09:23 SINO PROSPER<00766>-Announcement & Resumption of Trading (3) EFFECTS ON SHAREHOLDING Immediately after completion After completion of the Immediately before completion of the Top-Up Placing but Top-Up Placing and Name of Shareholder of the Top-Up Placing before the Top-Up Subscription the Top-Up Subscription No. of Shares Approximate % No. of Shares Approximate % No. of Shares Approximate % Climax Park Limited (Note 1) 480,330,000 60.04 365,330,000 45.67 480,330,000 52.49 The Placees nil - 115,000,000 14.37 115,000,000 12.57 Public shareholders 319,670,000 39.96 319,670,000 39.96 319,670,000 34.94 800,000,000 100.00 800,000,000 100.00 915,000,000 100.00 Notes: 1. These 480,330,000 Shares were held and beneficially owned by Climax Park Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and wholly owned by Mr. Leung Ngai Man, the Chairman and executive Director. 2. To the best knowledge of the Directors, other than Climax Park Limited, there are no other substantial Shareholders and connected persons of the Company holding Company's shares. REASON FOR THE TOP-UP PLACING AND TOP-UP SUBSCRIPTION AND USE OF PROCEEDS The Directors considered various ways of raising funds and consider that the Top-Up Placing and Top-Up Subscription represents an opportunity to raise capital for the Company while broadening the shareholder base and the capital base of the Company. The gross proceeds from the Top-Up Subscription is HK$46.0 million. The net proceeds from the Top-Up Subscription (after deducting the underwriting commission for the Top-Up Placing and other expenses which would be paid by the Company) of approximately HK$44.6 million will be used as the general working capital of the Group and investment funding to the Group on possible investment projects. As at the date of this announcement, no concrete plans or investment projects have been reached or identified and there is no definite plan as to the allocation of the net proceeds on general working capital or investment funding. Further announcement will be made should there be any development of such possible acquisition. GENERAL The Group is principally engaged in property development and management in the PRC and investment in coal gas production and power generation in the northern PRC. General Mandate The Top-Up Subscription Shares will be issued under the general mandate ("General Mandate") to allot, issue and deal with Shares granted to the Directors by resolution of the Shareholders passed at the annual general meeting (the "AGM") of the Company held on 24 August 2004 subject to the limit up to 20% of the issued share capital of the Company (i.e. 160,000,000 Shares) as at the date of passing the resolution at the AGM. As at the date of this announcement, none of the new Shares has been issued under the General Mandate and no fund raising activities was carried out by the Company in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of this announcement. SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING At the request of the Company, trading in Shares on the Stock Exchange was suspended from 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 7 January 2005 pending the release of this announcement. Application has been made by the Company to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 11 January 2005. TERMS AND DEFINITION "Board" : The board of directors of the Company "Company" : Sino Prosper Holdings Limited, a limited liability company incorporated in Cayman Islands and the shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange