09:19 HERITAGE INT'L<00412>-Announcement&Resumption of Trading(5) Notes: 1. The Company had applied the net proceeds arising the said fund raising activities in acquiring the whole of 31st and 32nd Floors of China United Centre, No.28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong Kong, further particulars of which are contained in the announcement issued by the Company on 29 November 2004, 2. Please refer to the announcement issued by the Company on 25 January 2005 for details. The special general meeting of the Company to be held to approve the transactions will be convened on 14 March 2005. Save for the above, there has been no equity fund raising activities conducted by the Company in the past 12 months. The Board considers that the terms of the Placing Agreement, which were entered into after arm's length negotiation between the Company and the Placing Agent, to be on normal commercial terms and that such terms are fair and reasonable and in the interest of the Shareholders and the Company as a whole. GENERAL The Directors notice that the market price of the Shares is approaching the extremity of HK$0.01 as set out in the Listing Rules. The Directors are also aware that a listed issuer is required to either change the trading method or to proceed with a consolidation of its shares in such event. The Directors will consider conducting a consolidation exercise if the price of the Shares continues to trade near such extremity and further announcement will be made by the Company in this regard as and when necessary. Application will be made to the Stock Exchange for the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Placing Shares. RESUMPTION OF TRADING Trading in the Shares was suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 4 March 2005 at the request of the Company pending the issue of this announcement and application has been made to the Stock Exchange for the resumption of trading in the Shares with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 7 March 2005. DEFINITIONS `associate(s)' has the meaning ascribed thereto under the Listing Rules `Board' the board of Directors of the Company `Company' Heritage International Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange `Director(s)' director(s) of the Company `HK$' Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong `Hong Kong' the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China `Listing Rules' the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange `Placing' the placing of 1,478,000,000 Shares at the Placing Price to at least six (6) independent investors pursuant to the Placing Agreement dated 3 March 2005 `Placing Agent' Get Nice Investment Limited, a deemed licensed corporation under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) permitted to engage in types 1, 4, 6 and 9 of the regulated activities `Placing Agreement' the conditional placing agreement dated 3 March 2005 between the Company and the Placing Agent in respect of the Placing `Placing Price' HK$0.0208 per Placing Share `Placing Shares' 1,478,000,000 new Shares to be placed pursuant to the Placing `Share(s)' ordinary share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the share capital of the Company `Stock Exchange' The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong