08:50     Table 4 - Entitlement H-P (ENT)                                     

    The following table displays [in summary form] information announced by,  
    the relevant company in respect of dividend, cash bonus, bonus share      
    issue, bonus warrant, distribution/dividend in specie, rights issue, open 
    offer and assured/preferential entitlements until the first book closing  
    date.                                                                     
                                                                              
    All such information may be subject to changes or to conditions made or   
    imposed by the respective company, and market participants are therefore  
    urged to refer to the respective press announcements for more details.    
                                                                              
    (*) For companies with an effective book closing date commencing in the   
    following weeks up to 25/02/2005                                          
                                                                              
    Date: 17/02/2005                                                          
     Stock Short Name                                                         
     (Stock Code)    Description                 Ex-Date Book Closing Date    
     --------------- ----------------------------- ----- ---------------------
     HANG FUNG GOLD  RTS ISSUE: 1 RTS SH FOR 3     10/03 14/03/2005-18/03/2005
     ( 870)          SHS AT HK$1.01 PER RTS SH                                
                     (REFER TO PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT                             
                     DATED 07/02/2005)                                        
                                                                              
     HAYWOOD INV     OPEN OFFER: 1 OFFER SH FOR    11/03 15/03/2005-17/03/2005
     ( 905)          1 SH AT HK$0.065 PER OFFER SH                            
                     (REFER TO PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT                             
                     DATED 07/02/2005)                                        
                                                                              
     J.I.C. TECH     NIL FIN DIV                         13/04/2005-15/04/2005
     ( 987)          (Y.E. 31/12/2004)                   (FOR AGM)            
                                                                              
     JCG HOLDINGS    NIL FIN DIV                         04/03/2005-10/03/2005
     ( 626)          (Y.E. 31/12/2004)                   (FOR AGM)            
                                                                              
     KONG SUN HOLD   NIL FIN DIV                         NO B/C DATE          
     ( 295)          (Y.E. 31/12/2003)                                        
                                                                              
     LAM SOON (HK)   INT DIV $0.06                 24/02 28/02/2005-04/03/2005
     ( 411)          (Y.E. 30/6/2005)                                         
                                                                              
     MANULIFE        4TH QUARTERLY DIV C$0.26      21/02 RECORD DATE:AT CLS OF
     ( 945)          (Y.E. 31/12/2004)                   BUS. 22/2/05(HK TIME)
                                                                              
    *MAXX BIOSCIENCE OPEN OFFER: 2 OFFER SHS FOR   16/02 18/02/2005-22/02/2005
     ( 512)          1 SH AT HK$0.11 PER OFFER SH                             
                     (REFER TO PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT                             
                     DATED 06/01/2005)                                        
                                                                              
     MICROSOFT-T     DIVIDEND US$0.08              16/02 RECORD DATE:         
     (4338)                                              17/02/2005           
                                                                              
     MING FUNG JEWEL FIN DIV $0.005                25/02 01/03/2005-03/03/2005
     ( 860)          (Y.E. 30/9/2004)                                         
                                                                              
     NAM TAI EEP     FIN DIV US$0.01 (HK$0.078)    11/04 13/04/2005-15/04/2005
     (2633)          (Y.E. 31/12/2004)                                        
                                                                              
     NORTHERN INT'L  OPEN OFFER: 1 OFFER SH FOR    02/03 04/03/2005-08/03/2005
     ( 736)          1 SH AT HK$0.02 PER OFFER SH                             
                     (REFER TO PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT                             
                     DATED 28/01/2005)                                        
                                                                              
     PICO FAR EAST   FIN DIV $0.05                 17/03 21/03/2005-23/03/2005
     ( 752)          (Y.E. 31/10/2004)