13:45 CHINA ELECTRON<00085> - Results Announcement (2) 2. LOSS PER SHARE Under the reverse acquisition method of accounting, the 6,500,000,000 ordinary shares issued by the Company to acquire the 65% equity interest in Sang Fei are deemed to have been in issue on 1 January 2003 for the purpose of computing the 2003 earnings per share. The calculation of the basic (loss)/earnings per share is based on the Group's loss attributable to shareholders for the year ended 31 December 2004 of HK$19,263,000 (2003: profit HK$38,506,000) and the weighted average of 7,086,556,066 (2003: 6,500,000,000 ordinary shares deemed to have been in issue on 1 January 2003) ordinary shares in issue during the year.