09:35 RADFORD CAPITAL<00901> - Announcement & Resumption (8) Subscription was completed on 3 March 2005 and the Company has already received the net proceeds of HK$16.25 million from the Subscription. The net proceeds of approximately HK$46.7 million raised by the Company from the Open Offer, the Subscription and the Placings have been used for investment purposes, repayment of non-bank borrowing and as additional general working capital of the Group, which is in line with the intended use of proceeds as disclosed in the relevant announcements of the Company. The net proceeds from the Rights Issue is expected to be approximately HK$29 million, which will be used by the Company for investment purposes pursuant to the investment objectives adopted by the Company. As at the date of this announcement, the Company has not identified any specific investment opportunities. TIMETABLE OF THE CAPITAL REORGANISATION AND THE RIGHTS ISSUE As announced by the Company on 16 February 2005, the Company proposed to effect the Capital Reorganisation with the revised terms as set out in this announcement. The Rights Issue is conditional upon, among others, the Capital Reorganisation becoming effective. The expected timetable for the Capital Reorganisation and the Rights Issue is set out below: Despatch of Circular with notice of the EGM 1 April 2005 Latest time for return of proxy form for the EGM 9:00 a.m. on 23 April 2005 EGM 9:00 a.m. on 25 April 2005 Expected date on which the Capital Reorganisation becomes effective (Hong Kong time) 4:00 p.m. on 1 August 2005 Free exchange of existing Share certificates for New Share certificates commences 2 August 2005 Existing counter for trading in existing Shares in board lot of 20,000 Shares closes 9:30 a.m. on 2 August 2005 Temporary counter for trading in New Shares in board lot of 2,000 New Shares opens 9:30 a.m. on 2 August 2005 Last day of dealings in New Shares on a cum-rights basis 2 August 2005 First day of dealings in New Shares on an ex-rights basis 3 August 2005 Latest time for lodging transfers of Shares in order to qualify for the Rights Issue 4:00 p.m. on 4 August 2005 Book closure period 5 August 2005 to 9 August 2005 (both days inclusive) Record Date 9 August 2005 Register of members reopens 10 August 2005 Prospectus Documents expected to be despatched on 10 August 2005 First day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares 12 August 2005 Latest time for splitting nil-paid Rights Shares 4:00 p.m. on 16 August 2005 Last day of dealings in nil-paid Rights Shares 19 August 2005 Existing counter for trading in New Shares in board lot of 20,000 New Shares opens 9:30 a.m. on 16 August Parallel trading in the New Shares and existing Shares commences 9:30 a.m. on 16 August Latest time for acceptance of and payment for Rights Shares 4:00 p.m. on 24 August 2005 Rights Issue expected to become unconditional on or before 4:00 p.m. on 26 August 2005 Announcement of results 29 August 2005 Refund cheques in respect of wholly or partially unsuccessful applications for excess Rights Shares expected to be despatched on or before 30 August 2005