09:35 CHENGDU PUTIAN<01202> - Announcement (2) The Share Transfer will become effective immediately upon approvals are granted by, among others, the SASAC and the Ministry of Commerce in the PRC in respect of the Share Transfer, which according to the latest information available to the Directors, is scheduled to be in or around March 2005. The Directors believe that the Share Transfer shall have no adverse impact on the financial and operation of the Company as a whole. The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong confirmed to the Company on 4 January 2005 that an obligation on CPCL to make a general offer for the shares in the Company under Rule 26.1 of the Code on Takeovers and Mergers as a result of the Share Transfer is waived pursuant to Note 6(a) to such rule. INFORMATION RELATING TO CPCL CPCL is a telecommunications equipments supplier in mobile communications industry in China with a registered capital of RMB1.9 billion. CPCL is principally engaged in the development, production and sale of telecommunications infrastructures, information terminals, industry informationization applications, etc. The entire issued share capital of CPCL is held by China PUTIAN. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COMPANY The Company is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of various types of telecommunications cables (including different types of copper cables), optical fibres, cable joining sleeves, as well as equipment, manufacturing parts and materials for the production of cables. DEFINITIONS In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Agreement" the agreement entered into between China PUTIAN and CPCL on 21 January 2005 in respect of the transfer of 60% of the issued share capital of the Company from China PUTIAN to CPCL "Board" the board of Directors "China PUTIAN" China PUTIAN Corporation *, a PRC state-owned enterprise established in 1980 (with the former name of China National Posts and Telecommunications Industrial Company * and is currently managed by the SASAC "Company" Chengdu PUTIAN Telecommunications Cable Company Limited *, a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the PRC on 1 October 1994, the H Shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange "CPCL" China PUTIAN Company Limited *, a joint stock limited company established in the PRC on 23 July 2003 with limited liability and is wholly owned by China PUTIAN "Directors" the directors, including the independent non-executive directors, of the Company "H Shares" the overseas listed foreign shares of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each and are listed on the Stock Exchange "Hong Kong" the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC "PRC" the People's Republic of China "RMB" Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC "SASAC" the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council "Shareholders" the shareholders of the Company "Share Transfer" the transfer of the entire 60% of the issued share capital of the Company held by China PUTIAN to CPCL at no consideration "State Council" the State Council of the PRC "Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited By Order of the Board Chengdu PUTIAN Telecommunications Cable Company Limited Xu Mingwen Chairman Chengdu, the PRC, 24 January 2005 As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises nine members: Mr. Xu Mingwen as chairman; Mr. Kuo Aicheng, Mr. Wang Zhongfu, Mr. Bao