09:17 GOLDBOND GROUP<00172> - Announcement (3) "Director(s)" the director(s) of the Company "Disposal" the sale of the Securities by the Vendor to the Purchaser pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement "Gobi Fund" Gobi Fund, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on 27 August 2002 "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries "HK$" Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong "Hong Kong" The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC "Listing Rules" The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "Manager" Gobi Partners, Inc., a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on 18 January 2002, which is owned by independent third parties "PRC" The People's Republic of China "Purchaser" FDC Special Situations Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands "Sale and Purchase a sale and purchase agreement duly executed by and among the Vendor, Agreement" the Purchaser, Gobi Fund and the Manager on 28 February 2005, pursuant to which the Vendor has agreed to sell the Securities to the Purchaser "Securities" 12 units of Gobi Fund, with each unit comprising one ordinary share of US$1.00 each and 100 redeemable preference shares of US$0.01 each "Shareholder(s)" holder(s) of the ordinary shares of HK$0.10 each in the share capital of the Company "Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited "Subscription Agreement" the subscription agreement entered into between the Vendor, Gobi Fund and the Manager in respect of the subscription of the Securities on 11 December 2003 "US" the United States of America "US$" US dollars, the lawful currency of the US "Vendor" Dragon Express Investments Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability "Vendor's Contributed such amount as the Vendor may have paid to Gobi Fund for the period Capital Commitment" from the date of the Sale and Purchase Agreement to 30 December 2005 (or the date at which the 6 units of the Securities have been transferred to the Purchaser pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement) inclusive in meeting calls on its capital commitment in relation to the remaining 6 units of the Securities By order of the Board Goldbond Group Holdings Limited Wong Yu Lung, Charles Chief Executive Officer Hong Kong, 2 March 2005 Translation of US dollars into Hong Kong dollars is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00 = HK$7.80. As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Wong Yu Lung, Charles, Mr. Ko Po Ming, Ms. Loh Jiah Yee, Katherine, Mr. Lan Ning and Mr. Kee Wah Sze and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Ip Yin Wah, Mr. Ma Ho Fai, Mr. Shiraki Melvin Jitsumi and Mr. Zhang Xiao Shu.