09:54 WONSON INT'L<00651> - Announcement & Resumption (6) - the other Placees for Second Placing - - - - - - 2,000,000,000 20.33 2,000,000,000 19.93 2,000,000,000 17.85 2,000,000,000 17.54 - the Placees for the Convertible Notes - - - - 200,000,000 2.38 - - 200,000,000 1.99 - - 200,000,000 1.75 - other public shareholders 6,728,422,389 98.40 6,728,422,389 82.00 6,728,422,389 80.05 6,728,422,389 68.39 6,728,422,389 67.03 6,728,422,389 60.05 6,728,422,389 58.99 Total 6,837,422,389 100.00 8,204,906,389 100.00 8,404,906,389 100.00 9,837,422,389 100.00 10,037,422,389 100.00 11,204,906,389 100.00 11,404,906,389 100.00 Note: Mr. Chiu Kong and Mr. Hui, Richard Rui are the executive Directors. GENERAL Application will be made by the Company to the listing committee of the Stock Exchange for the grant of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Placing Shares and 3,000,000,000 new Shares for the Second Placing. A circular of the Company containing, amongst other things, further details of the Second Placing and a notice of the SGM for the purpose of approving the Second Placing Agreement will be despatched to the Shareholders as soon as practicable in accordance with the Listing Rules. As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Chiu Kong, Mr. Tsui Ching Hung, Mr. Chung Nai Ting, Mr. Hui, Richard Rui, Mr. Tse Lanny Cheuk Ming and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Chan Sze Hung, Mr. Tong Wui Tung and Mr. Frank H. Miu. The following table summaries the capital raising activities of the Group for the 12 months immediately before the date of this announcement: Date of Event Net Intended Actual use announcement proceeds use of net of net (approximate proceeds proceeds as ly) at the date of this announcement 5 January Issue of HK$48.5 Investment The 2005 convertible million project conditions notes in an including for the aggregate investments issue of principal in gaming Convertible amount of and Notes have HK$50 hospitality not yet million businesses fulfilled (`Convertibl in as at the e Notes') Macau date of at the this conversion announcement price of . For the HK$0.25 per details of share Convertible Notes, please refer to the Company's announcement dated 5 January 2005. SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING At the request of the Company, trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange was suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 10 January 2005 pending the release of this announcement. Application has been made by the Company for the resumption of trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange with effect from 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 11 January 2005. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS `Board' the board of Directors `Business Day' any day (excluding a Saturday) on which banks generally are open for business in Hong Kong 'Company' Wonson International Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and the Shares of which are listed on