The company plans to pay a cash dividend of RMB 1.60 (taxes included) for every 10 shares held, based on 931,652,495 total shares outstanding as of 31 Dec 2007. A total of RMB 149,064,399 will thus be distributed.

The company does not plan to distribute stock dividends from its capital reserve.

Record date: 21 Jul 2008
Ex-dividend date: 22 Jul 2008
Cash dividend payable date: 25 Jul 2008

Board of Directors
16 Jul 2008


Source: Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date: 16 Jul 2008

CN01/IS/LZ/BT/KM