COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. provided group earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Based on the preliminary assessment by the Board of the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2018, the Group expects to record a net loss attributable to the equity holders of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2018, which will amount to RMB 235 million to RMB 305 million (equivalent to approximately HKD 273 million to HKD 355 million), as compared to a net profit attributable to the equity holders of the Company of RMB 865 million (equivalent to approximately HKD 1,006 million) for the same period of 2017. The earnings per share of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2017 was RMB 0.2146 (equivalent to approximately HKD 0.2495).