SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April 2020
Commission File Number: 1-12158
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
No. 48 Jinyi Road, Jinshan District, Shanghai, 200540
The People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
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| 99.1 | Major Operating Data of the 2019 Financial Year. | |
| 99.2 | Profit Warning Announcement on Estimated Decrease in Annual Results of 2019. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SINOPEC SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED | ||||||
| Date: April 29, 2020 | By: | /s/ Wu Haijun | ||||
| Name: | Wu Haijun | |||||
| Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors | |||||
(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China)
(Stock Code: 00338)
Major Operating Data of the 2019 Financial Year
According to Rule 18 of the Guidelines of the Shanghai Stock Exchange for Industry Information Disclosure No. 18—Chemical Industry, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (the “Company”) announced the major operating data for the twelve months ended 31 December 2019:
| I. | Major operating data of the 2019 financial year |
| Product |
Production volume (10,000 tons) |
Sales volume (10,000 tons) |
Sales revenue (1,000 RMB) |
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| Petroleum products |
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| Diesel |
384.50 | 384.14 | 19,774,907 | |||||||||
| Gasoline |
346.84 | 345.31 | 24,807,585 | |||||||||
| Jet Fuel note 1 |
187.86 | 135.39 | 5,724,932 | |||||||||
| Intermediate petrochemicals |
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| PX note 2 |
66.68 | 45.55 | 2,865,143 | |||||||||
| Benzene note 1 |
37.33 | 32.98 | 1,441,649 | |||||||||
| Ethylene Glycol note 2 |
28.67 | 18.23 | 777,310 | |||||||||
| Ethylene Oxide |
27.55 | 26.69 | 1,783,251 | |||||||||
| Ethylene note 2 |
84.13 | 0.19 | 11,123 | |||||||||
| Resins and plastics |
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| PE |
53.73 | 53.58 | 4,234,133 | |||||||||
| PP |
46.96 | 43.36 | 3,680,060 | |||||||||
| Polyester chips note 1 note 2 |
33.18 | 28.09 | 1,783,936 | |||||||||
| Synthetic fibres |
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| Acrylics |
13.69 | 13.73 | 1,866,438 | |||||||||
| Polyester note 1 |
3.94 | 3.94 | 301,438 | |||||||||
Note 1: Sales exclude materials processed on a sub-contract basis.
Note 2: Part of the difference between the production volume and sales volume is internal use.
The above data for sales volume and sales revenue does not include the data for the Company’s trading of petrochemical products.
| II. | Change in prices of major products and raw materials in the 2019 financial year |
Unit: RMB/ton
| Product |
The average price in the 2019 financial year |
The average price in the 2018 financial year |
Change | |||||||||
| Diesel |
5,148 | 5,391 | -4.52 | % | ||||||||
| Gasoline |
7,184 | 7,475 | -3.89 | % | ||||||||
| Jet Fuel |
4,228 | 4,555 | -7.17 | % | ||||||||
| PX |
6,291 | 7,006 | -10.21 | % | ||||||||
| Benzene |
4,371 | 5,520 | -20.82 | % | ||||||||
| Ethylene Glycol |
4,264 | 6,390 | -33.28 | % | ||||||||
| Ethylene Oxide |
6,681 | 8,699 | -23.20 | % | ||||||||
| Ethylene |
5,854 | 8,238 | -28.94 | % | ||||||||
| PE |
7,902 | 9,652 | -18.12 | % | ||||||||
| PP |
8,487 | 8,854 | -4.15 | % | ||||||||
| Polyester chips |
6,351 | 7,557 | -15.96 | % | ||||||||
| Acrylics |
13,599 | 15,905 | -14.50 | % | ||||||||
| Polyester |
7,644 | 9,420 | -18.86 | % | ||||||||
| Raw material |
The average processing cost in the 2019 financial year |
The average processing cost in the 2018 financial year |
Change | |||||||||
| Crude oil |
3,330.63 | 3,382.38 | -1.53 | % | ||||||||
| III. | Other Matters |
The above-mentioned operating data was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Company and is intended to provide an overview of the production and operation of the Company to the investors on a timely basis. The operating data is unaudited and does not make any express or implied forecasts or guarantees in respect of the Company’s future operating conditions. Investors are advised to exercise caution when using such information.
| By Order of the Board | ||
| Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited | ||
| Wu Haijun | ||
| Chairman | ||
| Shanghai, the PRC, 21 January 2020 |
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(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China)
(Stock Code: 00338)
PROFIT WARNING
ANNOUNCEMENT ON ESTIMATED DECREASE
IN ANNUAL RESULTS OF 2019
This announcement is made by Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (the “Company”) pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “Securities and Futures Ordinance”) and Rules 13.09 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”).
The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and all the members of the Board warrant that there are no false representation, misleading statements or material omissions, and jointly and severally accept responsibilities for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of its contents.
This announcement is made by the Company pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance and Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules.
Important Notice:
| • | The Company expects that the net profit attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company in 2019 will decrease by around RMB2.883 billion to RMB3.243 billion as compared with the same period of last year (statutory disclosed data), representing a year-on-year decrease of 55% to 61%. |
| • | The Company estimates that the net profit attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company after deducting non-recurring items will decrease by around RMB2.890 billion to RMB3.178 billion as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year (statutory disclosure data), representing a year-on-year decrease of 57% to 63%. |
| 1. | Estimated results during the period |
| (1) | Period of estimated results: 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 |
| (2) | Estimated results: based on preliminary estimates by the finance department of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) are expected to record a 55%-61% decrease of the net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019 over the corresponding period of the previous year (i.e. around RMB 2.034 billion to RMB 2.394 billion). Specific financial figures will be disclosed in the 2019 annual report of the Company. |
| (3) | The Company estimates that the net profit attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company after deducting non-recurring items will be around RMB1.890 billion to RMB2.178 billion, representing a year-on-year decrease of 57% to 63% (statutory disclosure data). Specific financial figures will be disclosed in the 2019 annual report of the Company. |
| (4) | The estimated results have not been reviewed or audited by certified public accountants. |
| 2. | Results for the corresponding period of the previous year |
| Under the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises |
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| Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company (RMB’000) |
5,277,186 | |||
| Net profit attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company after deducting non-recurring items (RMB’000) |
5,067,583 | |||
| Earnings per share (RMB per share) |
0.488 | |||
| 3. | Major reasons for expected decrease in the results for the period |
Major reasons for substantial decrease in the annual results of the Group in 2019 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year are:
| 1. | In 2019, the average selling price of the Company’s products for the whole year dropped significantly and, as a result the gross profit of the Company’s products fell significantly. |
| 2. | In 2019, the spread between high and low sulphur, and light and heavy crude oil in international crude oil market narrowed, and the Company’s cost advantage in processing high-sulphur and heavy crude oil has been diminished. |
| 4. | Risk Warning |
The Company does not have any significant uncertainties that affect the accuracy of the contents of this result forecast.
| 5. | Other information |
The forecasts above represent preliminary estimates only. Specific and accurate financial figures will be disclosed in the audited 2019 annual report to be officially announced by the Company. Investors are advised to pay attention to the investment risk.
By Order of the Board
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited
Wu Haijun
Chairman
Shanghai, the PRC, 21 January 2020