On the evening of March 30, 2020, Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd. disclosed its 2019 annual report. Last year, its operating income reached 10.420 billion yuan, increasing by 20.57% year-on-year, and its net profit attributable to shareholders of listed company was 850 million yuan, at a growth rate of 18.30% year-on-year. From 2017 to 2019, Guangzhou Port's container throughput has increased by 20.16%. The operating income increased by 7.37%, 4.03% and 20.57% on a year-on-year basis respectively, and its net profit attributable to shareholders of listed company increased by 3.90%, 3.11% and 18.30% on a YoY basis respectively. In the past three years, Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd. has took the listing as an opportunity to firmly seize the policy advantages from the national B&R initiative, the GHMGBA strategy, and the construction of Guangzhou's international shipping hub, thereby continuously enhancing its comprehensive competitiveness.

Back on March 29, 2017, with a clear gong ringing in the hall of Shanghai Stock Exchange, Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd. (Stock name: Guangzhou Port, stock code: 601228. SH) was officially listed in the A-share Main Board Market, at a financing scale of 1.6 billion yuan, providing better financial support for Nansha Phase III development, becoming the largest IPO project in Nansha District at that time and creating a new milestone in the development of Guangzhou Port.

Achieving a zero breakthrough, Guangzhou Port has become a giant in the capital market within three years. Over the past three years, Guangzhou Port has acquired 100% equity of Dongjiangkou Terminal, shifted its position from a trusted administrator to the owner thereof, properly solved the problem of competition among peers, and fulfilled its listing promise. Guangzhou Port has taken steps to optimize the port resources. Through investment, Guangzhou Port have been the shares holder and controller of Maoming Guangzhou Port, Guangzhou Jinyang Port, Zhongshan Port and Shipping Group, Foshan Gaoming Port Haikou Port, Yunfu City Gangsheng Port Company and other ports. Guangzhou Port promotes capital market operations and has issued 1.2 billion yuan of corporate bonds. The Company also cooperated with GPG to jointly establish a finance company. The Company launched the land transfer and storage business in Huangpu Hongshengsha, and obtained 4.1214 billion yuan of cash consideration through the activation of land resources to provide financial support for the subsequent relocation and development of its terminals. it also makes positive returns to its investors, by distributing a cumulative cash dividend of 688 million yuan, thereby sharing the success of enterprise development with investors. The Company has elevated its internal control system as a listed company and upgraded its the internal control system of the headquarters. The Board of Directors, Board of Supervisors and Shareholders' General Meeting of the Company operate efficiently and steadily, and the governance structure and level have been continuously optimized. Last year, the Company won the "Gold Quality Governance Award for Listed Companies", was entitled as one of the "Top 100 Service Companies in Guangdong Province" and the "Grade AAA Business Administration Innovation Demonstration Base in Guangdong" and passed the "National Grade AAA Enterprise Credit Certification".

Over the three years since its listing, Guangzhou Port has driven the construction of Guangzhou's international shipping hub to a new level. Guangzhou Port ranks the fifth place in the world, in terms of cargo and container throughput.

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