TABLE-Sinopec yearly net profit up 5.5 pct

April 7 (Reuters) - Year ended Dec. 31, 2007

(in million yuan unless stated)

Shr (yuan) 0.65 vs 0.62

Final Div (yuan) 0.115 vs 0.11

Net 56,533 vs 53,603

Turnover 1,173,87 vs 1,034,89

Company name China Petroleum & Chemical

Corporation (SINOPEC)

Books close to be announced

Dividend payable to be announced

NOTE - China Petroleum & Chemical (0386.HK) (600028.SS)
(SNP.N) is engaged in integrated petroleum and petrochemical
business with upstream, midstream and downstream operations.

The calculation of share earnings is based on the weighted
average of 86,702.44 million shares in issue during the two
years.

Total dividend for year is 0.165 yuan (including interim
dividend of 0.05 yuan) vs 0.15 yuan.

The consensus (mean) forecast, according to Reuters
Estimates, was for net profit of 62.57 billion yuan for the year.
(Reporting by Raymond Leung in Hong Kong; Editing by Edmund
Klamann)