09:31 <03783>, <03784>, <03786> & <03787> - Announcement (2) The Warrants have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will not be offered, sold, delivered or traded, at any time, indirectly or directly, in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. person. The Warrants may only be offered, sold, delivered or transferred at any time, directly or indirectly, to persons (including legal entities) established, resident or domiciled outside the Netherlands. The Issuer declares that any offer of the Warrants at any time complies with the relevant rules of any state where the Warrants are or will be offered. An application will be made to the Stock Exchange for the listing of and permission to deal in each series of the Warrants on the Stock Exchange. The date of commencement of dealings is expected to be 14 January 2005. All necessary arrangements will be made to enable each series of the Warrants to be admitted to the Central Clearing and Settlement System. Other than the Guarantor being a licensed bank regulated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, neither the Issuer nor the Guarantor is regulated by any of the bodies referred to in Rule 15A.13(2) or (3) of the Rules. The Guarantor is regulated by Banque de France. The implied volatility, gearing, effective gearing and premium of each series of the Warrants are detailed below. These values may not be comparable to similar information provided by other issuers of derivative warrants as each issuer may use different pricing models. Warrants Implied Volatility Effective Gearing Gearing Premium Series A 37.00 per cent. 5.12X 12.20X 13.11 per cent. Series B 28.00 per cent. 6.04X 9.74X 5.00 per cent. Series C 35.00 per cent. 6.11X 13.88X 11.55 per cent. Series D 28.00 per cent. 6.39X 12.29X 8.47 per cent. The Warrants will constitute general unsecured contractual obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantor and no other person. Investors are relying upon the creditworthiness of the Issuer and the Guarantor and have no rights under the Warrants against any Company. The Guarantor's long term credit ratings are AA by Standard and Poor's Ratings Group, AA by Fitch IBCA Ltd, and Aa2 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. The Issuer and the Guarantor have undertaken during the period in which any structured products issued by the Issuer are listed on the Stock Exchange to make documents containing details of the Warrants and financial and other information on the Issuer and Guarantor available for inspection by holders of the Warrants. The documents available for inspection are copies of the Base Listing Document dated 27 May 2004, as supplemented by an Addendum dated 3 September 2004 (each in English version and the Chinese translation) and the latest publicly available annual report and interim report (if any) of the Guarantor. A Supplemental Listing Document in respect of each Series of Warrants to be dated on or about 13 January 2005 (both the English version and the Chinese translation) will be available for inspection until the relevant Expiry Date. These documents will be available for inspection at the office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, which is presently at 37th Floor, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong. Before purchasing any series of the Warrants you should ensure that you fully understand their potential risks and rewards and independently determine that they are appropriate for you given your objectives, experience, financial and operational resources, and other relevant circumstances. You should consult with such advisers as you deem necessary to assist you in making these determinations. Investors are warned that the price of the Warrants may fall in value as rapidly as it may rise and holders may sustain a total loss of their investment. Prospective purchasers should therefore ensure that they understand the nature of the Warrants and carefully study the risk factors set out in the Base Listing Document (as supplemented by the Addendum) and the relevant Supplemental Listing Document and, where necessary, seek professional advice, before they invest in the Warrants. The Issuer and its appointed liquidity provider may be the only market participants for the Warrants and the secondary market for the Warrants may be limited. The Issuer has appointed BNP Paribas Peregrine Securities Limited as its liquidity provider for the Warrants (Address: 35th-36th Floors, ICBC Tower, Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong; Broker ID Number (i) in respect of Series A and Series C, 9521 and (ii) in respect of Series B and Series D, 9591) who will provide prices for the Warrants in the secondary market for the life of the Warrants. The Issuer or any of its affiliates may, from time to time give a commission (whether in the form of a discount, rebate or otherwise) to certain brokers for placing the warrants. Hong Kong, 10 January 2005