09:38 CHI CHEUNG<00112> - Announcement (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. CHI CHEUNG INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED * (Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) (Stock Code: 112) PLACING OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE Financial Adviser * GET NICE CAPITAL LIMITED Placing Agent * GET NICE INVESTMENT LTD. The Company has on 24 January 2005 entered into the Placing Agreement with the Placing Agent to procure subscribers, on a fully underwritten basis, to subscribe for 56,460,000 new Shares at a price of HK$0.95 per Share. The Placing Shares represent approximately 20% of the Company's existing issued share capital and approximately 16.67% of its issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing. The Placing Price represents (i) a discount of approximately 12.84% to the closing price of the Shares of HK$1.09 quoted on the Stock Exchange on 24 January 2005, being the date of the Placing Agreement; (ii) a discount of approximately 8.65% to the average closing price of the Shares of HK$1.04 quoted on the Stock Exchange for the five consecutive trading days immediately prior to 24 January 2005; and (iii) a discount of approximately 9.52% to the average closing price of the Shares of HK$1.05 quoted on the Stock Exchange for the ten consecutive trading days immediately prior to 24 January 2005. The gross proceeds from the Placing will be approximately HK$53.64 million and net proceeds from the Placing of approximately HK$52.8 million will be used as general working capital of the Group. The Placing is conditional upon the Stock Exchange granting listing of and permission to deal in the Placing Shares. PLACING AGREEMENT DATED 24 January 2005 The Placing Issuer: Chi Cheung Investment Company, Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong whose Shares are listed on the Stock Exchange. Placing Agent and Placees: Get Nice Investment Limited is the Placing Agent, who and whose ultimate beneficial owners are not connected persons of the Company and are independent third parties not connected with the directors, chief executive or substantial shareholder of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or associates of any of them. The Placing Shares will be placed to not less than six Placees, being individuals, institutional or other professional investors, and who and whose ultimate beneficial owners will be independent third parties not connected with the directors, chief executive or substantial shareholder of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or associates of any of them. It is expected that none of the Placees will become substantial shareholder of the Company immediately after the Placing. Number of Placing Shares: 56,460,000 new Shares representing approximately 20% of the Company's existing issued share capital and approximately 16.67% of its issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing.