08:50 YIZHENG CHEM<01033> - Results Announcement Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Company Limited announced on 29/03/2005: (stock code: 01033 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: RMB Auditors' Report: Unqualified (Audited ) (Audited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/01/2004 from 01/01/2003 to 31/12/2004 to 31/12/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 13,348,471 10,343,641 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 363,591 386,706 Finance cost : (86,799) (73,308) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : N/A N/A Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 240,383 259,131 % Change over Last Period : -7.2 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.060 0.065 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 240,383 259,131 Final Dividend : RMB0.025 RMB0.025 per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : To Be Announced Payable Date : To Be Announced B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : To Be Announced Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1. Employee reduction expenses In accordance with the Group's voluntary employee reduction plan, the Group recorded employee reduction expenses of Rmb 21,694,000 (2003: Rmb 54,786,000) during the year ended 31 December 2004 in respect of the voluntary resignation of 343 (2003: 912) employees. 2. Basic earnings per share The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of Rmb 240,383,000 (2003: Rmb 259, 131,000) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares of 4,000,000, 000 (2003: 4,000,000,000) in issue during the year. 3. Diluted earnings per share There were no dilutive potential ordinary shares in existence during the years ended 31 December 2003 and 2004. 4. The reconciliation between audited financial statements and Results Announcement Form 2004 2003 Rmb'000 Rmb'000 Profit from operations Per audited financial statements 348,968 368,271 Add: Interest income 11,497 17,006 Net foreign exchange gain 3,126 1,429 ---------- --------- Per Results Announcement Form 363,591 386,706 ========= ========= Net financing costs Per audited financial statements 72,176 54,873 Add: Interest income 11,497 17,006 Net foreign exchange gain 3,126 1,429 --------- --------- Per Results Announcement Form 86,799 73,308 ========= ========= Note: In accordance with Guidance Note II, profit / (loss) from operations should be stated after interest income and other income, and before finance cost and share of profits and losses of associates and jointly controlled entities and before taxation and minority interests. As a result, interest income and net foreign exchange gain included in the net financing costs in the audited financial statements amounting to Rmb 11, 497,000 (2003: Rmb 17,006,000) and Rmb 3,126,000 (2003: Rmb 1,429,000) respectively, have been reclassified in the Results Announcement Form. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.