08:44 NEO-CHINA GROUP<00563> - Results Announcement Neo-China Group (Holdings) Limited announced on 18/01/2005: (stock code: 00563 ) Year end date: 30/04/2005 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: N/A Interim report reviewed by: Audit Committee (Unaudited ) (Unaudited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/05/2004 from 01/05/2003 to 31/10/2004 to 31/10/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 593,562 0 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 94,523 (17,236) Finance cost : (5) (719) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : (1,254) (5,684) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : 0 0 Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 122,561 36,178 % Change over Last Period : +239 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.0590 0.0209 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 122,561 36,178 Interim Dividend : NIL NIL per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : N/A Payable Date : N/A B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1. Earnings per share The calculation of earnings per share is based on profit attributable to shareholders of HK$122,561,000 (31 October 2003 - HK$36,178,000) and on the weighted average number of 2,075,940,643 shares in issue during the current period (31 October 2003 - 1,730,288,469 shares). 2. Last corresponding period's profit(loss) from operations is restated after excluding the gain on disposal of subsidiaries and an associate of HK$41,389,000 and HK$18,000,000 respectively. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.