09:29 SOUNDWILL HOLD<00878>-Announcement&Resumption of Trading (3) Top-Up Placing Shares The Top-Up Placing Shares of 10,000,000 Shares represent (i) about 8.22% of the existing issued share capital of the Company of 121,585,891 Shares; and (ii) about 7.60% of the issued share capital of the Company of 131,585,891 Shares as enlarged by the Top-Up Subscription. Condition of the Top-Up Placing The Top-Up Placing is unconditional. Completion The Top-Up Placing is to be completed on 13 January 2005 or on such other date as may be agreed between the Vendor and the Placing Agent. THE TOP-UP SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT Date 10 January 2005 Parties involved The Company and the Vendor Top-Up Subscription Price The Top-Up Subscription Price is HK$2.70 per Share. The Top-Up Subscription Price is the same as the Top-Up Placing Price and is determined after arm's length negotiation amongst the Company, the Vendor and the Placing Agent with reference to the Top-Up Placing Price of the Top-Up Placing Shares. Number of Top-Up Subscription Shares The number of Top-Up Subscription Shares is equivalent to the number of Top-Up Placing Shares, being 10,000,000 Shares. Ranking of Top-Up Subscription Shares The Top-Up Subscription Shares, when issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu among themselves and with Shares in issue at the time of issue and allotment of the Top-Up Subscription Shares. Conditions The Top-Up Subscription is conditional upon (i) the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Top-Up Subscription Shares and (ii) completion of the Top-Up Placing. Application will be made to the Stock Exchange to grant the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Top-Up Subscription Shares. Completion Under the Listing Rules, the Top-Up Subscription must be completed within 14 days after the date of the Top-Up Subscription Agreement, that is, on or before 24 January 2005. In the event that the conditions to the Top Up Subscription Agreement are not fulfilled by 20 January 2005 (or such later date as the parties thereto may mutually agree), the rights and obligations of the parties under the Top Up Subscription Agreement shall lapse and be of no further effect, in which event the parties thereto shall be released from such obligations without any liability save as to any antecedent breach and provided that any right or remedies which shall have accrued shall not be prejudiced or affected. EFFECTS ON SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE Name of Shareholders Existing no. of shares held Approximate % No. of shares held after Top-up Placing but before Top-up Subscription Approximate % No. of shares held after Top-up Placing and Subscription Approximate % Vendor 81,482,505 67.02 71,482,505 58.79 81,482,505 61.92 Mrs. Chan 96,000 0.08 96,000 0.08 96,000 0.07 Mr. Kwan 75,000 0.06 75,000 0.06 75,000 0.06 Mr. Tse 6,723 0.01 6,723 0.01 6,723 0.01 COSCO 7,937,664 6.53 7,937,664 6.53 7,937,664 6.03 Public 31,987,999 26.31 41,987,999 34.53 41,987,999 31.91 Total 121,585,891 100.00 121,585,891 100.00 131,585,891 100.00