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(Stock Code: 0187) ANNOUNCEMENT IN RESPECT OF ESTIMATED LOSS FOR 2012

The board of directors of the Company together with the directors thereof guarantee that the information contained in this announcement does not contain any false statements, misleading statements or material omissions and all of them severally and jointly accept full responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents herein contained.

I. ESTIMATED RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD
1. Period for estimated results: 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
2. Estimated results: It is preliminary estimated by the finance department of Beiren Printing
Machinery Holdings Limited (the "Company") that the results for 1 January 2012 to 31
December 2012 will record a loss of RMB160,000,000 to RMB180,000,000.
3. The estimated results for the period have not been audited by any audit institution. II. RESULTS FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
1. Net profit: RMB11,382,900.84
2. Earnings per share: RMB0.03
III. MAJOR REASONS FOR THE ESTIMATED LOSS FOR 2012
1. Due to the downturn of the traditional printing machinery industry as a whole and continuous rise in the production costs during the reporting period, the Company has been facing difficulties in operations and the revenue of its principal business has decreased as compared with last year;
2. The Company carried out Material Asset Reorganisation during the reporting period, the reorganisation cost has led to the decrease of the Company's profit;
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3. Increase in the provision for staff resignation benefits of the Company during the reporting period as compared with last year.
IV. RISK WARNING
Details of the Company's operating results will be disclosed in the 2012 Annual Report. Potential investors and shareholders should exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company.

The Board of Directors of Beiren Printing Machinery Holdings Limited

Beijing, the PRC
28 January 2013

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Zhang Peiwu, Mr. Chen Bangshe and Ms. Jiang Chi as executive directors, Mr. Teng Mingzhi, Ms. Wu Dongbo, Mr. Li Shenggao and Ms. Wei Li as non-executive directors and Mr. Zhang Shuangru, Ms. Wang Hui, Mr. Xie Bingguang and Mr. Wang Deyu as independent non-executive directors.

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