09:19 PAN SINO INT'L<08260> - Yearly Results Announcement (2) 2. Listing Date The Company was listed on 2nd December 2003. 3. Basis of Preparation The Group's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Hong Kong and comply with Statements of Standard Accounting Practice issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and are prepared under the historical cost convention. 4. Earnings per share (a) The calculation of basic earnings per share for the year ended 31st December, 2004 is based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholders and 800,000,000 shares in issue during the year ended 31st December, 2004. The calculation of basic earnings per share for the year ended 31st December, 2003 is based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholders and the weighted average number of 582,356,164 shares (comprising 560,000,000 shares, being 1 share issued on the incorporation of the Company on 16th October, 2002, 99,999 shares as the consideration for the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Dickinson Group Limited on 23rd June, 2003 and adjusting for the capitalisation issue of 559,900,000 shares as referred to in the prospectus of the Company dated 25th November, 2003 and 22,356,164 shares, being the weighted average number of 240,000,000 shares issued to the placees on 28th November, 2003) in issue during the year ended 31st December, 2003. (b) Diluted earnings per share for the year ended 31st December, 2004 is based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholder and the weighted average number of 854,193,548 shares in issue during the year. The number of shares used in the calculation comprised 800,000,000 shares referred to in note 4(a) above and 54,193,548 shares assumed to have been issued at no consideration on the deemed exercise of the options under the Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme based on the fair value per share of HK$0.31. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended 31st December, 2003 is based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholders and the weighted average number of 636,709,105 shares in issue during the year. The number of shares used in the calculation comprised 582,356,164 shares referred to in note 4(a) above and 54,352,941 shares assumed to have been issued at no consideration on the deemed exercise of the options under the Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme based on the fair value per share of HK$0.34.