10:10 LUKS IND(GROUP)<00366> - Announcement (3) reached the maximum capacity of the existing plant. It is anticipated that after the completion of the installation of the Facilities at the plant of Luks Cement (Vietnam), the maximum capacity of producing clinkers and cement of the Group is expected to be increased by approximately 500,000 tonnes per annum representing approximately 60% increase and thus enhance the Group's earning base. The Board considers that the transaction is on normal commercial terms and the terms and conditions of the Agreement to be fair and reasonable and are in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole. GENERAL The Agreement constitutes a discloseable transaction of the Company pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules. A circular containing details of the transaction will be despatched to the Shareholders as soon as practicable. DEFINITIONS "Agreement" the agreement entered into between Best Deluxe Assets and China National Aero-Technology on 23rd March 2005 for the purchase of the Facilities of a 1750TPD (tonnes per day) clinkers' (semi-finished cement products) production line to be installed in the plant of Luks Cement (Vietnam) in Vietnam "Best Deluxe Assets" Best Deluxe Assets Limited, a limited company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with its registered office at Offshore Incorporations Limited, P.O. 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. "Board" the board of Directors "Company" Luks Industrial (Group) Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange "China National China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Aero-Technology" Corporation Beijing Company (*), a company incorporated in PRC with its registered office at 19/F., CATIC PLAZA, 18 Beichen Dong Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101 China "Consideration" US$10.709 million (approximately HK$83,530,200.00), the consideration to be paid for the Purchase pursuant to the Agreement "Director(s)" the director(s) of the Company "Facilities" the equipments, machineries and parts in connection with the clinkers' production line with details as set out in the Agreement "First Letter of Credit" the unconditional and irrevocable Letter of Credit which Best Deluxe Assets will arrange with a third party bank for the opening in favour of China National Aero-Technology with validity period of 6 months from the date of issue for the sum of US$3,748,150.00 (approximately HK$29,235,570.00) "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries "HKSAR" the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China "Letters of Credit" the First Letter of Credit and the Second Letter of Credit