On March 4th, 2009, the company held a board meeting to consider providing a loan of no more than USD 300 million to China CITIC Bank through COSL Drilling Europe Limited (hereinafter referred to as CDE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of COSL, and the company provided counter-guarantee for the guarantor CDE.
13. At the investment promotion meeting of Huizhou high-tech industry and modern service industry held on 3 1, the second phase project of CNOOC Refinery Huizhou Base with an investment of 44.2 billion yuan was formally signed.
4. Main financial indicators of the company in the first three quarters of 2009: earnings per share of 0.6200 yuan, net assets per share of 4.8900 yuan, return on net assets of 12.7700%, and operating income of 65.0490% year-on-year; The net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 2805539968.00 yuan, up or down by 2.0542% year-on-year.
5. The company's profit distribution plan for 2008 is: RMB 0. 14 yuan per share (including tax). Record date: June 22, 2009; Ex-dividend date: June 23, 2009; Cash dividend payment date: June 29, 2009.