The board of directors of Haitong International Securities Group Limited announced that based on a preliminary review of the management accounts of the group for the year ended December 31, 2014, the group is expected to record an increase of not less than 50% in consolidated net profit for the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared with that of the year ended December 31, 2013 (audited consolidated net profit of the group for the year ended December 31, 2013 amounted to HKD 529,152,000). The substantial increase is mainly attributable to the growth of corporate finance, derivatives and margin financing businesses of the group.