associates
Total comprehensive income
for the period
Disposal of subsidiaries
Capital injection from
previous shareholders of
acquired subsidiaries
under common control
Dividend paid to previous shareholders
of acquired subsidiaries under
common control
Dividend declared to
non-controlling shareholders
Accrual of special reserves
Utilisation of special reserves
Others
At 30 June 2015
(Restated and unaudited)
Share
capital
RMB’000
11,683,125

11,683,125













11,683,125
Special
reserves
RMB’000
20,150
1,130
21,280










91,447
(94,019)

18,708
General
reserves
RMB’000

52,339
52,339













52,339
Other
reserves
(Accumulated
loss)/retained
profits
RMB’000
RMB’000
16,873,604
(3,784,442)
3,019,035
9,486,528
19,892,639
5,702,086

831,116
65,337

(521)

(10,179)

(1,927)

52,710
831,116
(58,272)
(397,216)
320,000


(67,050)



(91,447)

94,019

(511)
20,207,077
6,070,997
Total
RMB’000
24,792,437
12,559,032
37,351,469
831,116
65,337
(521)
(10,179)
(1,927)
883,826
(455,488)
320,000
(67,050)



(511)
38,032,246
Non-
controlling
interests
RMB’000
85,046
417,629
502,675
57,569
1,136

(11)

58,694



(54,850)


228
506,747
Total equity
RMB’000
24,877,483
12,976,661
37,854,144
888,685
66,473
(521)
(10,190)
(1,927)
942,520
(455,488)
320,000
(67,050)
(54,850)


(283)
38,538,993

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2016

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash generated from operations
Income tax paid
Net cash generated from operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received
Dividends received from associates
Dividends received from joint ventures
Dividends received from available-for-sale investments
Dividends received from held-for-trading investments
Purchase of items of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of items of property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets
Purchase of equity in an associate
Purchase of equity in a joint venture
Purchase of available-for-sale investments
Purchase of held-for-trading investments
Prepayment for an investment
Disposal of subsidiaries
Disposal of associates
Disposal of joint ventures
Disposal of available-for-sale investments
Disposal of held-for-trading investments
Net cash used in investing activities
FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED 30 JUNE
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
5,167,994
1,136,164
(6,185)
(84,673)
5,161,809
1,051,491
44,392
79,658
15,356
64,030
312

954
44,252
58,581
961
(5,879,447)
(5,816,165)
745,064
107,739

(320,000)
(125,000)

(700,329)
(624,374)

(110,215)
(225,000)

(349,884)
(8,005)
3,954,920

54,602

216,345
406,253
200,008
290,218
(1,989,126)
(5,885,648)

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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Interest paid
Capital injection from previous shareholders of acquired
subsidiaries under common control
Acquisition of subsidiaries under common control
New bank and other borrowings
Repayment of bank and other borrowings
Repayment of corporate bonds
Decrease in finance lease obligations
Dividends paid to previous shareholders of acquired
subsidiaries under common control
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes, net
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED 30 JUNE
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
(759,141)
(489,958)

320,000
(21,350,801)

95,046,616
43,567,815
(77,598,733)
(41,673,316)
(188,815)
(175,243)
(141)
(166,470)
(227,138)
(67,050)
(137,492)
(46,935)
(5,215,645)
1,268,843
(2,042,962)
(3,565,314)
15,860,939
14,314,872
147,304
11,010
13,965,281
10,760,568

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1 CORPORATE INFORMATION

China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited (the “Company”) was established in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). The address of the Company’s registered office is Room A-538, International Trade Center, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, the PRC.

On 11 December 2015, the Company announced that a notification was received from China Shipping (Group) Company, the former ultimate holding company and current immediate holding company of the Company, that the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the PRC (the “SASAC”) has granted its approval in principle of the restructuring of China Shipping (Group) Company and its subsidiaries (the “CS Group”) and China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company and its subsidiaries (the “COSCO Group”) in relation to their businesses in container shipping, vessel leasing, oil shipping, bulk shipping and the financial sectors (the “Restructuring”). As part of the Restructuring, the Company and its relevant subsidiaries entered into a series of agreements with China Shipping (Group) Company, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company and their relevant subsidiaries (the “Counterparties”) on 11 December 2015, whereby the Company and its relevant subsidiaries have agreed to acquire equity interests in certain companies’ operating container leasing businesses, shipping-related financial service business and other financial business from the Counterparties; and to sell equity interests in certain of its subsidiaries and associates operating port business and container shipping agency business to the Counterparties. As of 30 June 2016, the Company and its relevant subsidiary completed the following transactions within the Restructuring:

Acquisition of subsidiaries

  • Acquisition of 100% equity interests in Dong Fang International Investment Limited and its subsidiaries;

  • Acquisition of 100% equity interests in Florens Container Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries;

  • Acquisition of 100% equity interests in China Shipping Nauticgreen Holdings Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries;

  • Acquisition of 100% equity interests in Helen Insurance Brokers Limited;

  • Acquisition of 100% equity interests in Long Honour Investments Limited and its subsidiary;

  • Acquisition of 100% equity interests in China Shipping Investment Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries;

  • Acquisition of 100% equity interests in China Shipping Leasing Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary; and

  • Acquisition of 40% equity interests in China Shipping Finance Co., Ltd. (“CS Finance”) (a former associate changed to a subsidiary with a total of 65% equity interests held subsequent to the acquisition).

(together as the “Acquired Subsidiaries” or “Acquirees”)

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Disposal of subsidiaries

  • Disposal of 100% equity interests in China Shipping Container Lines Dalian Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, China Shipping Container Lines Tianjin Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, China Shipping Container Lines Qingdao Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, China Shipping Container Lines Shanghai Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, China Shipping Container Lines Xiamen Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, China Shipping Container Lines Guangzhou Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, China Shipping Container Lines Hainan Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary and China Shipping Container Lines Shenzhen Co., Ltd.;

  • Disposal of 100% equity interests in China Shipping Container Lines(Dalian) Data Processing Co., Ltd.;

  • Disposal of 100% equity interests in Shanghai Puhai Shipping Liners Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“Puhai Group”);

  • Disposal of 100% equity interests in China Shipping (Yangpu) Refrigeration Storage&Transportation;

  • Disposal of 100% equity interests in China Shipping Container Lines Agency (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.;

  • Disposal of 100% equity interests in Universal Shipping (Asia) Co., Ltd. (“Universal Shipping”);

  • Disposal of 60% equity interests in Golden Sea Shipping Pte. Ltd. (“Golden Sea”); and

  • Disposal of 91% equity interests in China Shipping (Singapore) Petroleum Pte. Ltd. (“CS Singapore Petroleum”)

(together as the “Disposed Subsidiaries”)

Disposal of interest in joint ventures and associates

  • Disposal of 50% equity interests in Dalian Vanguard International Logistics Co., Ltd., a former joint venture;

  • Disposal of 49% equity interests in China Shipping Ports Development Co., Ltd. (“CSPD”) and its subsidiaries, a former associate;

  • Disposal of 45% equity interests in Jinzhou Port Container and Railway Logistics Limited, a former, a former joint venture; and

  • Disposal of 20.07% equity interests in Angang Vehicle Transportation Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary, a former associate.

(together as the “Disposed Interest in Joint Ventures and Associates”)

This interim condensed consolidated financial information is presented in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated. This interim condensed consolidated financial information has been approved for issue by the board of directors of the Company on 30 August 2016.

This condensed consolidated interim financial information has not been audited.

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2 BASIS OF PREPARATION

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which comprise the interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as at 30 June 2016 and the related interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss, the interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the six months ended 30 June 2016, have been prepared in accordance with HKAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and Accounting Guideline 5 Merger Accounting for Common Control Combinations (“AG 5”) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the applicable disclosure requirements of Appendix 16 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Going concern

The Group had net current liabilities of RMB19,690,159,000 as at 30 June 2016. The Directors are of opinion that based on the available unutilised banking facilities as at 30 June 2016, the Group will have the necessary liquid funds to finance its working capital and to meet its capital expenditure requirements. Accordingly, the Directors are of the opinion that it is appropriate to prepare the interim condensed consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

3 MERGER ACCOUNTING FOR COMMON CONTROL COMBINATIONS

The Group and all those acquirees in note 1 were under common control of SASAC before and after those acquisitions. Therefore, the Restructuring was accounted for as business combination involving entities under common control.

HKFRS 3 Business Combinations applies to all business combinations except where a combination is specifically excluded from its scope. For those business combinations outside the scope of HKFRS 3, for example, business combinations involving entities or businesses under common control, there is no specific accounting standard addressing the appropriate accounting treatment.

HKAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors contains requirements for the selection of accounting policies in the absence of a Standard or an Interpretation that specifically applies to an issue. Business combinations involving entities or business under common control fall outside the scope of HKFRS 3. Accordingly, the Group selects an appropriate accounting policy in accordance with the requirements set out in HKAS 8 and it is considered that merger accounting for common control combinations, as introduced by AG5, is an appropriate accounting policy for the above acquisitions of subsidiaries.

By applying AG 5, the acquisition of the subsidiaries in note 1 have been accounted for as if the acquisitions had occurred on the date when the combining entities first came under the control of the ultimate shareholder. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities acquired in the common control combinations are stated at their carrying amounts from the controlling parties’ perspective as if they had been held or incurred by the Group from the later of the date on which the combining entities first came under the control of the ultimate shareholder or the relevant transactions giving rise to the assets or liabilities arose.

By adopting with AG 5, the comparative amounts of the interim condensed financial statements of the Group have been restated to include the financial statement items of the acquired subsidiaries.

As of 30 June 2016, the Group has paid a total consideration of RMB21,350,801,000 to complete those acquisition of subsidiaries referred in note 1, which was treated as a deemed distribution.

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4 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

As a result of merger accounting, the Group adopted the following additional significant accounting policies to those used in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements:

Revenue recognition

Sales of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, and the Group maintains neither managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership, nor effective control over the goods sold.

Finance lease income

Finance lease income is recognised on an accrual basis using the effective interest method by applying the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the net investment of a finance lease or a shorter period, when appropriate, to the net carrying amount of the net investment of the finance lease.

Investments and other financial assets

Initial recognition and measurement

When financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are recognised initially, they are measured at fair value and transaction costs that are attributable to the acquisition of the financial assets are charged to the statement of profit or loss. When available-for-sale financial investments are recognised initially, they are measured at fair value plus transaction costs that are attributable to the acquisition of the financial assets.

Subsequent measurement

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include financial assets held for trading. Financial assets are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for the purpose of sale in the near term.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are carried in the statement of financial position at fair value with net changes in fair value presented as other gains, net in the statement of profit or loss. These net fair value changes do not include any dividends or interest earned on these financial assets, which are recognised on an accrual basis using the effective interest method by applying the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, when appropriate, to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

Available-for-sale financial investments are non-derivative financial assets in listed and unlisted equity investments and debt securities. Equity investments classified as available for sale are those which are neither classified as held for trading nor designated as at fair value through profit or loss. Debt securities in this category are those which are intended to be held for an indefinite period of time and which may be sold in response to needs for liquidity or in response to changes in market conditions.

After initial recognition, available-for-sale financial investments are subsequently measured at fair value, with unrealised gains or losses recognised as other comprehensive income in the available-for-sale investment revaluation reserve until the investment is derecognised, at which time the cumulative gain or loss is recognised in the statement of profit or loss in other income, or until the investment is determined to be impaired, when the cumulative gain or loss is reclassified from the available-for-sale investment revaluation reserve to the statement of profit or loss in other gains or losses. Interest and dividends earned whilst holding the available-for-sale financial investments are reported as interest income and dividend income, respectively and are recognised on an accrual basis using the effective interest method by applying the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, when appropriate, to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

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When the fair value of unlisted equity investments cannot be reliably measured because (a) the variability in the range of reasonable fair value estimates is significant of that investment or (b) the probabilities of the various estimates within the range cannot be reasonably assessed and used in estimating fair value, such investments are stated at cost less any impairment losses.

The Group evaluates whether the ability and intention to sell its available-for-sale financial investments in the near term are still appropriate. When, in rare circumstances, the Group is unable to trade these financial assets due to inactive markets, the Group may elect to reclassify these financial assets if management has the ability and intention to hold the assets for the foreseeable future or until maturity.

For a financial asset reclassified from the available-for-sale category, the fair value carrying amount at the date of reclassification becomes its new amortised cost and any previous gain or loss on that asset that has been recognised in equity is amortised to profit or loss over the remaining life of the investment using the effective interest rate. Any difference between the new amortised cost and the maturity amount is also amortised over the remaining life of the asset using the effective interest rate. If the asset is subsequently determined to be impaired, then the amount recorded in equity is reclassified to the statement of profit or loss.

Impairment of financial assets

Assets carried at cost

If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred on an unquoted equity instrument that is not carried at fair value because its fair value cannot be reliably measured, or on a derivative asset that is linked to and must be settled by delivery of such an unquoted equity instrument, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Impairment losses on these assets are not reversed.

Available-for-sale financial investments

For available-for-sale financial investments, the Group assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is objective evidence that an investment or a group of investments is impaired.

If an available-for-sale asset is impaired, an amount comprising the difference between its cost (net of any principal payment and amortisation) and its current fair value, less any impairment loss previously recognised in the statement of profit or loss, is removed from other comprehensive income and recognised in the statement of profit or loss.

In the case of equity investments classified as available for sale, objective evidence would include a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of an investment below its cost. The determination of what is “significant” or “prolonged” requires judgement. “Significant” is evaluated against the original cost of the investment and “prolonged” against the period in which the fair value has been below its original cost. Where there is evidence of impairment, the cumulative loss – measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss on that investment previously recognised in the statement of profit or loss – is removed from other comprehensive income and recognised in the statement of profit or loss. Impairment losses on equity instruments classified as available for sale are not reversed through the statement of profit or loss. Increases in their fair value after impairment are recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

In the case of debt instruments classified as available for sale, impairment is assessed based on the same criteria as financial assets carried at amortised cost. However, the amount recorded for impairment is the cumulative loss measured as the difference between the amortised cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss on that investment previously recognised in the statement of profit or loss. Future interest income continues to be accrued based on the reduced carrying amount of the asset using the rate of interest used to discount the future cash flows for the purpose of measuring the impairment loss. The interest income is recorded as part of finance income. Impairment losses on debt instruments are reversed through the statement of profit or loss if the subsequent increase in fair value of the instruments can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognised in the statement of profit or loss.

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5 CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND DISCLOSURES

The Group has adopted the following revised Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (“HKFRSs”) for the first time in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements:

Amendments to HKFRS 10, HKFRS 12 Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation and HKAS 28 Exception (2011) Amendments to HKFRS 11 Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations Amendments to HKAS 1 Disclosure Initiative Amendments to HKAS 16 and HKAS 38 Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation Amendments to HKAS 16 and HKAS 41 Agriculture: Bearer Plants Amendments to HKAS 27 (2011) Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements Annual Improvements 2012-2014 Cycle Amendments to a number of HKFRSs

The adoption of these new and revised HKFRSs has had no significant financial effect on the Group’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Group has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.

Except for the additional significant accounting policies as a result of merger accounting and the changes in accounting policies noted above, the accounting policies and basis of preparation adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are the same as those used in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

6 OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION AND REVENUE

For management purposes, the Group is organised into business units based on their products and services and has seven reportable operating segments as follows:

  • (a) Container shipping segment, which renders the container marine transportation services and related businesses;

  • (b) Vessel chartering and container leasing segment, which specifically leases vessels and containers;

  • (c) Non-shipping related leasing segment, other than leases vessels and containers;

  • (d) Container segment, which is a supplier of containers;

  • (e) Financial services segment, which renders corporate banking and insurance agency services;

  • (f) Equity investment segment, which focuses on equity investments, such as investments in associates, investments in joint ventures and available-for-sale equity investments; and

  • (g) The “others” segment comprises, principally, logistic services and other miscellaneous services.

Management monitors the results of the Group’s operating segments separately for the purpose of making decisions about resources allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance is evaluated based on reportable segment profit/(loss), which is a measure of adjusted profit/(loss) before tax from continuing operations. The adjusted profit/(loss) before tax from continuing operations is measured consistently with the Group’s profit before tax from continuing operations except that head office and corporate expenses are excluded from such measurement.

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For the six months ended 30 June 2016
For the six months ended 30 June 2015
Vessel
Vessel
chartering
Non-
chartering
Non-
and
shipping
and
shipping
Container
container
related
Financial
Equity
Container
container
related
Financial
Equity
Shipping
leasing
leasing
Container
services
investment
Others
Total
Shipping
leasing
leasing
Container
services
investment
Others
Total
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
(Restated)
(Restated)
(Restated)
(Restated)
(Restated)
(Restated)
(Restated)
Segment revenue: Sales to external customers
3,235,222
4,151,288
349,055
475,663
148,941

15,766
8,375,935
13,598,797
1,898,409
67,243
848,195
214,644

26,735
16,654,023
Intersegment sales

1,924,030

195,666
27,120


2,146,816

2,143,450

1,016,788
4,622


3,164,860
Total revenue
3,235,222
6,075,318
349,055
671,329
176,061

15,766
10,522,751
13,598,797
4,041,859
67,243
1,864,983
219,266

26,735
19,818,883
Segment results
(940,341)
120,430
213,099
(17,728)
94,763
(91,544)
(6,623)
(627,944)
251,366
474,155
45,678
45,899
120,997
495,883
1,311
1,435,289
Elimination of intersegment results
87,836
(181,798)
Unallocated administrative and general expenses
(195,798)
(252,890)
(Loss)/profit before tax
(735,906)
1,000,601
Supplementary segment result information: Depreciation and amortisation
(318,001)
(1,209,925)
(401)
(30,213)
(1,143)

(868)
(1,560,551)
(703,117)
(692,323)
(42)
(34,127)
(1,850)

(9)
(1,431,468)
Reversal/(provision) of impairment on trade receivables and notes receivables, loans and receivables and finance lease receivables
3,382
13,964
(21,059)
2,269
37,523


36,079
(5,930)
(890)
(7,028)
(1,345)
4,487


(10,706)
Finance costs
(74,218)
(567,851)

(44,847)



(686,916)
(280,370)
(119,719)

(25,693)



(425,782)
Dividend income





12,076

12,076





64,541

64,541
Share of profits/(losses) of: Associates





(135,784)

(135,784)





434,235

434,235
Joint ventures





5,488

5,488





1,457

1,457
30 June 2016
31 December 2015
Segment assets
2,416,355
123,775,159
9,049,886
5,309,392
14,034,889
10,633,385
45,101
165,264,167
50,890,055
30,453,337
5,034,998
4,702,115
10,395,887
9,774,953
59,303
111,310,648
Elimination of intersegment assets
(63,970,489)
(7,269,240)
Total assets
101,293,678
104,041,408
Segment liabilities
(3,503,996)
(78,294,128)
(7,439,390)
(3,244,150)
(13,501,419)
(8,724,473)
(18,874) (114,726,430)
(32,498,330)
(14,496,335)
(3,589,440)
(3,636,083)
(9,785,930)
(8,573,518)
(27,397)
(72,607,033)
Elimination of intersegment liabilities
27,579,677
5,646,792
Total liabilities
(87,146,753)
(66,960,241)

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7 OTHER INCOME

Interest income generated from operations other than financial services
Government grant related to income
Refund of value-added tax (“VAT”)
Dividend income from available-for-sale financial investments
Dividend income from held-for-trading investments
Others
For the six months
ended 30 June
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
34,823
65,622
21,790
1,974
112
79,219
11,962
64,326
114
215
4,434
8,884
73,235
220,240

8 OTHER GAINS, NET

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries
Gain on disposal of interests in associates
Gain on disposal of interests in joint ventures
Gain on disposal of items of property, plant and equipment
Gains on dilution of investment in an associate
Gain on disposal of available-for-sale investments
Fair value loss on held-for-trading investments
Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain
Others
For the six months
ended 30 June
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
10,915

99,052

17,571

42,613
38,391

30,887
1,302
3,388
745
515
(49,945)
4,712
7,998
(1,133)
130,251
76,760

9 FINANCE COSTS

Interest on borrowings and corporate bonds
Interest on finance lease
Total interest expense
Less: interest capitalised
For the six months
ended 30 June
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
693,946
428,298

1,632
693,946
429,930
(7,030)
(4,148)
686,916
425,782

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10 INCOME TAX

The major components of income tax expense of the Group are as follows:

Current income tax – PRC
Current income tax – Hong Kong
Current income tax – elsewhere
Withholding tax on the distribution of dividends from PRC associates
Deferred tax
For the six months
ended 30 June
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
94,087
76,285
1,974
2,357
2,222
9,440
14,916
19,761
(32,393)
13,492
80,806
121,335
For the six months
ended 30 June
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
94,087
76,285
1,974
2,357
2,222
9,440
14,916
19,761
(32,393)
13,492
80,806
121,335
121,335

11 (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ORDINARY EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE PARENT

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to owners of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.

(Loss)/earnings
(Loss)/Profit attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent,
used in the basic earnings per share calculation:
From continuing operations
From a discontinued operation
Shares
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period
used in the basic earnings per share calculation
For the six months
ended 30 June
2016
2015
RMB’000
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
(841,489)
830,460
6,917
656
(834,572)
831,116
Number of shares
for the six months ended
30 June 2016
30 June 2015
11,683,125
11,683,125

There was no dilution effect for the period (six months ended 30 June 2015: None).

12 DIVIDEND

The directors did not recommend any interim dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2016 (six months ended 30 June 2015: Nil).

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13 TRADE AND NOTES RECEIVABLES

Trade receivables
Notes receivables
Impairment of trade receivables
The tables below summarise the movement of impairment of trade receivables:
At 1 January as previously reported
Effect of merger accounting
At 1 January (Restated)
Impairment losses recognised
Impairment losses reversed
Write-off
Disposal of subsidiaries
Exchange realignment
At 30 June
30 June 2016
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
1,719,099
66,093
1,785,192
(64,864)
1,720,328
2016
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
53,531
43,844
97,375
18,877
(46,520)
(54)
(5,852)
1,038
64,864
31 December
2015
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
2,583,188
202,293
2,785,481
(97,375)
2,688,106
2015
RMB’000
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
67,848
25,627
93,475
10,511
(3,048)
(2,084)

(751)
98,103

14 EVENT AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

There is no material subsequent event undertaken by the Group after 30 June 2016.

15 COMPARATIVE AMOUNTS

As further explained in note 2, due to the application of merger accounting, certain comparative amounts have been restated.

In addition, the comparative interim condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss has been re-presented as if the operation discontinued during the period had been discontinued at the beginning of the comparative period.

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MANAGEMENT DISCU SSION AND ANALYSIS

Completion of restructuring, disposal and purchase of assets:

1. Details of restructuring:

1) Disposal of material assets

CSCL and its wholly-owned subsidiary China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (“CSCL HK”) disposed of the equity interests they held in 34 companies to the transferee designated by China COSCO Holdings Company Limited (“China COSCO”) as well as China Shipping Regional Holdings Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Shipping (Group) Company (“CS Group”); and CSCL disposed of the 49% equity interests it held in China Shipping Ports Development Co., Ltd. to COSCO Pacific Limited.

2) Purchase of material assets

CSCL purchased from CS Group, Guangzhou Maritime Transport (Group) Co., Ltd. (“CS Guangzhou”) and Shanghai Shipping (Group) Company the 100% equity interests they held in China Shipping Investment Co., Ltd., purchased from CS Group the 100% equity interests it held in China Shipping Leasing Co., Ltd. (“CS Leasing”), purchased from CS Group and CS Guangzhou the 40% equity interests they held in China Shipping Finance Company Limited, purchased from China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company the 13.67% equity interests it held in China Bohai Bank Co., Ltd. by means of capital increase in China Shipping Investment Co., Ltd., and subscribed for the 17.53% equity interests in COSCO Finance Co., Ltd. by means of capital increase.

CSCL, through its wholly-owned subsidiary CSCL HK, purchased from China Shipping (Hong Kong) Holdings Co., Limited the 100% equity interests it held in Dong Fang International Investment Limited, 100% equity interests it held in China Shipping Nauticgreen Holdings Company Limited (“CS Nauticgreen”) and 100% equity interests it held in Helen Insurance Brokers Limited, purchased from China COSCO (Hong Kong) Limited the 100% equity interests it held in Long Honour Investments Limited, and purchased from COSCO Pacific Limited the 100% equity interests it held in Florens Container Holdings Limited.

As at 30 June 2016, the Company was finalising the payment and settlement procedures for its disposal of the 100% equity interests in China Shipping Container Lines Agency (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and 100% equity interests in Universal Logistics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. In addition, the acquisition of the 13.67% equity interests in China Bohai Bank Co., Ltd. involved in the material assets restructuring as well as the capital increase in COSCO Finance Co., Ltd. were pending approval from the relevant regulatory authorities.

Other than the abovementioned transactions, all the other disposal and purchase transactions involved in the material assets restructuring have been completed.

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2. Effect of restructuring

1) Changes in the Company’s principal business

By virtue of the transaction, the Company had its business focus shifted from container liner operation to integrated financial services consisting of diversified leasing businesses such as vessel leasing, container leasing and non-shipping finance leasing. Upon completion of the transaction, the container leasing business of the Company ranked No.2 in the world, and its non-shipping finance leasing business would focus on the development of health care, education, energy, construction, industrial equipment and other finance leasing business. In addition to the diversified leasing business, the Company will focus on the development of other integrated financial services, with which the profitability and capital returns of the Company will be enhanced gradually and remain stable.

Following the transaction, the Company will take good advantage of its experience in the shipping industry as well as the existing resources of the financial service industry to promote the development of the emerging industries, optimize its business models and achieve the diversified development of its financial business. The Company will strive to establish an integrated financial services platform with leasing business such as vessel, container and nonshipping leasing as core and characterized by shipping finance.

2) Effect of vessel and container leasing transactions on the Company

As at 30 June 2016, the Company operated a container fleet of 115 vessels, with a total capacity of 842,000 TEU, among which, 74 vessels were owned by the Company, with a total capacity of 582,000 TEU. In addition, the Company had 16 vessels under construction or to be delivered under charter. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company provided vessel leasing services to China COSCO. Such vessel leases will be provided as time charter in principle, and are all operating leases without any finance leases.

As at 30 June 2016, the Company had a stock of containers of about 3.5 million TEU. Upon completion of the restructuring, the Company provided container leasing services to the world-famous container shipping companies, including China COSCO. Following the restructuring and transformation, the Company will actively adjust its business strategies, and shift its business focus from container liner operation to leasing of shipping-related assets. Relatively long-term vessel leasing contracts (especially for larger vessels) can guarantee a stable cash flow. By virtue of (i) the Company’s fleet and containers; (ii) the Company’s rich experience and deep understanding of the shipping market accumulated over the long-term operation in the shipping industry; (iii) the overall penetration of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (“China COSCO Shipping”), the Company’s indirect controlling shareholder, in the shipping industry chain; and (iv) the long-term cooperation relationship between the Company and financial institutions such as banks, the Company will be able to carry out its shipping-related assets leasing business in a more professional and far-reaching manner, providing its customers with one-stop services such as vessel leasing, container leasing, crew management, vessel management and maintenance and logistics network, etc. The Company will concentrate on developing new customer groups in future, aiming to further disperse its operating risks and secure reasonable and stable returns on investment.

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ANALYSIS OF OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND OUTLOOK

1. Macroeconomic conditions:

In the first half of 2016, the global economy saw a sluggish recovery amid weak demand as the economic situation remained complicated. According to the latest data published by the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) on 19 July 2016, the global economy is expected to grow by 3.1% in 2016 and 3.4% in 2017, while the pickup in global economic activities would be even slower and development of emerging markets and developing economies would remain uneven. Overall, the world economy faces substantial downside risk.

China remains in a transitional phase characterized by efforts aimed at economic restructuring and growth stabilization as the economy shifts from a growth model dominated by foreign investment and manufacturing to one driven by consumption and services. According to the data published by the National Bureau of Statistics, during the first half of the year, China’s GDP grew by 6.7% while national investment in fixed assets increased by 9.0% from the same period of last year, indicating a deceleration in growth pace; and total foreign trade import and export decreased by 3.3% from the same period of last year. While the domestic economy is gradually stabilizing, pressures and challenges still persist.

2. Shipping market:

Given the sluggish recovery in global economic and trading activities, the shipping market has remained in doldrums in 2016, with the imbalance between supply of and demand for shipping capacity persisting. In other words, the recovery of global shipping industry is still faltering. All the shipping market segments have been trending down continually since the financial crisis, with Baltic Dry Index (BDI) and China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) both reaching record lows this year. According to Clarksons Research Services, the global container shipping volume may have grown to around 89.30 million TEU in the first half of the year, representing a slight increase of 0.5% as compared with the same period of last year, with the growth rate down sharply by 7.7 percentage points from the same period of last year.

3. Vessel and container leasing market

1) Industrial environment:

In the context of weak shipping demand and shipping capacity glut, the container vessel leasing market was in decline, leading to lower freight rates for all types of vessels.

Currently, China ranks No.2 in ship-building capacity in the world, though the shipping finance industry is still in the early stage of development, with great market potential. Meanwhile, national and local policies have been promulgated to encourage the development of shipping finance business. In the meantime, demand from shipping companies, ship-building companies and financial institutions has prepared objective conditions for the development of vessel leasing business: firstly, the shipping industry requires substantial investment as shipping companies have considerable needs for financing, and purchase of vessels represents the largest portion of costs for shipping companies; the costs of vessels play a vital role in the survival and growth of shipping companies; secondly, given the growing popularity of larger and more energy-efficient ships, it is urgent for shipping companies to adjust their fleet structure so as to accommodate market demands. Therefore, continual improvement in fleet structure has become a key factor dictating the survival and development of shipping companies.

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During the first half of 2016, the overall operating environment of the container leasing industry appeared more challenging due to the downbeat business climate of the container shipping market, with prices and rental rates of new containers, leasing rates of dry cargo containers, and prices of used containers constantly declining on weak demand. Furthermore, an accelerated increase in the number of returned containers due to feeble demand has led to lower container lease rates among major container leasing companies, resulting in reduced revenue, while the sharp increase in container inventory also led to a substantial increase in operating costs.

The situation is expected to remain grim in the remainder of 2016 as the oversupply of containers will hardly be reversed in the short term, especially given the gradual emergence of consolidation among vessel owners and container leasing companies, respectively. However, the driving force that underpins steady growth of container demand remains strong: firstly, international trade and cargo transportation remains frequent, leading to stable demand from container shipping companies and end users for new containers; secondly, there is growing demand for special cargo containers with advanced features which can help provide proper transportation environment for different kinds of special goods so as to meet the special requirements for transport, safety and operating costs; thirdly, it has become a common practice for liner companies to adopt the slow-steaming strategy, which has somehow led to a low turnover of containers, thereby increasing demand for containers; and fourthly, the replacement of old containers with new ones and the increase in old container trade also created a lot of demand for new containers.

According to Drewry Maritime Research, the size of the global container market reached around 37.61 million TEU as of the end of 2015, of which the container leasing market accounted for about 47.5%, equivalent to approximately 17.88 million TEU. In 2015, due to feeble growth in global trade and falling demand, the global container market only increased by 3.8%, while the container leasing market managed to grow by 3.5%.

2) Competitive landscape:

In recent years, vessel leasing business has remained in a growth mode in both quantity and scale, making a strategic contribution to the development of the shipping industry. Vessel leasing business has become one of the top priorities in the construction of shipping centres across free trade zones (“FTZs”). With geographic advantages and policy support, FTZs will become important hubs for vessel leasing businesses in China. Riding on the opportunities linked to reform initiatives for FTZs, growth potential of the vessel leasing business is being unlocked at an accelerating pace. The vessel leasing business in China is undergoing rapid growth, making huge contribution to construction of high-end vessels and maritime engineering equipment, especially semi-submersible deepwater drilling platforms, self-elevating drilling platforms and container vessels with capacity of more than 10,000 TEU. At present, there are dozens of financial leasing companies involved in vessel leasing business in China and with the development of the business, China’s vessel leasing industry will be elevated to a higher level of development.

As of 30 June 2016, the container fleet under the management of CSCL consisted of 115 vessels, with capacity totalling 842,000 TEU, including 74 self-owned vessels, with capacity totalling 582,000 TEU.

CSCL HK had eight 13,500 TEU container vessels under construction, which are expected to be delivered in 2018.

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CS Nauticgreen had four 64,000 DWT bulk cargo vessels and six 21,000 TEU container vessels under construction. Among them, two bulk cargo vessels have already been delivered, with another two expected to be delivered in the second half of 2016. The 21,000 TEU container vessels are the world’s largest ultra-large container vessels in terms of dimension and capacity, which are expected to be delivered starting in 2018.

CS Leasing has a diverse fleet involved in the vessel leasing business, including 13 multi-purpose vessels, five oil/chemical ships, four oil tankers, four dredgers, one chemical tanker, one flat-top barge and one towing vessel.

Florens (Tianjin) Finance Leasing Co., Ltd. had two vessels involved in the vessel leasing business, including a 57,500 DWT bulk cargo vessel and a 4,000-hp full-rotary tug vessel.

The container leasing industry is known for its relatively high market concentration as there are more than ten leading container leasing companies in the world, located mainly in the United States, Europe and China. According to a report published by Drewry Maritime Research, as of the end of 2015, the world’s top ten leasing companies (in terms of TEU) accounted for 92.1% and the top four accounted for 53.3% of the total number of containers, with seven of the top ten container leasing companies owning more than 1 million TEU of containers each. As of 30 June 2016, the new Florens container fleet after consolidation boasted total capacity of about 3.5 million TEU, which is estimated to make up 17% – 19% of the container leasing market.

4. Container manufacturing market

1) Industrial environment:

Due to a sluggish recovery of the world economy and shipping market, the container manufacturing market remained stagnant, with container prices falling all the way down to record lows. From 2010 to 2015, the overall demand of the industry remained at about 2.5 to 3 million TEU, with overall production capacity far greater than demand, and capacity utilization less than 50%. The downturn in 2015 was extended to 2016, with demand shrinking further and container prices falling in a continual manner.

2) Competitive landscape:

According to the statistics, the global container production capacity is expected to be more than 6 million TEU, with China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. (“CIMC”), Singamas Container, CXIC Group and Shanghai Universal accounting for more than 90% of the total capacity, which indicates overall industry overcapacity and intense market competition. Shanghai Universal, a subsidiary of the Company, owns three dry cargo container manufacturing facilities, with a market share of about 10%, ranking No.4 in the industry.

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5. Financial leasing market for non-shipping industries

1) Industrial environment:

In recent years, the nation has promulgated a series of guiding opinions and favourable policies for promotion of healthy development of the financial leasing industry, which has been elevated to the strategic status of serving the real economy. This has promoted rapid development and innovation of the entire industry.

Against the background of overall economic downward cycle, premium assets are difficult to come by, this has further intensified competition in the sector. Since the beginning of the year, banks, trust and financial leasing companies have engaged in the sectors of medical services, education and financing platforms of the local governments, competition is increasingly keen as a result. On the other hand, however, penetration of financial leasing industry is still low in China; this means relatively huge potential for growth. With commencement of the 13th Five-Year-Plan, industrial upgrading and structural adjustments take place at quicker pace whereas urbanization and industrialization also proceed steadily. This brings about historic opportunities of development to the financial leasing industry, which is expected to develop at relatively high speed.

2) Competitive landscape:

In the domestic financial leasing industry, the main operators include financial leasing companies, domestically invested pilot leasing companies and foreign invested leasing companies. Financial leasing companies are mainly established by financial institutions such as banks and they are supervised by the China Banking Regulatory Commission. These companies have higher leverage ratios than the other two types, and much higher average contract balance and average total registered capital as well. In recent years, foreign invested leasing companies have grown tremendously in both total number of registration and total registered capital. In terms of financing leasing contract balance, the business share of these three types of leasing companies is 4:3:3.

CS Leasing is a domestically invested pilot leasing company with registered capital of RMB1.5 billion. In the two years of operation, it has developed considerable expertise in the market segments of shipping, medical services, education, energy, construction and industrial equipment. Its business is rapidly expanding in terms of scale.

6. Company’s countermeasures

1) Market forecast for the second half of 2016

The inclement and complicated economic scenario persists concomitant with a number of uncertainties. The IMF has time and again adjusted downward its global economic forecast; the economy is estimated to grow at 3.1% this year. The Chinese economy is in the critical stage of intensified reformation and structural adjustment, with co-existence of low demand and overcapacity persisting, the pressure of economic downturn is still relatively great.

A series of national strategies are being implemented at an accelerated pace, ranging from the “One Belt One Road” strategy to construction of “the Yangtze River Economic Belt”; and from marine potestatem strategies to “Made in China 2025”. They all bring new strategic opportunities to CSCL for development of integrated financial services platform with shipping financial characteristics.

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2) Company’s strategic ideas, operation goals and plans

A. Strategic positioning

As the shipping financial platform, CSCL will integrate premium resources and give full play to its advantages in the shipping industry. Synergic development will be pursued for various financial businesses, in an attempt to become China’s leading and the world’s first-class business group boasting an integrated financial services platform with distinct shipping logistic features.

B. Goals of development

To give play to advantages in shipping logistics industry and integrate shipping industry chain with shipping finance as the foundation; to develop industrial cluster with leasing, investment, insurance and banking as the core; to develop into a “one-stop” financial services group by integrating industry and finance, combining finance with finance, and synergy of various businesses, with market mechanism, differentiated advantages and international vision.

C. Development plan

  • a. Leasing business

The container leasing business is an extension of the industry chain of container manufacturing, which will be mainly engaged in container leasing and trading of various kinds. The Company will strive to become an industry-leading leasing company with unique competitive edges on the basis of the current container leasing business of Florens and Dong Fang International. In a short-term view, the Company is to follow the guideline of “consolidating core businesses while seizing market opportunities” and take advantage of the business combination to realize synergy among sales, cost and capability, so as to consolidate its core business. In a long-term view, the Company is to seize market opportunities to develop its special container leasing business, optimize its contract patterns and improve capital structure, so as to increase returns.

The vessel leasing business will focus on the operating lease or finance lease of various vessels, such as container vessels and dry bulk cargo vessels. Upon completion of the transaction, the Company will be developing the vessel finance leasing as its core business on the basis of its existing shipping business. In a short-term view, CSCL is to mobilize its current fleet resources to revive its internal business; in the long run, it is to gradually increase the proportion of external business and workout a “one-stop” business model leveraging on China COSCO Shipping’s advantages of full industrial chain deployment, in an attempt to establish a unique competitive edge in the industry.

The non-shipping leasing business will engage in various non-shipping leasing business while focusing on businesses of development potential such as medical services, education, new energy and intelligent manufacturing. The Company sets its focus on the SME clients and small projects, striving to become a finance leasing industry leader by leveraging on its existing business, experience and capital to promote combination of industry and finance. In the industrial sector, the Company will support customer-oriented development and provide financial leasing value-added services, establishing a leasing business platform offering one-stop professional services with uniform standards.

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b. Investment business

The Company will devote itself to various financial and strategic investments such as those in the financial sector: utilizing various strategic investment opportunities and enhancing return on investment and the Company’s overall return on capital; actively pursuing of investment opportunities in securities, funds, insurance, banking and trust and further expanding financial businesses through various means to achieving synergic effects and effectiveness; further enhancing cooperation with external investment institutions and actively participating in direct and indirect investment activities to form proprietary investment team progressively and provide asset allocation business for companies in the full industrial chain; pursuing flexible investment by leveraging the characteristics of strategic and financial investment and emphasizing company equities and other investments of considerable liquidity.

c. Integrated financial services

To give play to the advantages of financial company based on the Company’s and China COSCO Shipping’s customer resources, and taking advantage of discovered values of supply chain customer flow, capital flow and information flow. Full support is given to China COSCO Shipping’s “6+1” development strategy of industrial cluster, and integrate into industrial chain flow of China COSCO Shipping’s members through construction of services platforms such as the “finance manager” to provide customized, differentiated and low-cost financial service products.

Upon restructuring and transformation, CSCL will boast the unique business model of “shipping + finance” which integrates its shipping and finance businesses and constitutes a bridge between real economy and capital market. CSCL’s new unique status will enable the Company to leverage advantages of the real economy and capital market for realization of higher operation efficiency and optimization of financial indicators. Covering the full shipping industry chain, the new CSCL can provide companies in the upper and lower streams with one-stop financial services and solutions to enhance utilization rate and loyalty of customers. By keeping abreast with the sectoral development, resources can be used and deployed more effectively besides better management and precise control of the risks faced by the financial business.

ANALYSIS OF SEGMENT RESULTS OF THE GROUP

The Group recorded a revenue of RMB8,375,935,000, representing a decrease of 50% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB16,654,023,000 for the same period of last year; total loss before income tax from continuing operations amounted to RMB735,906,000, representing a decrease of 174% as compared with the restated profit of RMB1,000,601,000 for the same period of last year; net loss attributable to shareholders of the parent amounted to RMB834,572,000, representing a decrease of 200% as compared with the restated profit of RMB831,116,000 for the same period of last year. Due to the downturn of the shipping market, the Company’s liner operations had suffered significant losses during January to February prior to the completion of the restructuring.

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Analyses of segment results are as follows:

1. Analysis of revenue and costs from liner operations

1) Operating Revenue

The shipping business recorded a revenue of RMB3,235,222,000, representing a decrease of 76% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB13,598,797,000 for the same period of last year, accounting for 39% of the total revenue of the Group. The Group accomplished a loaded container volume of 1,059,103 TEU for this Period, representing a decrease of 73% as compared with the restated volume of 3,991,098 TEU for the same period of last year. Such decrease is mainly due to that CSCL ceased to be engaged in the container liner operations following the restructuring and transformation, with its revenue from the shipping business for the year all coming from operations during January to February prior to completion of the transaction.

2) Operating Costs

Total operating costs of the shipping business amounted to RMB4,124,859,000, representing a decrease of 69% as compared with the restated costs of RMB13,310,989,000 for the same period of last year, mainly due to that CSCL ceased to be engaged in the container liner operations following the restructuring and transformation, with its operating costs from the shipping business for the year all coming from operations during January to February prior to completion of the transaction.

2. Analysis of revenue and costs from shipping-related leasing business

1) Operating Revenue

The Group recorded a revenue from its shipping-related leasing business of RMB4,151,288,000 for the first half of 2016, representing an increase of 119% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB1,898,409,000 for the same period of last year, accounting for 50% of the total revenue of the Group. Such increase is mainly due to the Company starting to lease out all its self-owned vessels since March this year.

Revenue from container leasing, management and sales amounted to RMB1,536,148,000, representing an increase of 18% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB1,296,640,000 for the same period of last year, including revenue from container leasing and sales of the returned containers upon expiry. The Group recorded a revenue from its container leasing business of RMB1,413,455,000 for the first half of 2016, representing an increase of 14% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB1,239,060,000 for the same period of last year, mainly due to the increase in the number of containers the Company owned and leased back after sales by 21% to 2,661,635 TEU (31 December 2015: 2,197,149 TEU). As for the container sales business, the revenue from sales of containers returned upon expiry amounted to RMB122,693,000, representing an increase of 113% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB57,580,000 for the same period of last year, mainly due to the increase in the number of containers returned upon expiry,

Revenue from vessel leasing business amounted to RMB2,615,140,000 for the first half of 2016, representing an increase of 335% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB601,769,000 for the same period of last year. In the first half of 2016, the Group had a total of 119 vessels leased out.

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2) Operating Costs

Operating costs for leasing business include the depreciation and maintenance costs for self-owned vessels, depreciation of self-owned containers, staff salaries, net carrying value of sales of containers returned upon expiry and rents of the leased-in vessels and containers. Operating costs for the first half of 2016 was RMB3,231,326,000, representing an increase of 197% as compared with the restated costs of RMB1,087,705,000 for the same period of last year, mainly due to the following reasons:

As CSCL leased out all its self-owned vessels following the restructuring and transformation, the leasing costs rose significantly. Leasing costs include vessel rents, depreciation costs, labour costs and repair costs. The increase in container leasing costs was mainly due to the increase in depreciation as a result of the decrease in the residual value of the containers.

3. Analysis of revenue and costs from container manufacturing business

1) Operating Revenue

The Group’s ordinary dry cargo container business realized operating revenue of RMB475,663,000 in the first half of 2016, representing a decrease of 44% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB848,195,000 for the same period of last year. The decline in revenue from the ordinary dry cargo container business was mainly due to decreased demand from shipping companies for containers in the first half of 2016. The Group’s container sales amounted to 54,000 TEU during the Period, representing a decrease of 11% as compared with the restated sales of 61,000 TEU for the same period of last year.

2) Operating Costs

The operating costs of the container manufacturing business mainly consist of raw material costs, employee compensation and depreciation expenses. The operating costs of the business amounted to RMB403,708,000 in the first half of 2016, representing a decrease of 54% as compared with the restated operating costs of RMB878,770,000 for the same period of last year.

4. Analysis of revenue and costs from non-shipping financial leasing business

1) Operating Revenue

The Group’s non-shipping financial leasing business realized operating revenue of RMB349,055,000 in the first half of 2016, representing an increase of 419% as compared with the restated revenue of RMB67,243,000 for the same period of last year. The business accounted for 4% of the Group’s total revenue in the Period. The strong growth in revenue from the non-shipping financial leasing business was mainly driven by a rapid expansion in financial leasing services after the Group’s subsidiary CS Leasing commenced operations in the first half of 2015.

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2) Operating Costs

The operating costs of the non-shipping financial leasing business mainly consist of interest expenses. The operating costs of the business amounted to RMB82,541,000 in the first half of 2016, representing an increase of 1,108% as compared with the restated operating costs of RMB6,832,000 for the same period of last year. The sharp increase in the operating costs was mainly driven by a rapid expansion in loans borrowed by CS Leasing after it commenced operations in the first half of 2015.

PERFORMANCE OF ASSOCIATED COMPANIES HELD BY THE GROUP

CIMC

During the first half of 2016, CIMC realized operating revenue of RMB23,542,843,000, representing a decrease of 27.87% as compared with RMB32,637,289,000 recorded in the same period of last year; net loss attributable to shareholders of the parent company of RMB378,034,000, representing a decrease of 124.90% as compared to net profit of RMB1,518,195,000 in the same period of last year; and basic loss per share of RMB0.1444, compared to earnings per share of RMB0.5681 recorded in the same period of last year. During the reporting period, its container business, road transportation vehicle business, logistics services, airport business, energy, chemicals and liquid food business, and marine engineering business all saw declines in profit, while its finance and real estate business realized profit growth.

LIQUIDITY, FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

1. LIQUIDITY AND BORROWINGS

The Group’s principal sources of liquidity are operating cash inflow and short-term bank borrowings. The Group’s cash is mainly used for operating expenses, repayment of loans, construction of new vessels, procurement of containers, and the Group’s financial leasing business. During the Period, the Group’s net operating cash inflow was RMB5,161,809,000. As at 30 June 2016, the Group’s cash balance in banks was RMB14,829,828,000.

As at 30 June 2016, the Group’s total bank borrowings were RMB44,231,622,000. The maturity profile is spread over a period between 2016 to 2027, with RMB14,234,709,000 repayable within one year, RMB9,550,453,000 repayable within the second year, RMB16,629,913,000 repayable within the third to the fifth year, and RMB3,816,548,000 repayable after the fifth year. The Group’s long-term bank borrowings are mainly used to finance the construction of vessels, procurement of containers, and equity acquisitions.

As at 30 June 2016, the Group’s long-term bank borrowings were secured by mortgages over certain containers and vessels with total book value of RMB35,511,010,000.

As at 30 June 2016, the Group’s 10-year RMB-denominated bonds payable amounted to RMB1,797,658,000, and all proceeds raised from the bonds were used for construction of vessels. The issuance of such bonds is guaranteed by Shanghai Branch of Bank of China.

In addition, the Group’s fixed term USD-denominated bonds payable amounted to USD264,112,000 (equivalent to RMB1,751,377,000), and all proceeds raised from the bonds were used for procurement of containers.

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The Group’s RMB borrowings at fixed interest rates amounted to RMB7,382,096,000. USD borrowings at fixed interest rates amounted to USD480,255,000 (equivalent to RMB3,184,664,000) and USD borrowings at floating interest rates amounted to USD5,076,737,000 (equivalent to RMB33,664,861,000). The Group’s borrowings are settled in RMB or US dollars while its cash and cash equivalents are also primarily denominated in RMB and US dollars.

It is expected that capital needs for regular cash flow and capital expenditure can be funded by the internal cash flow of the Group or external financing. The Board will review the operating cash flow of the Group from time to time. It is the intention of the Group to maintain an appropriate composition of equity and debt to constantly achieve an effective capital structure.

2. Gearing ratio

As at 30 June 2016, the gearing ratio of the Group (i.e., the ratio of net interest-bearing financial liabilities less cash and cash equivalents over total equity) was 476%, which is higher than that of 89% as at 31 December 2015. The increase was primarily due to the completion of its acquisitions of subsidiaries at a premium during the Period.

3. Foreign exchange risk

Revenues and costs of the Group’s liner services, shipping-related leasing business, and container manufacturing operations are settled or denominated in US dollars. As a result, the impact on the net operating revenue due to RMB exchange rate fluctuation can be offset by each other to a certain extent. During the Period, the Group recorded a net exchange loss of RMB49,945,000 which was mainly due to fluctuations of the US dollar and Euro exchange rates and the exchange difference which was charged to equity attributable to shareholders of the parent amounted to RMB235,255,000. The Group will continue to monitor the exchange rate fluctuation of RMB and major international currencies, minimize the loss arising from exchange rate fluctuation, and take appropriate measures to mitigate the Group’s foreign exchange exposure when necessary.

4. Capital commitment

As at 30 June 2016, the Group had RMB10,654,848,000 in capital commitments which had been contracted but not provided for and which had been authorised by the Board but not contracted for, in relation to vessels under construction. Furthermore, the Group had RMB24,802,000 in capital commitments which had been contracted but not provided for and which had been authorised by the Board but not contracted for, in relation to procurement of containers. The equity investment commitment for the Period was RMB1,575,000,000.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

There is no material subsequent event undertaken by the Group after 30 June 2016.

CONTINGENT LIABILITY

As at 30 June 2016, the Group had a provision of RMB25,000,000 for legal claims. The provision was related to legal claims brought against the Group by customers of the Group. After taking appropriate legal advice, the Board is of the view that the outcome of the legal claims should not give rise to any significant loss beyond the amounts provided for as at 30 June 2016.

EMPLOYEES, TRAINING AND BENEFITS

As at 30 June 2016, the Group had 7,223 employees (of which 5,105 were outsourced labour employees), and the total staff costs for the Period (including staff remuneration, welfare and social insurance, etc.) amounted to approximately RMB856,211,400 (including outsourced labour costs).

Remuneration of the Group’s employees includes basic salaries, other allowances and performance-based bonuses. The Group has also adopted a performance-based discretionary incentive scheme for its employees. The scheme links the employees’ financial benefits directly with certain business performance indicators. Such indicators may include, but not limited to, profit target of the Group.

Details of such performance-based discretionary incentive scheme vary among the employees of the Group. The Group sets out certain performance indicators for each subsidiary to achieve. Each subsidiary has the discretion to formulate in detail its own performance-based remuneration policies according to its own circumstances.

The Group has put in place various trainings for its staff, including Safety Management Systems (SMS) training for the crewing department as well as management training for mid-to-high level management staff.

As at 30 June 2016, the Group did not implement any equity incentive scheme.

SHARE CAPITAL

As at 30 June 2016, the share capital of the Company was as follows:

Types of shares
A Shares
H Shares
Number of
issued shares
7,932,125,000
3,751,000,000
11,683,125,000
Percentage
(%)
67.89
32.11
100.00

PURCHASE, SALE OR REDEMPTION OF LISTED SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY

During the Period, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries had purchased, sold or redeemed any of the listed securities of the Company.

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INTERIM DIVIDENDS

The Board does not recommend distribution of an interim dividend for the Period (2015: nil).

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Board has set up an audit committee which consists of two independent non-executive Directors, namely Mr. Tsang Hing Lun and Mr. Cai Hongping, and one non-executive Director, namely Mr. Yang Jigui. The audit committee has reviewed the Company’s interim results for the Period and agreed with the accounting treatment adopted by the Company.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE

The Company was in compliance with all the code provisions of the “Corporate Governance Code” set out in Appendix 14 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) (the “Listing Rules”) during the Period.

MODEL CODE FOR SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

The Company has adopted a code of conduct regarding Directors’, supervisors’ and relevant employees’ securities transactions on terms no less exacting than the required standard set out in the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers (the “Model Code”) as set out in Appendix 10 to the Listing Rules. Following specific enquiry made with all the Directors and supervisors of the Company, each of them has confirmed that he/she has complied with the required standard set out in the Model Code regarding directors’ and supervisors’ securities transactions during the Period. The Company is not aware of any non-compliance with these guidelines by the relevant employees.

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

This announcement will be published on the website of the Stock Exchange at http://www.hkexnews.hk. The interim report for the six months ended 30 June 2016 will be dispatched by the Company to its shareholders and published on the website of the Stock Exchange and the Company’s website at http://www.cscl.com.cn in due course. The interim report contains all the relevant financial information as required under Appendix 16 to the Listing Rules.

By order of the Board China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited Yu Zhen Joint Company Secretary

Shanghai, the PRC 30 August 2016

The board as at the date of this announcement comprises of Ms. Sun Yueying, Mr. Wang Daxiong, Mr. Liu Chong and Mr. Xu Hui, being executive Directors, Mr. Yang Jigui, Mr. Feng Boming and Mr. Huang Jian, being non-executive Directors, and Mr. Cai Hongping, Mr. Tsang Hing Lun, Ms. Hai Chi Yuet and Mr. Graeme Jack, being independent non-executive Directors.

  • The Company is a registered non-Hong Kong company as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and it is registered under its Chinese name and under the English name “China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited”.

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