THE WHARF HOLDINGS

Founded in 1886, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited (Stock code: 4) is a premier company with HK$391.2 billion of consolidated assets and a strategic focus on property and infrastructure in Hong Kong and the Mainland. It is a subsidiary of Wheelock and Company Limited (Stock code: 20). Backed by a long standing mission of “Building for Tomorrow” and a distinguished track record, 2012 marked a record year for Wharf. The Group’s strong value creation ability and product leadership in new and ex... isting projects are evidenced by and culminated in a record financial performance in 2012 — a return on Shareholder’s equity of 21% and an increase in core profit by 37% to HK$11 billion, nearly four times the value of the entire Company in 1982. Following 2012’s exceptional positive results, the Group continued delivering a solid financial performance recording a core profit of HK$5,683 million in the first half of 2013. Compared to the corresponding period in previous years, this represents a 5% increase from 2012 and a 56% from 2011 or 59% from the average for the past 5 years.More