Earnings release
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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 . 招商局 港口 控股 有限公司 CHINA MERCHANTS PORT HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED ( Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance ) ( Stock Code : 00144 ) Throughput of containers handled reached 66.51 million TEUs , up 21.2 % ( 2020 : 54.87 million TEUs ) Throughput of bulk cargos handled reached 284 million tonnes , up 42.8 % ( 2020 : 199 million tonnes ) Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company amounted to HK $ 4,711 million , up 204.7 % ( 2020 : HK $ 1,546 million ) Recurrent profit attributable to equity holders of the Company √ HK $ 4,530 million , up 221.5 % ( 2020 : HK $ 1,409 million ) √ HK $ 4,448 million , up 100.9 % , from ports operation ( 2020 : HK $ 2,214 million ) Basic earnings per share amounted to 128.67 HK cents , up 187.0 % ( 2020 : 44.83 HK cents ) Interim dividend of 22 HK cents per share ( 2020 : 18 HK cents per share ) 2021 INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors ( the " Board " ) of China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited ( the “ Company ” ) is pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated interim results of the Company and its subsidiaries ( the " Group " ) for the six months ended 30 June 2021 together with the comparative figures for the corresponding period in 2020 as follows : -1-