09:54 SHIMAO CHINA<00649> - Announcement & Resumption (4) as quoted on the Stock Exchange on 18 February 2005, being the last trading day before the date of the S&P Agreement, and a premium of approximately 21.29% over the average closing price of HK$1.113 per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the last 10 trading days up to and including 18 February 2005. The Conversion Shares will be issued pursuant to the resolution to be approved at the SGM. Principal terms of the Promissory Note Issuer : The Company Principal amount : HK$246,220,000 Interest : 2% per annum, payable in arrears on the last day of every six months period from the date of the issue of the Promissory Note Maturity date : Fourth anniversary from the date of the issue of the Promissory Note Security : The Promissory Note is unsecured Early repayment : At the option of the Company Conditions Completion of the S&P Agreement is conditional upon, inter alia, the following conditions precedent being satisfied: (a) the Company being satisfied in all respects in its absolute opinion with the results of a due diligence investigation to be carried out by it and/or its professional advisers on the assets, liabilities, business and prospects of Value Ahead Group and the status, condition and title of the Land and such investigation having revealed nothing to show that any of the warranties of the Vendor under the S&P Agreement are untrue, misleading or incorrect in any material respect; (b) approval of (i) the S&P Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; and (ii) the issue of the Convertible Note and the allotment and issue of the Conversion Shares upon the exercise of the conversion rights attached to the Convertible Note, in each case by ordinary resolution passed at the SGM by the Independent Shareholders; (c) the Company having obtained a legal opinion from a firm of PRC lawyers acceptable to it in relation to Suifenhe Shimao and being satisfied in all respects in its absolute opinion with the contents of such legal opinion including but not limited to (i) the status, condition and title of the properties owned by Suifenhe Shimao; and (ii) the due establishment and valid existence of Suifenhe Shimao and the status of the registered capital, licences, permits and approval and assets of Suifenhe Shimao; and (d) the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting approval of the listing of, and permission to deal in, all the Conversion Shares. The Company shall have the right to waive any or all of the conditions specified in the S&P Agreement except for those in (b) and (d) above. If any of the conditions of the S&P Agreement is not fulfilled or waived by the Company on or before 30 June 2005 or such other date as shall be agreed between the Vendor and the Company, the S&P Agreement shall