09:39 CCT TELECOM<00138>&HAIER-CCT<01169>-J.Ann.&<01169>Resumed(1) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. CCT TELECOM HOLDINGS LIMITED (*) (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 138) DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION HAIER-CCT HOLDINGS LIMITED (*) (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 1169) RESTORATION OF PUBLIC FLOAT Capital Winner, Info-Net and Orient Rich have engaged the Placing Agent to place an aggregate of 1,630,000,000 Shares at a price of HK$0.24 per Share on a fully-underwritten basis. The Placing by Info-Net, being a wholly-owned subsidiary of CCT Telecom, constitutes a discloseable transaction for CCT Telecom under the Listing Rules. A circular containing, amongst others, details of the Placing will be sent to the shareholders of CCT Telecom as soon as practicable. At the request of Haier-CCT, trading in the shares of Haier-CCT on the Stock Exchange was suspended from 2:30 p.m. on 19 January 2005 pending the release of this announcement. An application has been made by Haier-CCT to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the shares of Haier-CCT on the Stock Exchange from 9:30 a.m. on 20 January 2005. At the request of CCT Telecom, trading in the shares of CCT Telecom on the Stock Exchange has been suspended since 9:30 a.m. on 18 January 2005 and will remain suspended until the release of an announcement in relation to a major transaction of CCT Telecom, regarding a possible voluntary conditional offer for CCT Tech International Limited. Reference is made to the circular of Haier-CCT Holdings Limited (`Haier-CCT') dated 18 November 2004 (the `Circular') regarding the proposed Asset Injection involving, inter alia, very substantial acquisition, reverse takeover, connected transaction, new listing application and the Whitewash Waiver, the joint announcement of Haier-CCT, Haier Corp and Haier Investment dated 2 April 2004 and the announcements of Haier-CCT dated 30 June 2004, 31 August 2004 and 31 December 2004. Unless defined otherwise, terms defined in the Circular have the same meanings when used in this announcement. As set out in the Circular, Haier-CCT will use its reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that the minimum public float of 25% is maintained upon completion of the Asset Injection in compliance with the Listing Rules. Haier-CCT has been informed by (i) Capital Winner Investments Limited (`Capital Winner'), a company controlled by Mr. Mak Shiu Tong, Clement (`Mr. Mak') who is the Chairman and an executive director of Haier-CCT and CCT Telecom Holdings Limited (`CCT Telecom'), which is a substantial shareholder of Haier-CCT; (ii) Info-net International Corp. (`Info-Net'), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CCT Telecom; and (iii) Orient Rich (H.K.) Limited (`Orient Rich'), an indirect subsidiary of Qingdao Haier Investment and Development Co., Ltd. and which is a substantial shareholder of Haier-CCT that Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch (the `Placing Agent') has been engaged on 19 January 2005 for the placing (the `Placing') of 76,502,333 shares of HK$0.10 each in Haier-CCT (the `Shares') by Capital Winner, 419,997,667 Shares by Info-Net and 1,133,500,000 Shares by Orient Rich, at a price of HK$0.24 per Share (the `Placing Price') on a fully-underwritten basis. Upon completion of the Placing, the 25% minimum public float of Haier-CCT will be restored upon completion of the Asset Injection. Completion of the Placing is expected to take place on 24 January 2005. The following table sets out the shareholdings information of Haier-CCT (a) as at the date of this announcement; (b) immediately upon completion of the Placing; and (c) on completion of the Asset Injection (before issue of the Conversion Shares and full exercise of the Share Options): Name (i) Number of (i) Number of (i) Number of Shares held as Shares held Shares held on at the date of immediately completion of this upon the Asset