08:52 CIFH<00183> - Results Announcement CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited announced on 10/03/2005: (stock code: 00183 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: Unqualified (Audited ) (Audited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/01/2004 from 01/01/2003 to 31/12/2004 to 31/12/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 2,241,410 2,523,226 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 960,885 491,593 Finance cost : N/A N/A Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 75,978 174,672 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 901,339 656,578 % Change over Last Period : +37.28 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.2824 0.2100 -Diluted (in dollars) : 0.2570 0.2084 Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 901,339 656,578 Final Dividend : 7.5 cents 6.3 cents per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 17/05/2005 to 19/05/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 26/05/2005 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1. The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on profit attributable to shareholders of HK$901,339,000 (2003: HK$656,578,000) and on the weighted average of 3,192,157,892 (2003: 3,126,742,217) ordinary shares in issue during the year. 2. The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on adjusted profit attributable to shareholders of HK$904,834,000 (2003: HK$656,811, 000) and on the weighted average number of ordinary shares of 3,521,197, 208 (2003: 3,151,682,576) after adjusting for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.