West China Cement Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ending 31 December 2014. The Company informed the shareholders of the Company and potential investors that based on the preliminary review of the unaudited management accounts of the Group up until the end of the third quarter of 2014, it is expected that the Group will experience a substantial decline in its net profit for the year ending 31 December 2014 as compared with the year ended 31 December 2013. This expected decline in profit is primarily due to significant fall in cement average selling prices in the Central Shaanxi region, issuance of USD 400 million senior notes and foreign exchange loss.