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WEST CHINA CEMENT LIMITED

中 國 西 部 水 泥 有 限 公 司

(Incorporated in Jersey with limited liability, with registered number 94796)

(Stock Code: 2233) THIRD QUARTERLY RESULTS OF 2016 OF YAOBAI AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Reference is made to the announcements of West China Cement Limited (the "Company") dated 10 March 2016 and 15 March 2016 in relation to the issuance of the Short-term Notes by Yaobai (collectively, the "Announcements"). This announcement is made by the Company pursuant to Rule 13.09(2) of the Listing Rules and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Unless otherwise stated, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcements.

Yaobai, an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in the PRC, has successfully registered with the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors of the PRC (中國銀行間市場交易商協會) the issue approval of the Short-term Notes with an aggregate principal amount of RMB1,200,000,000. On 15 March 2016, Yaobai completed the issuance of the first tranche of the Short-term Notes. The first tranche of the Short-term Notes was issued in the principal amount of RMB800 million, at the interest rate of 5.5% per annum, and with a term of one year. Relevant documents containing the details of the issue of the Short-term Notes are available on the websites of China Money (http://www.chinamoney.com.cn).

According to the relevant PRC regulations, Yaobai and its subsidiaries ("Yaobai Group") is required to publish its quarterly results for the nine months ended 30 September 2016 (the "Quarterly Announcement") on the websites of China Money and China Bond during the one- year term of the Short-term Notes.

Shareholders of the Company and potential investors are advised that the quarterly results in the Quarterly Announcement are unaudited and prepared in accordance with the PRC GAAP. There are thus a number of accounting treatments and other differences between the quarterly results of Yaobai Group ("Yaobai Group Results"), and the interim and final results of the Company which are prepared in accordance with IFRS. These differences include, amongst others:

  1. the exclusion of the results of the Shaanxi Fuping Cement Company Ltd ("Fuping Cement Ltd") from the Yaobai Group Results, as Fuping Cement Ltd is an indirect subsidiary of the Company;

  2. only part of the interests payable under the Senior Notes are included in the Yaobai Group Results, with the balance being accounted for under the Company's accounts, and there is no foreign exchange translation differences of these Senior Notes in the Yaobai Group Results; and

  3. none of the expenses of the Company's offshore entities are included in the Yaobai Group Results.

To ensure that all shareholders and potential investors of the Company have equal and timely access to the information pertaining to the Company, set forth below are the unaudited financial information of Yaobai Group for the nine months ended 30 September 2016 prepared in accordance with the PRC GAAP, which is also published simultaneously on the websites of China Money.

1. Combined Balance Sheet

Prepared by: Yaobai Special Cement Group Co., Ltd Unit: RMB

Items

As at 30 September

2016

Consolidated

As at 31 December

2015

Consolidated

As at 30 September

2016

Yaobai

As at 31 December

2015

Yaobai

Current Assets:

Monetary capital

1,084,400,226.83

420,627,028.14

1,026,849,791.62

312,818,277.99

Bills receivables

77,064,990.03

79,894,374.75

19,597,357.36

30,130,000.00

Account receivables

356,303,738.15

329,850,354.37

23,380,634.98

17,265,085.86

Advance payments

58,631,333.84

47,975,380.51

3,408,172.91

1,821,897.45

Other receivables

271,598,255.01

288,280,646.70

3,888,406,431.15

4,212,046,010.15

Inventory

400,595,748.21

519,865,467.27

30,766,239.68

45,860,984.17

Other current assets

44,545,988.13

309,337,676.22

8,891,869.06

250,475,599.03

Total current assets

2,293,140,280.20

1,995,830,927.96

5,001,300,496.76

4,870,417,854.65

Non-current assets:

Long-term equity investment

36,592,225.86

3,319,779,838.45

3,307,486,015.22

Fixed assets

6,983,856,247.46

7,435,938,943.32

647,837,738.88

691,853,562.71

Construction in progress

72,657,139.48

91,953,902.14

660,086.26

363,482.87

Intangible assets

718,125,501.93

735,755,982.70

31,946,853.66

32,507,619.27

Goodwill

177,057,251.54

177,057,251.54

-

-

Deferred income tax assets

44,666,046.76

44,643,691.26

1,165,940.64 1,165,940.64

Other non-current assets

-

-

-

-

Total non-current assets

8,032,954,413.03

8,485,349,770.96

4,001,390,457.89

4,033,376,620.71

Total assets

10,326,094,693.23

10,481,180,698.92

9,002,690,954.65

8,903,794,475.36

Current liabilities:

Short-term borrowings

500,000,000.00

458,400,000.00

490,000,000.00

448,400,000.00

Bills payable

98,000,000.00

85,000,000.00

98,000,000.00

85,000,000.00

Accounts payable

424,743,095.04

567,265,156.89

43,230,224.11

52,299,987.11

Receipts in advance

118,953,471.45

115,701,363.27

8,440,058.45

17,289,368.16

Wages payable

30,731,979.71

26,332,416.68

2,797,327.26

3,801,906.07

Tax payable

74,498,889.15

48,410,183.69

3,250,689.14

1,162,986.29

Interests payable

391,866,202.73

423,012,045.41

391,866,202.73

423,012,045.41

Dividend payable

74,695,591.79

74,695,591.79

74,695,591.79

74,695,591.79

Other payables

298,930,184.82

411,383,635.72

196,869,049.61

20,649,822.16

Non-current liabilities due within one year

798,272,950.13

80,000,000.00

798,272,950.13

80,000,000.00

Other current liabilities

1,696,617.61

-

-

-

Total current liabilities

2,812,388,982.43

2,290,200,393.45

2,107,422,093.22

1,206,311,706.99

Items

As at 30 September

2016

Consolidated

As at 31 December

2015

Consolidated

As at 30 September

2016

Yaobai

As at 31 December

2015

Yaobai

Non-current liabilities:

Long-term borrowings

2,031,257,776.56

2,031,257,776.56

2,031,257,776.56

2,031,257,776.56

Bonds payable

-

799,060,214.05

-

799,060,214.05

Long-term payables

15,420,000.00

15,420,000.00

-

-

Estimated liabilities

21,636,381.56

20,999,489.74

-

-

Deferred income

59,329,951.45

62,583,447.02

15,061,509.10

15,061,509.10

Deferred income tax liabilities

11,147,852.26

11,147,852.24

-

-

Total non-current liabilities

2,138,791,961.83

2,940,468,779.61

2,046,319,285.66

2,845,379,499.71

Total liabilities

4,951,180,944.26

5,230,669,173.06

4,153,741,378.88

4,051,691,206.70

Owners' equity:

Paid-in capital (or share capital)

1,890,000,000.00

1,890,000,000.00

1,890,000,000.00

1,890,000,000.00

Capital reserve

52,662,775.46

52,662,775.46

12,715,940.06

12,715,940.06

Surplus reserve

201,472,792.06

201,472,792.06

201,472,792.06

201,472,792.06

Unappropriated profits

3,141,573,335.43

3,016,564,754.71

2,744,760,843.65

2,747,914,536.54

Total equity attributable to owners of the parent company

5,285,708,902.95

5,160,700,322.23

-

-

Minority interests

89,204,846.02

89,811,203.63

-

-

Total owners' equity

5,374,913,748.97

5,250,511,525.86

4,848,949,575.77

4,852,103,268.66

Total liabilities and owners' equity

10,326,094,693.23

10,481,180,698.92

9,002,690,954.65

8,903,794,475.36

West China Cement Ltd. published this content on 31 October 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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