[年报]招港B(201872):2023年年度报告摘要(英文版)

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China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
Stock Code: 001872/201872 Stock Name: CM Port Group/CM Port Group B Announcement No. 2024-023
CHINA MERCHANTS PORT GROUP CO., LTD.
ANNUAL REPORT 2023 (SUMMARY)

Part I Important Notes
This Summary is based on the full Annual Report of China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). In order for a full understanding of the Company’s operating results, financial position and future development plans, investors should carefully read
the aforesaid full text on the media designated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”).
This Summary is prepared in both Chinese and English. Should there be any discrepancy between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.
All the Company’s directors have attended the Board meeting for the review of this Report and its summary.
Independent auditor’s modified opinion:
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Board-approved final cash and/or stock dividend plan for the Reporting Period: √ Applicable □ Not applicable
Bonus issue from capital reserves:
□ Yes √ No
The Board has approved a final dividend plan as follows: based on 2,499,462,404 shares, a cash dividend of RMB5.80 (tax inclusive) per 10 shares is to be distributed to shareholders, with no bonus issue from either profit or capital reserves.
Board-approved final cash and/or stock dividend plan for preferred shareholders for the Reporting Period :
□ Applicable √ Not applicable
Please refer to the full Annual Report for the definitions of the abbreviations mentioned in this China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

Stock nameCM Port Group/ CM Port Group BStock code001872/ 201872
Stock exchange for stock listingShenzhen Stock Exchange  
Contact informationBoard SecretarySecurities Representative 
NameLi YubinHu Jingjing 
Address24/F, China Merchants Port Plaza, 1 Gongye 3rd Road, Zhaoshang Street, Nanshan, Shenzhen, PRC24/F, China Merchants Port Plaza, 1 Gongye 3rd Road, Zhaoshang Street, Nanshan, Shenzhen, PRC 
Fax+86 755 26886666+86 755 26886666 
Tel.+86 755 26828888+86 755 26828888 
Email address[email protected][email protected] 
2. Main business of the Company during the Reporting Period (1) Principal Activities of the Company during the Reporting Period The Company's core business includes major port business and comprehensive development business, and the nurturing business includes smart technology business and ecological extension business.

The major port business includes containers and bulk cargo handling and warehousing services. The Company has established a comprehensive port network across the hub locations along coastal China, and the terminals which the Company invested in or invested in and managed are located in hub locations across Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin, Dalian, Zhangzhou, Zhanjiang, and Shantou, as well as in Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, South and North America, amongst others. In terms of port investment, the Company puts emphasis on its presence in global major hub locations, gateway ports and regions with huge market potential, rapid economic growth and promising development, in order to capture investment opportunities in ports, logistics and related infrastructure and further improve the global port network.
In terms of the comprehensive development business, leveraging on the innovative park business models and services, the Company conducts in-depth exploration of synergy value between ports and parks, and provides customers with diversified value-added services, including warehousing leasing, customs clearance, division or merger of cargoes, documentation services, amongst others, in Shenzhen Qianhaiwan Bonded Port Zone, Qingdao Qianwan Bonded Port Zone, Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port Zone, Djibouti International Free Trade Zone, Hambantota Industrial Park,.
In terms of the smart technology business, the Company utilizes cutting-edge digital technology to fully leverage its advantages of big data and rich application scenarios, drives its industrial digitalization and digital industrialization, and provides customers with premium port services China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

Business segments Business content
Core businessMajor port businessPort investment: ●The Company puts emphasis on its presence in global major hub locations, gateway ports and regions with huge market potential, rapid economic growth and promising development, in order to capture investment opportunities in ports, logistics and related infrastructure, and further improve the global port network. Port operation: ●Containers: The Company provides ship berthing, loading and unloading services to ship companies, offers container storage service to ship companies and cargo owners and provides overhead box services to tractor companies. The Company also engages in the businesses of division or merger of cargoes in containers, container leasing and container maintenance; ●Bulk cargoes: the Company is engaged in bulk cargo handling and transportation in port zones, as well as storage services in yards. The major types of cargoes handled include food, steel, woods and sandstones.
 Comprehensive development businessThe Company provides various services, including warehouse/yard leasing, loading and unloading in warehouses/yards, customs clearance and division or merger of cargoes at terminals, intermodal transportation, logistics and transportation and value-added warehousing services for clients (including logistics companies, trading companies or cargo owners). Relying on the port-surrounding land resources, the Company conducts the comprehensive development to enhance the land value as well as the value of commercial properties, and provides its customers with quality property leasing and other related services.
Nurturing businessSmart technology businessThe Company focuses on smart port solutions, an open platform for smart ports and smart port technology operation, accelerates the industry upgrading from "digitization" to "digital intelligence", continues to empower the core businesses of port production, management, service and ecology, and injects new momentum into port enterprises through digital technology.
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

   
 Ecological extension businessThe business is based on ports as the core and includes port tugboat service, tallying business and engineering supervision and management business, and the Company integrates the port ecological service resources, promotes the collaboration and cooperation between the upstream and downstream of the port logistics value chain and lays a key focus on the openness and sharing of resources, to advance the smooth trade development as well as the efficient operation of the logistics, information flow and capital flow of the port service chain and further help customers reduce costs and increase efficiency.

(2) Development stage and cyclical characteristic of the industry in which the Company operates and its industry position during the Reporting Period The Company is a leading global port investor, developer and operator. As one of the top port operators in the world, the Company has the resource endowment and unique advantages to build a world-class comprehensive port service provider. In terms of scale, as at the end of the reporting period, the Company has established a relatively complete port network across major hub locations along coastal China, with its presence in 51 ports in 26 countries and regions including Asia, Africa,
Europe, Oceania, South and North America. In 2023, according to the statistics of Alphaliner, the Company's equity throughput of containers ranked third among the global port operators in terms of the growth of top 20 ports in the third quarter. In terms of quality, the master terminals controlled by
the Company have occupied various market and regional leading positions, continued to promote ESG construction, and strived to create an ESG port benchmark in the industry. In addition, leveraging on the good ground of port technology and based on the CTOS system self-developed by CMPort, the Company has worked out the worldwide first full-case, full-time, all-regime and multi-factor traditional container terminal upgrading solution, and has built the trade facilitation
platform for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area through blockchain technology, which has been extended to 30 terminals to help enhance the trade facilitation level in the Greater
Bay Area. In terms of performance, the Company has continually promoted high-quality development and has been an industry leader in terms of net profit margin and overall labour productivity and other indicators.

3. Key Financial Information
(1) Key Financial Information of the Past Three Years
Indicate by tick mark whether there is any retrospectively restated datum in the table below. √ Yes ? No
On November 30, 2022, the Ministry of Finance promulgated the Interpretation of Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No. 16, in which the provision that "deferred income tax related
to assets and liabilities arising from single transactions does not apply to the accounting treatment
of initial recognition exemption" took effect on January 1, 2023. The Company has implemented the above provisions since January 1, 2023, adopted the retrospective adjustment method for accounting treatment, and restated the comparative annual financial statements. China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

 20232022 2023-over- 2022 change2021 
  BeforeRestatedRestatedBeforeRestated
Operating revenue (RMB)15,750,475,780.2216,230,489,127.5516,230,489,127.55-2.96%15,283,808,174.6015,283,808,174.60
Net profit attributabl e to the listed company’s shareholde rs (RMB)3,571,800,762.163,337,446,222.823,338,693,816.706.98%2,685,829,204.072,685,752,918.53
Net profit attributabl e to the listed company’s shareholde rs before exceptiona l gains and losses (RMB)3,339,226,783.733,345,170,153.813,365,017,880.33-0.77%2,355,700,274.232,373,623,431.15
Net cash generated from/used in operating activities (RMB)6,579,606,635.176,920,377,390.356,920,377,390.35-4.92%6,510,326,570.486,510,326,570.48
Basic earnings per share (RMB/sha re)1.431.611.61-11.18%1.401.40
Diluted earnings per share (RMB/sha re)1.431.611.61-11.18%1.401.40
Weighted average return on equity (%)6.35%7.54%7.54%-1.19%6.99%6.99%
 31 December 202331 December 2022 Change of 31 December 2023 over 31 December 2022 (%)31 December 2021 
  BeforeRestatedRestatedBeforeRestated
Total assets (RMB)198,557,296,667.26197,525,530,887.76197,587,102,447.310.49%175,984,101,168.66176,040,600,182.21
Equity attributabl58,847,592,947.5554,267,143,304.0254,291,425,886.658.39%39,801,188,662.1339,822,241,022.30
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

e to the listed company’s shareholde rs (RMB)      
(2) Key Financial Information by Quarter
Unit: RMB

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Operating revenue3,693,584,257.974,101,677,313.023,960,045,863.713,995,168,345.52
Net profit attributable to the listed company’s shareholders850,039,606.181,052,295,153.251,246,983,201.06422,482,801.67
Net profit attributable to the listed company’s shareholders before exceptional gains and losses724,465,592.721,076,927,780.431,201,169,655.63336,663,754.95
Net cash generated from/used in operating activities699,050,929.841,611,794,376.121,578,995,551.672,689,765,777.54
Indicate by tick mark whether any of the quarterly financial data in the table above or their summations differs materially from what have been disclosed in the Company’s quarterly or semiyearly reports.
□ Yes √ No
4. Share Capital and Shareholder Information at the Period-End (1) Numbers of Ordinary Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders with Resumed Voting Rights as well as Holdings of Top 10 Shareholders
Unit: share

Number of ordinary shareholders at the period-end29,064 (17,986 A-shareholder s and 11,078 B-shareholder s)Number of ordinary shareholders at the month-end prior to the disclosure of this Report30,312 (19,38 9 A-sharehold ers and 10,92 3 B-sharehold ers)Number of preferred shareholders with resumed voting rights at the period-end (if any)0Number of preferred shareholders with resumed voting rights at the month-end prior to the disclosure of this Report (if any)0
5% or greater shareholders or top 10 shareholders       
Name of shareholderNature of shareholderSharehold ing percentag eTotal shares held at the period-endIncrease/dec rease in the Reporting PeriodRestricted shares heldUnrestricted shares heldShares in pledge or frozen
CHINA MERCHANTS PORT INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITEDForeign legal person45.96%1,148,648,648001,148,648,6480
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL SEAPORT INVESTMENT & OPERATION GROUP CO., LTD.State-owne d legal person23.08%576,709,5370576,709,53700
CHINA MERCHANTS GANGTONG DEVELOPMENT (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.State-owne d legal person14.84%370,878,00000370,878,0000
SHENZHEN INFRASTRUCTU RE INVESTMENT FUND-SHENZHE N INFRASTRUCTU RE INVESTMENT FUND PARTNERSHIP (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)Fund and wealth managemen t products2.59%64,850,1820064,850,1820
BROADFORD GLOBAL LIMITEDState-owne d legal person2.21%55,314,2080055,314,2080
CHINA-AFRICA DEVELOPMENT FUNDState-owne d legal person1.69%42,190,151-21,912,413042,190,1510
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED-TRADI TION- GENERAL INSURANCE PRODUCTS-005L - CT001 HUFunds, wealth managemen t products, etc.0.19%4,734,0224,734,02204,734,0220
BASIC ENDOWMENT INSURANCE FUND 1006 PORTFOLIOFunds, wealth managemen t products, etc.0.18%4,556,2894,556,28904,556,2890
HONG KONG SECURITIES CLEARING COMPANY LTD.Foreign legal person0.17%4,335,761-187,13504,335,7610
CHINA MERCHANTS SECURITIES (HK) CO., LTD.Foreign legal person0.11%2,668,175125,72002,668,1750
Strategic investors or general legal person becoming top-ten ordinary shareholders due to placing of new shares (if any)Among the foregoing shareholders, Shenzhen Infrastructure Investment Fund-Shenzhen Infrastructure Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) subscribed for 64,850,182 shares of the Company offered in a non-public manner in 2019 for raising supporting funds at RMB17.16 per share. The subscribed shares were floated on Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 4 November 2019, and the lock-in period lasted until 4 November 2020. China-Africa Development Fund subscribed for 64,102,564 shares of the Company offered in a non-public manner in 2019 for raising supporting funds at RMB17.16 per share. The subscribed shares were floated on Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 4 November 2019, and the lock-in period lasted until 4 November 2020. Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co., Ltd. subscribed for 576,709,537 shares of the Company offered in a non-public manner at RMB18.50 per share. The subscribed shares were floated on Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 12 October 2022, and the lock-in period lasts until 12 October 2025.      
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

Related or acting-in-concert parties among the shareholders aboveBroadford Global Limited is the controlling shareholder of China Merchants Port Investment Development Company Limited and China Merchants Gangtong Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. The Company does not know whether the other unrestricted shareholders are related parties or not.  
Above shareholders involved in entrusting/being entrusted and giving up voting rightsNone  
Special account for share repurchases (if any) among the top 10 shareholders (see note 10)None  
Top 10 unrestricted shareholders   
Name of shareholderUnrestricted shares held at the period-endShares by type 
  TypeShares
CHINA MERCHANTS PORT INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED1,148,648,648RMB o rdinary share1,148,648,648
CHINA MERCHANTS GANGTONG DEVELOPMENT (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.370,878,000RMB o rdinary share370,878,000
SHENZHEN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUND-SHENZHEN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUND PARTNERSHIP (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)64,850,182RMB o rdinary share64,850,182
BROADFORD GLOBAL LIMITED55,314,208Domestical ly listed foreign share55,314,208
CHINA-AFRICA DEVELOPMENT FUND42,190,151RMB o rdinary share42,190,151
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED-TRADITION- GENERAL INSURANCE PRODUCTS-005L- CT001 HU4,734,022RMB ordinary share4,734,022
BASIC ENDOWMENT INSURANCE FUND 1006 PORTFOLIO4,556,289RMB ordinary share4,556,289
HONG KONG SECURITIES CLEARING COMPANY LTD.4,335,761RMB o rdinary share4,335,761
CHINA MERCHANTS SECURITIES (HK) CO., LTD.2,668,175Domestical ly listed foreign share2,668,175
MAI SHUQING2,458,747RMB o rdinary share2,458,747
Related or acting-in-concert parties among top 10 unrestricted public shareholders, as well as between top 10 unrestricted public shareholders and top 10 shareholdersBroadford Global Limited is the controlling shareholder of China Merchants Port Investment Development Company Limited and China Merchants Gangtong Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. The Company does not know whether the other unrestricted shareholders are related parties or not.  
Top 10 ordinary shareholders involved in securities margin trading (if any)At the end of the Reporting Period, the shareholder of the Company, Mai Shuqing held 2,458,747 shares through the customer credit transaction secured securities account in China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd.  
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

Change in Top 10 shareholders compared with last period     
Name of shareholders (full name)Add/exit in the Reporting PeriodShares lent for refinancing and not returned yet at the period-end Shares held by shareholders through their general accounts and credit accounts and Shares lent for refinancing and not returned yet at the period-end 
  Total amount% of total share capitalTotal amount% of total share capital
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED-TRADI TION- GENERAL INSURANCE PRODUCTS-005L - CT001 HUAdd00.00%4,734,0220.19%
BASIC ENDOWMENT INSURANCE FUND 1006 PORTFOLIOAdd00.00%4,556,2890.18%
ZHU HUIExit00.00%00.00%
MONETARY AUTHORITY OF MACAO-SELF-O WNED FUNDSExit00.00%00.00%
(2) Number of Preferred Shareholders and Shareholdings of Top 10 of Them □ Applicable √ Not applicable
No preferred shareholders in the Reporting Period.
(3) Ownership and Control Relations between the Actual Controller and the Company China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

Bond nameAbbr.Bond codeIssue dateMaturityOutstanding balance (RMB’0,000)Interest rate
2020 Public Offering of Corporate Bonds of China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. (for qualified investors) (Phase I)20 CMPort 011491707 July 20208 July 202303.36%
2022 Public Offering of Corporate Bonds of China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. (for professional investors) (Phase I)22 CMPort 0114805229 August 2022 to 30 August 202230 August 2025300,000.002.69%
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

Bond nameAbbr.Bond codeIssue dateMaturityOutstanding balance (RMB’0,000)Interest rate
2022 Public Offering of Corporate Bonds of China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. (for professional investors) (Phase II)22 CMPort 021480585 September 2022 to 6 September 20226 September 2024300,000.002.45%
2022 Public Offering of Corporate Bonds of China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. (for professional investors) (Phase III)22 CMPort 031480608 September 2022 to 9 September 2023The maturity date of the bonds is 9 September 2023; if the issuer exercises the redemption option, the maturity date of the bonds is 8 March 2023; if the investor exercises the resale option, the maturity date of the resale portion of the bonds is 8 March 2023.01.93%
Interest payment during the Reporting PeriodDuring the Reporting Period, interest on “22 CMPort 03” for the period from 9 September 2022 to 7 March 2023 was paid on 8 March 2023. And interest on “20 CMPort 01” for the period from 8 July 2022 to 7 July 2023 was paid on 8 July 2023.     
(2) Latest Rating and Rating Change
On 29 May 2023, China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd. (CCXI) issued the 2023 Follow-up Rating Report (XPWHZ [2023] No. 0268). CCXI granted the corporate credit rating of AAA to the Company with a rating outlook of Stable.
During the Reporting Period, there is no rating difference in the main ratings of other bonds and debt financing instruments issued by the Company in China.
(3) The Major Accounting Data and the Financial Indicators of the Recent 2 Years of the Company up the Period-end

Item31 December 202331 December 2022 (Restated)Change
Current ratio80.71%76.93%4.91%
Debt/asset ratio36.76%35.06%1.70%
Quick ratio79.96%76.08%5.10%
 20232022(Restated)Change
Net profit before exceptional gains and losses (RMB ’ 0,000)333,922.68336,501.79-0.77%
EBITDA/debt ratio19.65%21.47%-1.82%
Interest cover (times)3.854.14-7.00%
Cash-to-interest cover (times)4.385.02-12.75%
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China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

EBITDA-to-interest cover (times)6.286.59-4.70%
Debt repayment ratio (%)100.00%100.00%-
Interest payment ratio (%)100.00%100.00%-
Part III Significant Events
1. Implementation of business plan during the Reporting Period During the Reporting Period, in face of the complicated and changing situation for global supply chain, the Company adhered to the general thrust of seeking progress while maintaining stability, continued to overcome challenges and record steady growth by focusing on “high-quality development” and endogenous growth as well as innovation and upgrade, made breakthrough in “finely developing in Southeast Asia” and progress in lean operation as well as continuously broke through the bottlenecks of homebase ports, and achieved better performance with higher quality with respect to construction of homebase ports, technological innovation, market expansion,
operation management, deepening reform, comprehensive development, ESG construction and other aspects.

(1) As for the construction of homebase ports, strengthening regional position and extending value chain. The business volume of the West Shenzhen homebase port recorded a steady growth. The container business created a record high in its market share in foreign trade in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, representing a better performance than the overall level of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In addition, the coordinated ports model in the Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area has been promoted to other regions on an ongoing basis. The Company efficiently propelled the development of the coordinated ports system covering the West Shenzhen Port Zone and the river ports in the Pearl River Delta region by integrating the functions of the blockchain platform of the coordinated port and the barge
scheduling platform of the Pearl River Delta region, which helped significantly streamline trade and
logistics development in the Greater Bay Area; With further consolidating the leading position of bulk cargo operations, the Company continued to rank first in terms of its domestic market share of
imported wheat, meals and compound fertilizer. For Sri Lanka homebase port, the Company continued to promote the construction of the international shipping hubs in South Asia. CICT continued to optimize the structure of shipping routes by focusing on local volume of containers and consolidating the foundation and created a record high in terms of its market share of local containers; the Company continued to extend its industry chain and build a logistics ecosphere. With the official initiating of trade and logistics project in South Asia, the Company made efforts to
transform it into a new business growth point. HIPG continued to strengthen its core competitiveness by enhancing its foundation of RORO operations and actively exploring RORO value-added services, and also collaborated with Sinopec in joint marketing of fuel oil , which contributed to a new breakthrough in refueling for main channel ships and a history high in the business volume of RORO vehicles and fuel oil.

(2) In terms of technological innovation, promoting digital innovation and constructing smart port. CMIT, a subsidiary of the Company, continued to increase investment in R&D of technologies, steadily implemented the critical task to implement the structural upgrade of the Container Terminal Operation System (CTOS) of Ministry of Transport, continued to optimize the China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
comprehensive service platform of “ CM ePort” , and constantly promoted management delegation of the Smart Management Platform (SMP). In 2023, significant results were made in implementing the critical task of CTOS; “CM ePort” succeeded in entirely covering the domestic master terminals controlled by the Company to provide customers with one-stop intelligent services; The construction of data base of CMPort, business process platform, data indicator platform and global monitoring center has been finished on the “SMP” platform, and was comprehensively applied into the process management and operation analysis of enterprises. The project won the first prize in the operation management category of the first State-Owned Enterprise Digital Scene Professional Competition by SASAC and the Special Award for Science and Technology Progress Award issued by the China Ports & Harbours Association in 2023.
(3) In terms of overseas expansion, implementing key projects and making breakthroughs in key areas. In April 2023, an agreement on the South Asia Commercial and Logistics Hub in Colombo Port was officially signed. The project, with a total investment of US$392 million, is implemented by adopting the “Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)” model, will provide a superior logistics and warehousing facility, and will offer the full gamut of services such as container disassembling and loading, bonded warehousing, free port operations, warehouse leasing and harbour trade logistics. The project will not only significantly improve the logistics services there,
but will also attract more business and container volumes to Colombo Port, further strengthening the position of Colombo Port as an important hub in South Asia. In November 2023, China Merchants Port (a holding subsidiary of the Company) acquired 51% of the shares of PT Nusantara Pelabuhan Handal Tbk (NPH) at a consideration of approximately US$61.20 million and will become its controlling shareholder. NPH is a company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and principally engaged in the provision of container, multipurpose and general terminal services and provision of engineering services for port equipment. It operates two container terminals at Jakarta
Port, the largest port in Indonesia. This acquisition is a great progress for the Company to expand its
business in Southeast Asia and will further enable the Company to share the dividends brought by the rapid development of the RCEP region.

(4) In terms of operation management, facilitating intelligence-driven operation and deepening lean management. By taking SMP as a starting point, the Company built a one-stop comprehensive management platform of CMPort, supporting the business analysis of all modules, namely containers, bulk cargos, logistics park, comprehensive development and intelligent technology. SMP takes digital technology as the key force and applies smart tools to drive the transformation of means, modes and concepts of the operation and management of CMPort. At present, the Company has substantially realized the classification and management of information of lifetime of assets, the standardization and online presence of major business processes. Besides,
the Company also optimizes the engineering management system and strengthens lifecycle management of major projects; optimizes its profitability and constantly developed measures to enhance its quality and efficiency; optimizes and reshapes its business and financial analysis framework to strictly control the increase of cost and expenses; deepens cost control to form a normalization mechanism of cost reduction and higher efficiency. The streamline operation of the Company has achieved phased results.

(5) In terms of deepening reform, deeply implementing the “Double-Hundred Action” and stimulating Company vitality. The Company has deeply implemented the “Double-Hundred Action”. By focusing on "improving the core competitiveness of the enterprise and enhancing core functions", the Company developed a reform implementation plan of the "Double Hundred Action" for CMPort (2023-2025) and working record, specifying the goals, tasks, timetable and road map in China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)
China Merchants Port Group Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2023 (Summary)

 Operating revenueCost of salesGross profit marginYoY change in operating revenue (%)YoY change in cost of sales (%)YoY change in gross profit margin (%)
By operating division      
Port operations15,036,273,586.668,796,081,230.1341.50%-3.78%-3.90%0.08%
By operating segment      
Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan10,958,608,605.937,201,809,031.7834.28%-9.47%-7.22%-1.60%
Other countries and regions4,791,867,174.292,116,377,675.9755.83%16.16%12.09%1.60%
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