08:53 TST PROPERTIES<00247> - Results Announcement Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited announced on 17/03/2005: (stock code: 00247 ) Year end date: 30/06/2005 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: N/A Interim report reviewed by: Both Audit Committee and Auditors (Unaudited ) (Unaudited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/07/2004 from 01/07/2003 to 31/12/2004 to 31/12/2003 Note ($ ) ($ ) Turnover : 2,984,596,950 3,420,013,913 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 1,382,269,361 1,173,700,053 Finance cost : (106,316,672) (152,329,712) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 663,981,815 (175,738,498) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 839,695,694 510,037,538 % Change over Last Period : +65 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) A : 0.6105 0.3729 -Diluted (in dollars) : 0.6059 0.3628 Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 839,695,694 510,037,538 Interim Dividend : 8.5 cents 5 cents per Share (Specify if with other : with option to with option to options) elect shares elect shares B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 14/04/2005 to 19/04/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 19/05/2005 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: (A) Earnings per share The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data: Six months ended 31st December, 2004 31st December, 2003 HK$ HK$ Earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per share 839,695,694 510,037,538 Adjustment to the share of results of a subsidiary, based on dilution of its earnings per share (6,295,810 ) (13,704,568 ) -------------------------------------------- Earnings for the purpose of diluted earnings per share 833,399,884 496,332,970 =========================================== Number of shares Number of shares Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share 1,375,513,421 1,367,905,827 ================================================ For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.