Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. announced preliminary earnings guidance for the first half of 2015. Upon the preliminary estimates by the finance department, the profit attributable to shareholders of the company realized in the first half of 2015 is expected to be RMB 9.9 billion to RMB 10.2 billion, representing an increase of 244% to 254% compared with that for the corresponding period of last year, which increase rate is generally in line with the rate of increase in profit attributable to shareholders of the Company for the first quarter of 2015 compared with the first quarter of 2014. Basic earnings per share are expected to be RMB 1.00 to RMB 1.03.

such as assets management, overseas businesses and financing lease. In the first half of the year, the Company achieved a significant increase in its operating results as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The reasons for the increase of the results for the first half of 2015 are substantially the same as those for the first quarter of 2015.