09:15 G-PROP (HOLD)<00286> - 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. G-PROP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 286) PLACING OF NEW SHARES UNDER GENERAL MANDATE Financial Adviser GET NICE CAPITAL LIMITED Placing Agent GET NICE INVESTMENT LTD. The Company has on 1 February 2005 entered into the Placing Agreement with the Placing Agent to procure subscribers, on a fully underwritten basis, to subscribe for 102,800,000 new Shares at a price of HK$0.255 per Share. The Placing Shares represent approximately 14.87% of the Company's existing issued share capital and approximately 12.95% of its issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing. The Placing Price represents (i) a discount of approximately 16.39% to the closing price of the Shares of HK$0.305 quoted on the Stock Exchange on 1 February 2005, being the date of the Placing Agreement; (ii) a discount of approximately 18.27 % to the average closing price of the Shares of HK$0.312 quoted on the Stock Exchange for the five consecutive trading days immediately prior to 1 February 2005; and (iii) a discount of approximately 19.81% to the average closing price of the Shares of HK$0.318 quoted on the Stock Exchange for the ten consecutive trading days immediately prior to 1 February 2005. The gross proceeds from the Placing will be approximately HK$26.21 million and the net proceeds from the Placing will be approximately HK$25.78 million, among which approximately HK$23 million will be used to repay amounts due to fellow subsidiaries of the Company and approximately HK$2.78 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 1 FEBRUARY 2005 Issuer: G-Prop (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability 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 not be connected persons of the Company and 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: 102,800,000 new Shares representing approximately 14.87% of the Company's existing issued share capital and approximately 12.95% of its issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing.