China Life Insurance Company Limited provided earnings guidance for the first half ended June 30, 2018. Based on the company's preliminary estimates, the net profit attributable to equity holders of the company for the first half of 2018 will increase by a range between approximately RMB 3,061 million and RMB 4,285 million as compared to that for the first half of 2017 (representing an increase of approximately 25% to 35%). It is estimated that the net profit attributable to equity holders of the company after deducting non-recurring items for the first half of 2018 will increase by a range between approximately RMB 3,069 million and RMB 4,297 million as compared to that for the first half of 2017 (representing an increase of approximately 25% to 35%). The estimated increase in the results for the first half of 2018 is mainly attributable to the combined effect of the update of discount rate assumption of reserves of the company's traditional insurance contracts and the downward trend of the equity market.