10:30 Share Buyback Notifications (SBN) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has received notifications from the following companies regarding the repurchase of ordinary shares as follows:- No. of Name of Company Date of Securities Highest Price Lowest Price (Stock Code) Repurchase Repurchased per Share per Share -------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- ALLIED GROUP LIMITED 11/03/2005 34,000 HKD 11.60 - ( 373) MING PAO ENTERPRISE 11/03/2005 110,000 HKD 1.53 HKD 1.50 CORPORATION LIMITED ( 685) management fees, utilities charges and maintenance fee of security alarm system, which is comparable to similar properties in the vicinity REASONS FOR ENTERING INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENT The Group is principally engaged in property development and investment. The Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) believe that the Lease will provide additional stable income for the Company and consider the terms of the Lease Agreement to be fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole. GENERAL As the appropriate percentage ratio defined under the Listing Rules exceeds 5%, the signing of the Lease Agreement constitutes a discloseable transaction for the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules and is subject to the disclosure requirements under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules. The Company will issue a circular containing particulars of the Lease Agreement to the shareholders of the Company as soon as practicable. Mr. Lee Wing Keung is the son of Mr. Lee Lap, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and, as such, is treated as an associate of Mr. Lee Lap under Rule 14A.11(4)(b) of the Listing Rules and thereby is a connected person of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. Accordingly, the signing of the Lease Agreement constitutes a continuing connected transaction for the Company under the Listing Rules. As the annual rent under the Lease Agreement does not exceed HK$10 million or 2.5% of each of the appropriate percentage ratios defined under the Listing Rules, it is subject to the disclosure requirements under Rule 14A.34 of the Listing Rules and particulars of the Lease Agreement will be included in the Company's next published annual report in accordance with the Listing Rules. DEFINITIONS "Company" Termbray Industries International (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange "Director(s)" the director(s) of the Company "Group" the Company together with its subsidiaries "Lease" the transaction contemplated under the Lease Agreement "Lease Agreement" the lease agreement dated 11 March 2005 entered into between Mr. Lee Wing Keung as the lessee and Termbray (Fujian) Land Development Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as the lessor "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "Property" the residential property situated on Hong Kong Island with a saleable area of approximately 306 square metres "Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited "HK$" Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong By order of the Board TERMBRAY INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Lee Lap Chairman & CEO Hong Kong, 11 March 2005 As at the date hereof, the board of Directors comprises of three executive Directors, namely Mr. LEE Lap, Mdm. LEUNG Lai Ping and Mr. WONG Shiu Kee; one non-executive Director, namely Mr. LEE Ka Sze, Carmelo and three independent non-executive Directors, namely Dr. LEE Tung Hai, Leo, Mr. CHAN Siu Kang and Mr. LO Yiu Hee.