09:31 HAYWOOD INV<00905>-Announcement & Resumption of Trading (6) existing law or regulation (or the judicial interpretation thereof) or other occurrence of any nature whatsoever which may in the reasonable opinion of Kingston (for and on behalf of the Underwriters), materially and adversely affect the business or the financial or trading position or prospects of the Group as a whole; or (b) the occurrence of any local, national or international event or change, whether or not forming part of a series of events or changes occurring or continuing before, and/or after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, of a political, military, financial, economic or other nature (whether or not ejusdem generis with any of the foregoing), or in the nature of any local, national or international outbreak or escalation of hostilities or armed conflict, or affecting local securities markets which may, in the reasonable opinion of Kingston (for and on behalf of the Underwriters) materially and adversely affect the business or the financial or trading position or prospects of the Group as a whole; or (2) any adverse change in market conditions (including, without limitation, any change in fiscal or monetary policy, or foreign exchange or currency markets, suspension or material restriction of trading in securities) occurs which, in the reasonable opinion of Kingston (for and on behalf of the Underwriters), is likely to materially or adversely affect the success of the Open Offer or otherwise makes it inexpedient or inadvisable to proceed with the Open Offer; or (3) there is any change in the circumstance of the Company or any member of the Group which, in the reasonable opinion of Kingston (for and on behalf of the Underwriters), will adversely affect the prospects of the Company, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing the presentation of a petition or the passing of a resolution for the liquidation or winding up or similar event occurring in respect of any member of the Group or the destruction of any material asset of the Group; or (4) any suspension in the trading of securities generally or the Company's securities on the Stock Exchange for a period of more than five consecutive business days, excluding any suspension in connection with the clearance of this announcement, the associated circular and the proxy form for use at the EGM or the Prospectus Documents or other announcements or circulars in connection with the proposed increase in authorised share capital of the Company, the Share Consolidation and the Open Offer. If Kingston (for and on behalf of the Underwriters) terminates the Underwriting Agreement, the Open Offer will not proceed. Conditions of the Underwriting Agreement The Underwriting Agreement is conditional upon, among other things,: (i) the passing by Shareholders at the EGM of resolutions to approve the increase in authorised share capital of the Company, the Share Consolidation and the Open Offer; (ii) the delivery to the Stock Exchange for authorisation and the registration with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong respectively one copy of each of the Prospectus Documents in compliance with the Listing Rules and the Companies Ordinance not later than the Prospectus Posting Date; (iii) the posting of the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders on or before the Prospectus Posting Date; and (iv) the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting or agreeing to grant (subject to allotment) and not having withdrawn or revoked listing of and permission to deal in, the Offer Shares by no later than the Prospectus Posting Date. If the conditions to the Underwriting Agreement are not fulfilled on the dates as specified in the Underwriting Agreement (or such later date or dates as Kingston (for and on behalf of the Underwriters) may agree with the Company and the Substantial Shareholder in accordance with its terms), the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and the obligations and liabilities of the parties thereto shall cease and determine save for any antecedent breaches of the terms thereof. The Open Offer is subject to the Underwriting Agreement having become unconditional and not being terminated in accordance with its terms. WARNING OF RISKS OF DEALINGS IN SHARES If Kingston (for and on behalf of the Underwriters) terminates the Underwriting Agreement, or if the conditions of the Underwriting Agreement have not been fulfilled in accordance with the terms thereof, the Open Offer will not proceed. Shareholders and potential investors