09:18 REGAL INT'L<00078> - Announcement & Resumption of Trading(2) (including Taylor) approximately 79.37% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. Placing Agents and Underwriters: The Placing Agents are independent of and not connected with Taylor. They are also independent of and not connected with the directors, chief executive or substantial shareholders of the Company and its subsidiaries or any of their respective associates (as defined under the Listing Rules). The UA Placing and the EL Placing are both unconditional and severally fully underwritten by each of Uni-Alpha and Ever-Long, subject to usual force majeure provisions. Uni-Alpha and Ever-Long will receive a placement commission of 2.5% of the gross proceeds of the UA Placing and the EL Placing respectively. Number of Shares to be placed: 155,000,000 existing Shares, representing approximately 2.59% of the existing issued ordinary share capital of the Company and approximately 2.46% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as enlarged by the Subscription. The Placing Shares are beneficially owned by Taylor. Placing Price: HK$0.065 per Share, representing (i) a discount of approximately 8.45% to the closing price of HK$0.071 per Share quoted on the Stock Exchange on 26th November, 2002, being the last trading day of the Shares immediately prior to the suspension of trading of the Shares on 27th November, 2002 and (ii) a discount of approximately 8.19% to the average closing price of HK$0.0708 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the last 10 trading days up to and including 26th November, 2002. The Placing Price is determined after arm's length negotiation between Taylor and the Placing Agents and the board of directors of the Company considers that the Placing Price is fair and reasonable based on the market price of the Shares. Placees: The UA Placing and the EL Placing will each be made to more than six independent professional, institutional and/or individual investors to be procured by the Placing Agents. The placees to be procured by the Placing Agents are independent of and not connected with the directors, chief executive or substantial shareholders of the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their respective associates (as defined under the Listing Rules). Completion of the Placing: The Placing is expected to be effected on 28th November, 2002 with completion to be on or before 2nd December, 2002 (or such later date as the parties may mutually agree in writing). SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT DATED 26TH NOVEMBER, 2002 Subscribers: Taylor and Guo Yui, both wholly owned subsidiaries of Paliburg Issuer: The Company Number of new Shares to be subscribed for: 155,000,000 new Shares to be subscribed by each of Taylor and Guo Yui severally. The aggregate number of 310,000,000 new Shares to be subscribed by Taylor and Guo Yui represents approximately 5.18% of the existing issued ordinary share capital of the Company and approximately 4.92% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as enlarged by the Subscription. Subscription Price: HK$0.065 per Subscription Share. Costs and Expenses: The Company will bear all the costs and expenses incurred in respect of the Placing and the Subscription by fully reimbursing to Taylor and/or Guo Yui of such costs and expenses. The estimated expenses for the Placing and the Subscription to be borne by the Company will be approximately HK$0.2 million. Mandate to issue the new Shares: The Subscription Shares are to be issued under the general mandate to allot, issue and deal with Shares granted to the directors of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on 12th June, 2002. The Company has not issued any Shares pursuant to such mandate prior to the Subscription. Ranking of the new Shares: The Subscription Shares, when fully paid, will rank pari passu in all respects with the Shares in issue at the time of the issue and allotment of the Subscription Shares. Conditions of the Subscription: The Subscription is conditional upon: 1. completion of the Placing which is expected to be on or before 2nd December, 2002; and 2. the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of and permission to deal in the Subscription Shares.