Shenwan Hongyuan (H.K.) Limited provided group unaudited earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2015. Based on the preliminary review of the unaudited management accounts of the group for the six months ended 30 June 2015, the unaudited consolidated profit after tax of the group for the six months ended 30 June 2015 is expected to increase significantly and record an increase of approximately 300% as compared with that of the six months ended 30 June 2014. Such expected increase was mainly attributable to the significant growth of some of the company's core businesses, including increase in the revenue from brokerage business, corporate finance business, financing and loans business, etc.

during the first half of 2015.