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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 March 2010
Commission File Number: 1-12158
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Jinshanwei, Shanghai
The People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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SINOPEC SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
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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.
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| Date: 9 March 2010 | By: | /S/ RONG GUANGDAO | ||||
| Name: | Rong Guangdao | |||||
| Title: | Chairman | |||||
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
The Company and all members of the board of directors warrant that the information contained in this announcement is truthful, accurate and complete, and jointly accept full responsibility for any false representations or misleading statements contained in, or material omissions from, this announcement.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (the “Company”) noted that in some recent press reports regarding the net profit of the Company amounted to RMB2.1 billion for last year published in certain domestic and foreign media, it was stated that Mr. Rong Guangdao, Chairman of the Company, mentioned the net profit of the Company was RMB2.1 billion for the year ended 31 December 2009 when he attended the National People’s Congress in China.
After verification, the Company clarifies that Mr. Rong Guangdao, Chairman of the Company, did not disclose the annual profit of the Company for year 2009 at the National People’s Congress. The Company will not take any responsibility for the disclosure in such press reports.
| By Order of the Board |
| Zhang Jingming |
| Company Secretary |
Shanghai, the PRC, 8 March 2010
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Rong Guangdao, Du Chongjun, Han Zhihao, Li Honggen, Shi Wei and Dai Jinbao; the non-executive directors of the Company are Lei Dianwu and Xiang Hanyin, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Chen Xinyuan, Sun Chiping, Jiang Zhiquan and Zhou Yunnong.
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