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REG - Jardine StrategicJardine Matheson Hdg - JC&C 2017 Half Year Financial Statements <Origin Href="QuoteRef">JARD.SI</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">JSH.SI</Origin> - Part 2

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           Group                                       
                                    Three months ended         Six months ended          
                                    30.6.2017                  30.6.2016         Change  30.6.2017    30.6.2016  Change  
                                    US$m                       US$m              %       US$m         US$m       %       
                                                                                                                         
 Cost of sales                      (3,497.6)                  (3,328.2)         5       (6,918.7)    (6,330.0)  9       
 Other operating income             76.8                       58.6              31      128.6        112.8      14      
 Selling and distribution expenses  (226.3)                    (190.9)           19      (422.5)      (361.5)    17      
 Administrative expenses            (242.4)                    (221.7)           9       (473.4)      (443.3)    7       
 Other operating expenses           (27.7)                     (17.2)            61      (41.1)       (41.0)     -       
 Net operating costs                (3,917.2)                  (3,699.4)         6       (7,727.1)    (7,063.0)  9       
                                                                                                                           
 
 
                                                                      Group                                       
                                                  Three months ended         Six months ended          
                                                  30.6.2017                  30.6.2016         Change  30.6.2017    30.6.2016  Change  
                                                  US$m                       US$m              %       US$m         US$m       %       
                                                                                                                                       
 Operating profit is determined after including:                                                                    
 Depreciation of property, plant                                                                                                       
 and equipment                                    (123.7)                    (120.3)           3       (246.2)      (243.7)    1       
 Depreciation of bearer plants                    (6.0)                      (5.1)             18      (11.8)       (10.1)     17      
 Amortisation of leasehold land                                                                                                        
 use rights and intangible assets                 (26.3)                     (22.8)            15      (51.0)       (45.7)     12      
 Profit/(loss) on disposal of:                                                                                                         
 -  leasehold land use rights                     (0.2)                      2.9               nm      1.0          2.9        -66     
 -  property, plant and equipment                 2.5                        1.1               127     3.2          7.0        -54     
 -  investment properties (1)                     (13.4)                     -                 nm      (13.4)       -          nm      
 -  investments                                   4.8                        0.1               nm      4.8          -          nm      
 -  associate and joint venture (2)               12.7                       (4.3)             nm      12.7         (4.3)      nm      
 Loss on disposal/write-down of                                                                                                        
 repossessed assets                               (13.1)                     (17.7)            -26     (27.1)       (32.3)     -16     
 Dividend and interest income                                                                                                          
 from investments                                 18.0                       13.9              29      27.7         24.0       15      
 Write-down of stocks                             (4.0)                      (8.0)             -50     (5.1)        (8.8)      -42     
 Impairment of debtors (3)                        (42.4)                     (29.5)            44      (79.3)       (47.6)     67      
 Net exchange loss (4)                            (2.1)                      (4.8)             -56     (5.7)        (20.8)     -73     
                                                                                                                                         
 
 
nm - not meaningful 
 
(1)   Loss on sale of property to a joint venture 
 
(2)   Gain on partial disposal of interest in a joint venture (2016: Loss on dilution of interest in an associate) 
 
(3)   Increase due mainly to impairment of financing debtors 
 
(4)   Decrease due mainly to lower net impact of stronger rupiah on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in US
dollars 
 
3      Tax 
 
The provision for income tax is based on the statutory tax rates of the respective countries in which the companies operate
after taking into account non-deductible expenses and group tax relief. 
 
4      Earnings per share 
 
                                       Group               
                                       Three months ended    Six months ended  
                                       30.6.2017             30.6.2016           30.6.2017    30.6.2016  
                                       US$m                  US$m                US$m         US$m       
                                                                                                         
 Basic and diluted earnings per share                                                                    
 Profit attributable to shareholders   188.7                 187.0               399.1        327.6      
 Weighted average number of shares                                                                       
 in issue (millions)                   395.2                 395.2               395.2        395.2      
 Basic earnings per share              US¢48                 US¢47               US¢101       US¢83      
 Diluted earnings per share            US¢48                 US¢47               US¢101       US¢83      
                                                                                                         
 Underlying earnings per share                                                                           
 Underlying profit attributable to                                                                       
 shareholders                          173.3                 191.3               375.3        331.9      
 Weighted average number of shares                                                                       
 in issue (millions)                   395.2                 395.2               395.2        395.2      
 Basic earnings per share              US¢44                 US¢48               US¢95        US¢84      
 Diluted earnings per share            US¢44                 US¢48               US¢95        US¢84      
 
 
As at 30th June 2016 and 2017, there were no dilutive potential ordinary shares in issue. 
 
A reconciliation of the profit attributable to shareholders and underlying profit attributable to shareholders is as
follows: 
 
                                               Group               
                                               Three months ended    Six months ended  
                                               30.6.2017             30.6.2016           30.6.2017    30.6.2016  
                                               US$m                  US$m                US$m         US$m       
                                                                                                                 
 Profit attributable to shareholders           188.7                 187.0               399.1        327.6      
 Less: Non-trading items                                                                                         
 Fair value changes of an investment                                                                             
 property held by a joint venture              10.3                  -                   10.3         -          
 Gain on partial disposal of interest in a                                                                       
 joint venture                                 5.0                   -                   5.0          -          
 Gain on valuation at fair value of an                                                                           
 investment held by an associate               0.1                   -                   8.5          -          
 Loss on dilution of interest in an associate  -                     (4.3)               -            (4.3)      
                                               15.4                  (4.3)               23.8         (4.3)      
 Underlying profit attributable to                                                                               
 shareholders                                  173.3                 191.3               375.3        331.9      
 
 
Non-trading items are separately identified to provide greater understanding of the Group`s underlying business
performance. Items classified as non-trading items include fair value gains or losses on revaluation of investment
properties and agricultural produce; gains and losses arising from the sale of businesses, investments and properties;
impairment of non-depreciable intangible assets and other investments; provisions for closure of businesses;
acquisition-related costs in business combinations; and other credits and charges of a non-recurring nature that require
inclusion in order to provide additional insight into the Group's underlying business performance. 
 
5      Borrowings 
 
                        Group      
                        At           At          
                        30.6.2017    31.12.2016  
                        US$m         US$m        
 Long-term borrowings:                           
 - secured              1,535.4      1,229.2     
 - unsecured            527.1        638.2       
                        2,062.5      1,867.4     
 Current borrowings:                             
 - secured              1,856.7      1,972.2     
 - unsecured            1,990.3      1,471.0     
                        3,847.0      3,443.2     
                                                 
 Total borrowings       5,909.5      5,310.6     
 
 
Certain subsidiaries of the Group have pledged their assets in order to obtain bank facilities from financial institutions.
 The value of assets pledged was US$1,914.6 million (31st December 2016: US$1,884.7 million). 
 
6      Share capital 
 
                                                    Company  
                                                    2017       2016     
                                                    US$m       US$m     
                                                                        
 Three months ended 30th June                                           
 Issued and fully paid:                                                 
 Balance at 1st April and 30th June                                     
 - 395,236,288 (2016: 395,236,288) ordinary shares  1,381.0    1,381.0  
                                                                        
 Six months ended 30th June                                             
 Issued and fully paid:                                                 
 Balance at 1st January and 30th June                                   
 - 395,236,288 (2016: 395,236,288) ordinary shares  1,381.0    1,381.0  
 
 
There were no rights, bonus or equity issues during the period between 1st April 2017 and 30th June 2017. The Company did
not hold any treasury shares as at 30th June 2017 (30th June 2016: Nil) and did not have any unissued shares under
convertibles as at 30th June 2017 (30th June 2016: Nil). 
 
As at 30th June 2017, the Company had fully utilised the S$1,028 million rights issue proceeds raised from the 2015 rights
issue exercise. The utilisation of the rights issue proceeds was in accordance with the intended use of proceeds as stated
in the Offer Information Statement dated 29th June 2015, registered by the Company with the Monetary Authority of
Singapore. 
 
7      Revenue reserve 
 
                                                           Group      Company  
 Three months ended 30th June                              2017       2016       2017       2016     
                                                           US$m       US$m       US$m       US$m     
 Movements:                                                                                          
 Balance at 1st April                                      5,719.0    5,206.2    653.9      623.3    
 Asset revaluation reserve realised on disposal of assets  0.8        -          -          -        
 Defined benefit pension plans                                                                       
 - remeasurements                                          -          0.2        -          -        
 - deferred tax                                            -          (0.1)      -          -        
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' remeasurements                                             
 of defined benefit pension plans, net of tax              (0.1)      (1.0)      -          -        
 Profit attributable to shareholders                       188.7      187.0      211.9      189.7    
 Dividend paid by the Company                              (220.3)    (201.0)    (220.3)    (201.0)  
 Other                                                     -          (1.0)      -          -        
 Balance at 30th June                                      5,688.1    5,190.3    645.5      612.0    
 
 
                                                           Group      Company  
 Six months ended 30th June                                2017       2016       2017       2016     
                                                           US$m       US$m       US$m       US$m     
 Movements:                                                                                          
 Balance at 1st January                                    5,508.7    5,065.3    654.2      628.2    
 Asset revaluation reserve realised on disposal of assets  0.8        0.2        -          -        
 Defined benefit pension plans                                                                       
 - remeasurements                                          0.3        0.6        -          -        
 - deferred tax                                            (0.1)      (0.2)      -          -        
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' remeasurements                                             
 of defined benefit pension plans, net of tax              (0.4)      (1.3)      -          -        
 Profit attributable to shareholders                       399.1      327.6      211.6      184.8    
 Dividend paid by the Company                              (220.3)    (201.0)    (220.3)    (201.0)  
 Change in shareholding                                    -          0.1        -          -        
 Other                                                     -          (1.0)      -          -        
 Balance at 30th June                                      5,688.1    5,190.3    645.5      612.0    
 
 
8      Other reserves 
 
                                                   Group        Company    
                                                   2017         2016         2017     2016   
                                                   US$m         US$m         US$m     US$m   
 Composition:                                                                                
 Asset revaluation reserve                         399.6        393.8        -        -      
 Translation reserve                               (1,472.4)    (1,421.7)    283.1    332.3  
 Fair value reserve                                17.0         15.3         4.7      3.5    
 Hedging reserve                                   (11.8)       (9.1)        -        -      
 Other reserve                                     3.3          3.3          -        -      
 Balance at 30th June                              (1,064.3)    (1,018.4)    287.8    335.8  
                                                                                             
 Three months ended 30th June                                                                
                                                                                             
 Movements:                                                                                  
 Asset revaluation reserve                                                                   
 Balance at 1st April                              400.4        346.8        -        -      
 Revaluation surplus                               -            47.0         -        -      
 Reserve realised on disposal of assets            (0.8)        -            -        -      
 Balance at 30th June                              399.6        393.8        -        -      
                                                                                             
 Translation reserve                                                                         
 Balance at 1st April                              (1,476.4)    (1,455.6)    249.6    327.3  
 Translation difference                            4.0          33.9         33.5     5.0    
 Balance at 30th June                              (1,472.4)    (1,421.7)    283.1    332.3  
                                                                                             
 Fair value reserve                                                                          
 Balance at 1st April                              18.5         12.7         4.7      3.5    
 Available-for-sale investments                                                              
 - fair value changes                              0.9          2.6          -        -      
 - transfer to profit and loss                     (2.3)        -            -        -      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair                                               
 value changes of available-for-sale investments,                                            
 net of tax                                        (0.1)        -            -        -      
 Balance at 30th June                              17.0         15.3         4.7      3.5    
                                                                                             
 Hedging reserve                                                                             
 Balance at 1st April                              (12.6)       (10.7)       -        -      
 Cash flow hedges                                                                            
 - fair value changes                              0.2          (2.7)        -        -      
 - deferred tax                                    (0.5)        (0.5)        -        -      
 - transfer to profit and loss                     1.9          5.2          -        -      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair                                               
 value changes of cash flow hedges, net of tax     (0.8)        (0.4)        -        -      
 Balance at 30th June                              (11.8)       (9.1)        -        -      
                                                                                             
 Other reserve                                                                               
 Balance at 1st April and 30th June                3.3          3.3          -        -      
 
 
                                                   Group        Company    
 Six months ended 30th June                        2017         2016         2017     2016   
                                                   US$m         US$m         US$m     US$m   
                                                                                             
 Movements:                                                                                  
 Asset revaluation reserve                                                                   
 Balance at 1st January                            400.4        347.0        -        -      
 Revaluation surplus                               -            47.0         -        -      
 Reserve realised on disposal of assets            (0.8)        (0.2)        -        -      
 Balance at 30th June                              399.6        393.8        -        -      
                                                                                             
 Translation reserve                                                                         
 Balance at 1st January                            (1,546.7)    (1,642.1)    175.5    223.9  
 Translation difference                            74.3         220.4        107.6    108.4  
 Balance at 30th June                              (1,472.4)    (1,421.7)    283.1    332.3  
                                                                                             
 Fair value reserve                                                                          
 Balance at 1st January                            13.0         5.2          4.7      3.5    
 Available-for-sale investments                                                              
 - fair value changes                              5.4          8.6          -        -      
 - deferred tax                                    (0.1)        (0.1)        -        -      
 - transfer to profit and loss                     (2.3)        0.1          -        -      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair                                               
 value changes of available-for-sale investments,                                            
 net of tax                                        1.0          1.5          -        -      
 Balance at 30th June                              17.0         15.3         4.7      3.5    
                                                                                             
 Hedging reserve                                                                             
 Balance at 1st January                            (5.1)        6.4          -        -      
 Cash flow hedges                                                                            
 - fair value changes                              (9.8)        (26.2)       -        -      
 - deferred tax                                    1.5          4.4          -        -      
 - transfer to profit and loss                     4.1          9.5          -        -      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair                                               
 value changes of cash flow hedges, net of tax     (2.5)        (3.2)        -        -      
 Balance at 30th June                              (11.8)       (9.1)        -        -      
                                                                                             
 Other reserve                                                                               
 Balance at 1st January and 30th June              3.3          3.3          -        -      
 
 
9      Non-controlling interests 
 
                                                                      Group    
 Three months ended 30th June                                         2017       2016     
                                                                      US$m       US$m     
                                                                                          
 Balance at 1st April                                                 6,629.5    5,910.6  
 Asset revaluation surplus                                            -          46.7     
 Available-for-sale investments                                                           
 - fair value changes                                                 0.7        3.2      
 - deferred tax                                                       -          -        
 - transfer to profit and loss                                        (2.5)      0.1      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair value changes of                           
 available-for-sale investments, net of tax                           (0.1)      -        
 Cash flow hedges                                                                         
 - fair value changes                                                 0.5        (4.0)    
 - deferred tax                                                       (0.6)      (0.2)    
 - transfer to profit and loss                                        2.0        5.1      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair value changes of cash                      
 flow hedges, net of tax                                              (0.8)      (0.5)    
 Remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans                      (0.1)      0.4      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' remeasurements                                  
 of defined benefit pension plans, net of tax                         -          (1.0)    
 Translation difference                                               1.9        41.4     
 Profit for the period                                                230.1      197.4    
 Dividends paid                                                       (253.7)    (242.5)  
 Issue of shares to non-controlling interests                         -          82.8     
 Change in shareholding                                               (0.1)      -        
 Other                                                                5.2        1.2      
 Balance at 30th June                                                 6,612.0    6,040.7  
 
 
                                                                      Group    
 Six months ended 30th June                                           2017       2016     
                                                                      US$m       US$m     
                                                                                          
 Balance at 1st January                                               6,321.8    5,560.9  
 Asset revaluation surplus                                            -          46.7     
 Available-for-sale investments                                                           
 - fair value changes                                                 5.7        10.2     
 - deferred tax                                                       (0.1)      (0.1)    
 - transfer to profit and loss                                        (2.5)      0.1      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair value changes of                           
 available-for-sale investments, net of tax                           0.9        1.6      
 Cash flow hedges                                                                         
 - fair value changes                                                 (10.8)     (29.9)   
 - deferred tax                                                       1.7        5.3      
 - transfer to profit and loss                                        4.1        9.4      
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' fair value changes of cash                      
 flow hedges, net of tax                                              (2.4)      (3.2)    
 Defined benefit pension plans                                                            
 - remeasurements                                                     0.5        1.1      
 - deferred tax                                                       (0.1)      (0.2)    
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' remeasurements                                  
 of defined benefit pension plans, net of tax                         (0.4)      (1.5)    
 Translation difference                                               54.7       251.4    
 Profit for the period                                                488.7      347.5    
 Dividends paid                                                       (260.7)    (242.6)  
 Issue of shares to non-controlling interests                         -          82.8     
 Change in shareholding                                               (0.1)      -        
 Acquisition of subsidiary                                            6.6        -        
 Other                                                                4.4        1.2      
 Balance at 30th June                                                 6,612.0    6,040.7  
 
 
10     Cash flows from operating activities 
 
                                                             Group               
                                                             Three months ended    Six months ended  
                                                             30.6.2017             30.6.2016           30.6.2017    30.6.2016  
                                                             US$m                  US$m                US$m         US$m       
                                                                                                                               
 Profit before tax                                           528.0                 477.3               1,096.0      834.0      
                                                                                                                               
 Adjustments for:                                                                                                              
 Financing income                                            (28.1)                (22.7)              (56.0)       (41.6)     
 Financing charges                                           40.5                  36.0                78.9         65.0       
 Share of associates' and joint ventures' results after tax  (171.1)               (135.9)             (326.9)      (217.4)    
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment               123.7                 120.3               246.2        243.7      
 Depreciation of bearer plants                               6.0                   5.1                 11.8         10.1       
 Amortisation of leasehold land use rights and intangible                                                                      
 assets                                                      26.3                  22.8                51.0         45.7       
 (Profit)/loss on disposal of:                                                                                                 
 - leasehold land use rights                                 0.2                   (2.9)               (1.0)        (2.9)      
 - property, plant and equipment                             (2.5)                 (1.1)               (3.2)        (7.0)      
 - investment properties                                     13.4                  -                   13.4         -          
 - investments                                               (4.8)                 (0.1)               (4.8)        -          
 - associate and joint venture                               (12.7)                4.3                 (12.7)       4.3        
 Loss on disposal/write-down of repossessed assets           13.1                  17.7                27.1         32.3       
 Write-down of stocks                                        4.0                   8.0                 5.1          8.8        
 Impairment of debtors                                       42.4                  29.5                79.3         47.6       
 Changes in provisions                                       (3.4)                 9.2                 4.8          17.5       
 Foreign exchange loss                                       0.1                   0.4                 8.7          12.6       
                                                             47.1                  90.6                121.7        218.7      
 Operating profit before working capital changes             575.1                 567.9               1,217.7      1,052.7    
                                                                                                                               
 Changes in working capital:                                                                                                   
 Stocks (1)                                                  95.1                  84.7                (106.6)      174.2      
 Concession rights                                           (20.7)                (15.0)              (45.4)       (23.5)     
 Financing debtors (2)                                       (103.8)               (136.9)             (147.0)      (165.6)    
 Debtors (2)                                                 (167.2)               (85.1)              (425.5)      (190.8)    
 Creditors (3)                                               286.1                 (29.3)              564.6        37.3       
 Pensions                                                    7.2                   7.1                 14.4         13.2       
                                                             96.7                  (174.5)             (145.5)      (155.2)    
 Cash flows from operating activities                        671.8                 393.4               1,072.2      897.5      
 
 
(1)   Increase in stocks balance due mainly to purchases to support sales activities 
 
(2)   Increase in debtors balance due mainly to higher sales activities 
 
(3)   Increase in creditors balance due mainly to purchases to support sales activities and deferred payments 
 
11     Dividend and closure of books 
 
The Board has declared an interim one-tier tax exempt dividend of US¢18 per share (2016: US¢18 per share). 
 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books and the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from 5.00 p.m. on
Monday, 28th August 2017 ("Books Closure Date") up to, and including Tuesday, 29th August 2017 for the purpose of
determining shareholders' entitlement to the interim dividend. 
 
Duly completed transfers of shares of the Company in physical scrip received by the Company's Share Registrar, M & C
Services Private Limited at 112 Robinson Road #05-01, Singapore 068902 up to 5.00 p.m. on the Books Closure Date will be
registered before entitlements to the interim dividend are determined.  Shareholders (being Depositors) whose securities
accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited are credited with shares of the Company as at 5.00 p.m. on the Books
Closure Date will rank for the interim dividend. 
 
The interim dividend will be paid on Friday, 6th October 2017.  Shareholders will have the option to receive the interim
dividend in Singapore dollars and in the absence of any election, the interim dividend will be paid in US dollars.  Details
on this elective will be furnished to shareholders in due course. 
 
12     Interested person transactions 
 
                                       Aggregate value of all interested person transactions (excluding transactions less than S$100,000 and transactions conducted under shareholders' mandate pursuant  to Rule 920)    Aggregate value of all interested person transactions conducted under shareholders' mandate pursuant to Rule 920 (excluding transactions less than S$100,000)        
 Name of interested person             US$m                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              US$m    
 Three months ended 30th June 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Jardine Matheson Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 - management support services         -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1.1     
 Jardine Lloyd Thompson PCS Pte Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 - purchase of a used car              -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0.1     
 PT Hero Supermarket Tbk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 - transportation services             -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0.1     
                                       -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1.3     
 Six months ended 30th June 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Jardine Matheson Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 - management support services         -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2.3     
 Jardine Lloyd Thompson PCS Pte Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 - purchase of a used car              -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0.1     
 Jardine Matheson (Singapore) Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 - rental of premises                  -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0.1     
 PT Hero Supermarket Tbk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 - transportation services             -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0.2     
                                       -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2.7     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
13     Additional information 
 
                                                        Group                                 
                                    Three months ended                    Six months ended    
                                    30.6.2017                  30.6.2016  Change              30.6.2017    30.6.2016  Change  
                                    US$m                       US$m       %                   US$m         US$m       %       
 Astra International                                                                                                          
 Automotive                         65.0                       82.0       -21                 145.7        136.0      7       
 Financial services                 21.1                       23.0       -8                  63.3         46.8       35      
 Heavy equipment and mining         43.4                       25.5       70                  77.3         41.9       84      
 Agribusiness                       7.3                        11.2       -35                 31.3         23.6       33      
 Infrastructure & logistics         1.6                        2.7        -41                 4.1          5.2        -21     
 Information technology             1.1                        1.4        -21                 2.1          2.7        -22     
 Property                           (1.0)                      0.1        nm                  (0.8)        0.2        nm      
                                    138.5                      145.9      -5                  323.0        256.4      26      
 Less: Withholding tax on dividend  (7.7)                      (7.7)      -                   (7.7)        (7.7)      -       
                                    130.8                      138.2      -5                  315.3        248.7      27      
                                                                                                                              
 Direct Motor Interests                                                                                                       
 Vietnam                            24.8                       22.6       10                  32.2         43.1       -25     
 Singapore                          12.2                       11.7       4                   24.1         21.6       11      
 Malaysia                           1.3                        2.9        -55                 1.3          4.3        -70     
 Indonesia (Tunas Ridean)           3.5                        5.9        -41                 6.9          9.3        -26     
 Myanmar                            (1.7)                      (0.1)      nm                  (1.9)        (0.1)      nm      
                                    40.1                       43.0       -7                  62.6         78.2       -20     
                                                                                                                              
 Other Interests                    8.3                        15.3       -46                 8.3          15.3       -46     
                                                                                                                              
 Corporate costs                    (5.9)                      (5.2)      13                  (10.9)       (10.3)     6       
                                                                                                                              
 Underlying profit attributable to                                                                                            
 shareholders                       173.3                      191.3      -9                  375.3        331.9      13      
 
 
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14     Others 
 
The results do not include any pre-acquisition profits and have not been affected by any item, transaction or event of a
material or unusual nature. 
 
On 28th July 2017, the Company disposed its 15% interest in Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Singapore Ltd ("MBFS") for
approximately US$12 million to Daimler Vermögens-und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, the nominee of Daimler Financial
Services AG ("DFS") and the current 85% shareholder of MBFS, pursuant to the exercise of a put option under the Share
Purchase and Transfer Agreement signed between the Company and DFS. 
 
No significant event or transaction other than as contained in this report has occurred between 1st July 2017 and the date
of this report. 
 
The Company confirms that it has procured undertakings from all its directors and executive officers under Rule 720(1) of
the Listing Manual. 
 
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For further information, please contact: 
 
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited 
 
Jeffery Tan Eng Heong 
 
Tel: 65 64708111 
 
The full text of the Financial Statements and Dividend Announcement for the period ended 30th June 2017 can be accessed
through the internet at 'www.jcclgroup.com'. 
 
Corporate Profile 
 
Jardine Cycle & Carriage ("JC&C") is a leading Singapore-listed company and a member of the Jardine Matheson Group. It has
an interest of just over 50% in Astra International ("Astra"), a premier listed Indonesian conglomerate, as well as Direct
Motor Interests and Other Interests in Southeast Asia. Together with its subsidiaries and associates, JC&C employs over
240,000 people across Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar. 
 
Astra is the largest independent automotive group in Southeast Asia, with further interests in financial services, heavy
equipment and mining, agribusiness, infrastructure and logistics, information technology and property. JC&C's Direct Motor
Interests operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar under the Cycle & Carriage banner, and through Tunas Ridean in
Indonesia and Truong Hai Auto Corporation in Vietnam. JC&C's Other Interests comprise interests in market leading
businesses in the region through which JC&C gains exposure to key economies by supporting such businesses in their long
term development. 
 
Jardine Matheson is a diversified business group focused principally on Asia. Its businesses comprise a combination of cash
generating activities and long-term property assets. In addition to its 75% shareholding in the Company, the Jardine
Matheson Group's interests include Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Hongkong Land, Dairy Farm and
Mandarin Oriental. These companies are leaders in the fields of engineering and construction, transport services, motor
vehicles, insurance broking, property investment and development, retailing, restaurants and luxury hotels. 
 
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