08:53 EGANA JEWELLERY<00926> - Results Announcement Egana Jewellery & Pearls Limited announced on 17/02/2005: (stock code: 00926 ) Year end date: 31/05/2005 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: N/A Interim report reviewed by: Audit Committee (Unaudited ) (Unaudited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/06/2004 from 01/06/2003 to 30/11/2004 to 30/11/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 420,668 389,644 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 57,325 51,558 Finance cost : (10,511) (8,651) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : N/A N/A Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 44,791 40,422 % Change over Last Period : +10.8 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.1325 0.1303 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 44,791 40,422 Interim Dividend : 5.5 cents 5.5 cents per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 21/03/2005 to 23/03/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 30/03/2005 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remark: Earnings per share Basic earnings per share Basic earnings per share was calculated based on the consolidated profit attributable to shareholders for the period of approximately HK$44,791,000 (2003: HK$40,422,000) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares of approximately 337,969,000 (2003: 310,206,000) in issue during the period. Diluted earnings per share During the periods ended 30th November, 2004 and 30th November, 2003, the Company's share options exercise price was above the average fair value of one ordinary share, and thus there were no dilutive potential ordinary shares. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.