08:55 HS HSI ETF <02833> Information HS HSI ETF (STOCK CODE 2833) INFORMATION: DATE : 07-Jan-2005 N.A.V. PER UNIT (Note 1) $135.883917 N.A.V. PER CREATION UNIT (Note 2) $6,794,195.85 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PER UNIT (Note 3) $0.138539 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PER CREATION UNIT (Note 4) $6,926.95 BALANCING CASH AMOUNT PER CREATION UNIT (Note 5) $-196.00 TOTAL CASH COMPONENT PER CREATION UNIT (Note 6) $6,730.95 TRUST UNITS OUTSTANDING (Note 7) 52,237,796.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEX BASKET SHARES PER CREATION UNIT FOR: 10-Jan-2005 STOCK CODE NAME OF INDEX BASKET SHARE SHARE AMOUNT 0001 CHEUNG KONG 3,716 0002 CLP HOLDINGS 3,864 0003 HK & CHINA GAS 9,008 0004 WHARF HOLDINGS 3,927 0005 HSBC HOLDINGS 17,923 0006 HK ELECTRIC 3,424 0008 PCCW 8,622 0011 HANG SENG BANK 3,067 0012 HENDERSON LAND 2,911 0013 HUTCHISON 6,840 0016 SHK PPT 3,852 0019 SWIRE PACIFIC A 1,493 0020 WHEELOCK 3,260 0023 BANK OF E ASIA 2,394 0066 MTR CORPORATION 8,647 0097 HENDERSON INV 4,520 0101 HANG LUNG PPT 5,909 0144 CHINA MER HOLD 3,437 0179 JOHNSON ELEC H 5,894 0203 DENWAY MOTORS 11,892 0267 CITIC PACIFIC 3,517 0291 CHINA RESOURCES 3,406 0293 CATHAY PAC AIR 5,407 0330 ESPRIT HOLDINGS 1,921 0494 LI & FUNG 4,680 0551 YUE YUEN IND 2,599 0762 CHINA UNICOM 20,156 0883 CNOOC 65,861 0941 CHINA MOBILE 31,606 0992 LENOVO GROUP 11,991 1038 CKI HOLDINGS 3,616 1199 COSCO PACIFIC 3,503 2388 BOC HONG KONG 16,962 ESTIMATED CASH COMPONENT PER CREATION UNIT: $6,774.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOOTNOTES: 1. N.A.V. PER UNIT IS THE NET ASSET VALUE OF THE HS HSI ETF DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING. 2. N.A.V. PER CREATION UNIT IS THE NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT TIMES THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN A CREATION UNIT. 3. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PER UNIT IS A CASH AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE PAID PER UNIT NECESSARY TO COVER NET UNDISTRIBUTED DIVIDENDS AND OTHER INCOME AMOUNTS RECEIVED AND HELD BY THE TRUST. 4. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PER CREATION UNIT IS THE DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PER UNIT TIMES THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN A CREATION UNIT. 5. BALANCING CASH AMOUNT PER CREATION UNIT IS A FURTHER CASH AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE PAID OR RECEIVED PER UNIT, WHICH EQUALS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AGGREGATE OF (I) THE VALUE (CALCULATED ON A NOMINAL CLOSING PRICE BASIS) OF THE INDEX SHARES THE SUBJECT OF THE BASKET APPLICATION ON A PER UNIT BASIS AND (II) THE DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PER UNIT AND THE PREVAILING NET ASSET VALUE PER UNIT (ALL SUCH VALUATIONS BEING AT THE VALUATION POINT ON THE RELEVANT DEALING DAY) MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN A CREATION UNIT. 6. TOTAL CASH COMPONENT PER CREATION UNIT IS THE AGGREGATE OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT AMOUNT PER CREATION UNIT, BALANCING CASH AMOUNT PER CREATION UNIT AND CASH IN LIEU OF ANY INDEX SHARES. 7. TRUST UNITS OUTSTANDING IS THE TOTAL UNITS IN ISSUE AND DEEMED TO BE IN ISSUE (PRIOR TO ANY CURRENT DAY TRANSACTION). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The data and information are provided for reference only. Neither HSBC Provident Fund Trustee (Hong Kong) Limited nor Hang Seng Investment Management Limited warrants, represents or guarantees the accuracy or completeness of the such data and information and accepts any responsibility or liability for any economic or other loss which may be directly or indirectly sustained by any person as a result of or in connection with the use of and/or reference to such data and information.