The board of the directors of China Ever Grand Financial Leasing Group Co., Ltd. informed the shareholders of the Company and the potential investors that, based on the preliminary unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2015, the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively the "Group") are expected to record a substantial decrease in net profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 2015 as compared to the net profit after tax of approximately HKD 27.6 million for the year ended 31 December 2014. The aforesaid decrease in net profit after tax is mainly due to the decrease in share of results of joint ventures.