09:26 FOUNDER HOLD<00418> - Announcement (4) constitutes a discloseable transaction for the Company under the Listing Rules. CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS One of the subsidiaries of the Company carries on trading activities with Founder Japan in the ordinary course of business and will continue to carry on such same activities as described in the section headed "Japan Software Agreement". Following completion of the Disposal, Founder Japan will become a connected person of the Company within the meaning of the Listing Rules and such trading activities will constitute non-exempt continuing connected transactions of the Company under Rule 14A.35 of the Listing Rules and are subject to the disclosure requirements under Rules 14A.37 to 14A.40, 14A.45 to 14A.47 and the approval of the independent Shareholders under Rule 14A.48 of the Listing Rules. Japan Software Agreement Date: 7 February 2005 Parties: (1) Founder Japan (2) Founder Electronics (1) Package Products: Founder Electronics has agreed to appoint and Founder Japan has agreed to accept, the appointment as a non-exclusive distributor of the Package Products in Japan; (2) OEM Business: (i) Founder Electronics has agreed to provide R&D services to Founder Japan on a project basis; (ii) Founder Japan has agreed to pay Founder Electronics a licence fee for the grant of a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable licence to use the applicable passcode for the operation of the software developed under the R&D services; and (iii) Founder Japan has agreed to pay Founder Electronics a maintenance fee for maintenance and support services in relation to the R&D services. Term: The Japan Software Agreement will have a fixed term of one year renewable for consecutive one year periods automatically unless either party provides to the other a notice of termination at least 60 days prior to expiry. Upon the expiry of the third year, either party may renew the term in writing, subject to compliance with the Listing Rules. Founder Electronics can unilaterally terminate the Japan Software Agreement without cause by serving Founder Japan with not less than 90 days' written notice. Consideration: (1) Package Products' Price: The consideration is determined by reference to a pre-determined price list drawn up by Founder Electronics for all worldwide customers and the sales volume achieved by the relevant distributor. Founder Electronics will periodically review the price list and has the right to increase the prices at its discretion by serving 90 days' prior written notice. (2) OEM Business: (i) R&D Service Fee - a monthly fee of US$3,000 per person required to be provided by Founder Electronics to participate in the project. (ii) Licence Fee - Not more than 50% of the licence fee of the software received by Founder Japan from its customers, upon request. (iii) Maintenance Fee - 10% of the R&D Service Fee per annum, upon request. For each of the two years ended 31 December 2004, the total consideration received for the sale of Package Products and the provision of OEM services by activity by Founder Electronics from Founder Japan was as follows: For the year ended For the year ended 31 December 2003 (audited) 31 December 2004 (audited) US$/HK$ equivalent US$/HK$ equivalent Sale of Package Products US$23,988/ US$17,520/ HK$187,106 HK$136,656 R&D Service Fee US$172,000/ US$273,500/ HK$1,341,600 HK$2,133,300