09:17 SINOCOM SOFT<00299> - Results Announcement SinoCom Software Group Limited announced on 30/03/2005: (stock code: 00299 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: HKD 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 ($ ) ($ ) Turnover : 178,308,678 114,533,092 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 61,940,481 38,076,015 Finance cost : N/A N/A 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 : 55,366,818 33,851,694 % Change over Last Period : +63.6 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.23 0.17 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 55,366,818 33,851,694 Final Dividend : 10 cents N/A per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 09/05/2005 to 12/05/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 20/05/2005 B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 09/05/2005 to 12/05/2005 bdi. Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1. Listing Date and Basis of Presentation of Results The Company's shares were listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 30 April 2004. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical convention and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Hong Kong. 2. Earnings Per Share The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the profit for the year of HK$55,366,818 (2003:HK$33,851,694) and the weighted average number of 244,091,990 (2003:195,762,219) shares in issue during the year. No diluted earnings per share has been presented because the Company has no outstanding potential ordinary shares during the year or as at the balance sheet date. 3. Dividend per Share Dividend per Share for the last corresponding period from 1/1/2003 to 31/ 12/2003 is not stated for comparison because the Company was listed after the corresponding period and the dividends distributed prior to listing was to the then existing shareholders of the Company. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.