GUOCO GROUP LIMITED 
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013 OF SUBSIDIARY - GUOCOLAND LIMITED THIS IS NOT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF GUOCO GROUP LIMITED ("GUOCO"). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE BY GUOCO PURSUANT TO PART XIVA OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ORDINANCE AND RULE 13.09(2)(a) OF THE LISTING RULES TO PROVIDE SHAREHOLDERS OF GUOCO WITH FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON A LISTED SUBSIDIARY OF GUOCO, GUOCOLAND LIMITED, WHICH HAS ANNOUNCED ON 24 JANUARY 2014 ITS UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2013.
This announcement is made pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance and Rule 13.09(2)(a) of the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
GuocoLand Limited ("GuocoLand"), a subsidiary of Guoco and listed on Singapore Exchang e Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST"), has announced on 24 January 2014 the unaudited financial results of GuocoLand and its subsidiaries ("GuocoLand Group") for the second quarter and half year ended 31 December 2013. The summary of the unaudited financial results of the GuocoLand Group for the second quarter and half year ended 31 December 2013 together with the comparative figures of the previous corresponding financial periods are provided below:
(Note: The expressions "Company" and "$" mean "GuocoLand" and "Singapore dollars" respectively.)
Second quarter ended | Second quarter ended | Half year ended | Half year ended |
31/12/2013 $'000 | 31/12/2012 $'000 | 31/12/2013 $'000 | 31/12/2012 $'000 |
Revenue | 254,308 | 234,850 | 488,255 | 416,454 10,700 427,154 | |||
Other income | 14,171 | 3,201 | 116,382 | 416,454 10,700 427,154 | |||
Revenue and other income | 268,479 | 238,051 | 604,637 | 416,454 10,700 427,154 | |||
Profit before tax | 22,782 | 28,094 | 129,899 | 44,643 | |||
Tax expense | (6,928) | (14,015) | (29,343) | (21,407) | |||
Profit for the period | 15,854 | 14,079 | 100,556 | 23,236 | |||
Attributable to: | |||||||
Owners of the Company | 12,888 | 12,566 | 96,584 | 21,605 | |||
Non-controlling interests | 2,966 | 1,513 | 3,972 | 1,631 | |||
Profit for the period | 15,854 | 14,079 | 100,556 | 23,236 |
No ordinary dividend has been declared for the second quarter and half year ended 31 December 2013.
Remarks: Details of the unaudited financial results of the GuocoLand Group for the second quarter and half year ended 31 December 2013 are accessible at SGX-ST's website (http://www.sgx.com) and are also posted by Guoco as an overseas regulatory announcement on the websites of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (http://www.hkexnews.hk) and Guoco (http://www.guoco.com).
As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of Guoco comprises Mr. Quek Leng Chan as Chairman; Mr. Kwek Leng Hai as President and CEO; Mr. Tan Lim Heng as executive director; Mr. Kwek Leng San as non-executive director and Mr. Volker Stoeckel, Mr. Roderic N. A. Sage and Mr. David Michael Norman as independent non-executive directors.
By Order of the Board Stella Lo Sze Man Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 24 January 2014
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