09:36 WO KEE HONG<00720> - Announcement (4) Completion Upon payment of the Settlement Amount in full on each of the Settlement Dates and the satisfaction of the Conditions Precedent, MHI shall release the Company and WKHL from their respective obligations under the Loan Agreement. In the event (i) the Company and/or WKHL fails to pay the Settlement Amount on any of the Settlement Date; or (ii) any of the Conditions Precedent is not fulfilled on the dates set out in the paragraph headed "The Settlement - The Conditions Precedent" above; or (iii) the payment of the Settlement Amount is set aside or avoided as a result of any act or omission on the part of the Company and/or WKHL or by operation of the law or regulation, then the liabilities of the Company and WKHL under the Loan Agreement shall continue as if the Deed of Settlement has never been entered into by the parties. The Deeds of Amendment On 24 February 2005 (a) MHI, Stoneycroft, WKHL and the Company entered into the Deed of Amendment A in relation to the Deed of Charge A in respect of Property A; and (b) MHI, Ever Rising, WKHL and the Company entered into the Deed of Amendment B in relation to the Deed of Charge B in respect of Property B. The purpose of the Deeds of Amendment is to amend the Deeds of Charge to extend the security over the Properties created by the Deeds of Charge for the performance of the Deed of the Settlement and for a period of not less than six months after the payment of the Settlement Amount and fulfilling of the Conditions Precedent in accordance with the Deed of Settlement by the Company and WKHL and the observance of the warranties and undertaking contained in the Deed of Settlement by the Company and WKHL. The period was agreed upon after negotiation between the Company and MHI. Based on the experience of the Directors, the Directors are of the view that it is not uncommon for a lender to hold onto the securities for securing the loan for a period of time after full payment of the indebtedness due to the lender. Accordingly, the Directors consider the period provided for in the Deeds of Amendment as acceptable. Upon full performance of the Deed of Settlement by the Company and WKHL, MHI shall upon the request of Stoneycroft and Ever Rising discharge the charge over the Properties created by the Deeds of Charge in accordance with the terms thereof. EFFECT OF THE SETTLEMENT The principal businesses of the Group are importing, marketing and distribution of air-conditioning and refrigeration products; audio-visual equipment; car audio and electronic products; motor vehicles and car accessories; and other electronic and electrical products. The audited consolidated net asset value of the Group as at 31 December 2002 and 2003 and the audited consolidated profit/(loss) of the Group before and after taxation for the two years ended 31 December 2003 are: As at 31 December 2002/ As at 31 December 2003/ For the year ended For the year ended 31 December 2002 31 December 2003 (HK$) (HK$)