10:14 TCC INT'L HOLD<01136> - Announcement (8) A circular containing, among other things, details of the Non-exempt Continuing Connected Transactions and the annual caps relating thereto, the recommendations of the independent board committee and the advice of the independent financial adviser to the independent board committee will be dispatched to the Shareholders as soon as practicable. 8. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE GROUP The principal activities of the Group consist of the import and distribution of cement in Hong Kong and cement handling services in the Philippines, and the manufacturing and distribution of cement and slag powder in Mainland China. Through its associated companies, the Group is also engaged in the production and distribution of ready-mixed concrete in Hong Kong and Mainland China. DEFINITIONS `Anhui Conch' Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited, a joint stock limited company established in the PRC, whose H shares are listed on the Stock Exchange `Board' the board of Directors `Clinker Supply Agreement' the clinker supply agreement entered into between Anhui Conch and TCC Fuzhou on 31 December 2004 in relation to the supply of clinker by Anhui Conch to TCC Fuzhou on an ongoing basis, the principal terms of which are set out in section 2.1 of this announcement `Company' TCC International Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange `Director(s)' the director(s) of the Company `Exempt Continuing Connected the continuing transactions Transactions' which are and/or will continue to be entered into between (i) Fuzhou Logistics and TCC Fuzhou pursuant to the Supply of Logistics Services Agreement; and (ii) Fuzhou Logistics and TCC Port pursuant to the Supply of Unloading Services Agreement, respectively, which constitute continuing connected transactions as defined in Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules which are exempt from the independent Shareholders' approval requirements of Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules but subject to the disclosure requirements under Rules 14A.45 to 14A.47 of the Listing Rules and which are summarized in sections 3.1 and 3.2 of this announcement `Exempt Continuing Connected the Supply of Logistics Transaction Agreements' Services Agreement and the Supply of Unloading Services Agreement `Fuzhou Logistics' TTSC Fuzhou Logistics Company Limited, a fellow subsidiary of the Company `Group' the Company and its subsidiaries from time to time `HK$' Hong Kong Dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong `Hong Kong' the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC `King Bridge' Anhui King Bridge Cement Co. Ltd., a company established in the PRC and held as to 60% by the Company and 40% by Anhui Conch `Listing Rules' The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited `Liuzhou Steel' Guangxi Liuzhou Steel (Group)