09:12 SHOUGANG GRAND<00730> - Announcement (1) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities of Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Limited and Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited. SHOUGANG CONCORD GRAND (GROUP) LIMITED (incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 730) GLOBAL DIGITAL CREATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED (incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 8271) Closing of the voluntary share exchange offer by DBS Asia Capital Limited on behalf of Upper Nice Assets Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Limited, to acquire all the issued shares of, and a voluntary conditional cash offer to cancel all the outstanding options of, Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited (other than those already owned by the Offeror and parties acting in concert with it) and Waiver Application from strict compliance with Rule 11.23 of the GEM Rules Financial Advisor to Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Limited DBS Financial Advisor to Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited Partners Capital International Limited The board of directors of SCG wishes to announce the latest time and date for acceptance of the Offers was 4:00 p.m. on 1 March 2005 and the Offers were closed on 1 March 2005. As at 4:00 p.m. on the Closing Date, the Offeror received valid acceptances in respect of 658,466,023 GDC Shares and 22,631,615 GDC Options, representing approximately 82.2% of the existing issued share capital of GDC and all the issued GDC Options respectively. As a result, all the outstanding GDC Options have been cancelled. The Offeror and the parties acting in concert with it were not interested in any GDC Shares, GDC Options, convertible securities, warrants, or other derivatives of GDC immediately before the commencement of the Offers. The Offeror and parties acting in concert with it did not deal in any GDC Shares, GDC Options, convertible securities, warrants, or other derivatives of GDC during the period from the joint announcement of SCG and GDC on 19 November 2004 to the date of this announcement. As at the date of this announcement, the Offeror was the legal and beneficial owner of 652,446,023 GDC Shares, representing approximately 81.5% of the issued share capital of GDC and the remaining 18.5% interest in GDC was held by the public. Other than GDC Shares, the Offeror does not own any other types of GDC securities as at the date of this announcement. In addition, valid acceptances in respect of 6,020,000 GDC Shares (representing approximately 0.7% of the issued share capital of GDC as at the date of this announcement) have been received by the Offeror as at 4:00 p.m. on 1 March 2005, the titles of which have not yet been legally transferred to the Offeror. Upon completion of the transfers, the Offeror will be interested in 658,466,023 GDC Shares, representing approximately 82.2% of the issued share capital of GDC and only approximately 17.8% interest in GDC will be held by the public. Application has been made by GDC to the Stock Exchange for a waiver from strict compliance with Rule 11.23 of the GEM Rules on the 25% minimum public float requirement for a period of one month from the date of this announcement until 1 April 2005. Further announcement will be made by GDC upon its due compliance with Rule 11.23 of the GEM Rules. Shareholders of SCG and GDC and investors should exercise caution when dealing in the SCG Shares and the GDC Shares.