09:15 BEIJING YANHUA<00325>-Announcement&Resumption of Trading(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. SINOPEC BEIJING YANHUA PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED (A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock code: 0325) POLL RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS HELD ON 4 MARCH 2005 AND RESUMPTION OF TRADING OF BEIJING YANHUA Financial Advisor to Beijing Yanhua Bear Stearns Asia Limited Independent Financial Advisor to the Beijing Yanhua Independent Board Committee Lehman Brothers Asia Limited The Beijing Yanhua Board is pleased to announce that the Special General Meetings were duly held on 4 March 2005 during which all the special resolutions proposed in relation to the Proposal were duly passed by way of poll. At the request of Beijing Yanhua, trading in the Beijing Yanhua H Shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was suspended from 9:30 a.m. on 4 March 2005 pending the issue of this announcement. Trading in the Beijing Yanhua ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange was also suspended from 9:30 a.m. on 4 March 2005 (United States Eastern Standard Time). Application has been made by Beijing Yanhua to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the Beijing Yanhua H Shares with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 7 March 2005 and application will be made to the New York Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the Beijing Yanhua ADSs with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 7 March 2005 (United States Eastern Standard Time). Reference is made to: (a) the joint announcement dated 29 December 2004 (the `Announcement') and made by Beijing Yanhua and Sinopec Corp. in which it was stated that a proposal would be put forward to Beijing Yanhua Shareholders regarding the proposed privatisation of Beijing Yanhua through Beijing Feitian by way of merger by absorption of Beijing Yanhua under Article 184 of the PRC Company Law at the cancellation price of HK$3.80 per Beijing Yanhua H Share; (b) the composite document issued jointly by Beijing Yanhua and Sinopec Corp. on 17 January 2005 (the `Circular'), and the notices of the Special General Meeting and the Special General Meeting of the Independent Beijing Yanhua Shareholders set out in the Circular and published in South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Economic Times, respectively, on Monday, 17 January 2005; and (c) the announcement issued by Beijing Yanhua on 17 January 2005 in which it was stated that the Circular was despatched to Beijing Yanhua Shareholders on Monday, 17 January 2005. Unless otherwise specified in this announcement, terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Circular. The Beijing Yanhua Board is pleased to announce that the Special General Meetings were duly held on 4 March 2005 during which all the special resolutions proposed were duly passed. The results of the Special General Meeting The Special General Meeting was held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 4 March 2005 at Beijing Yanhua Hotel, No. 4 Ying Feng Zhong Lu, Yanshan, Fangshan District, Beijing, the PRC. A poll was demanded by the Chairman of the Special General Meeting for voting on the following special resolution. The poll results in respect of such resolution are as follows: Special resolution Number of votes For Against To consider and 2,801,533,339 219,000 (0.0078%)