11:15 CS CONSERVAT P<00351> - Announcement (6) strong demand for power, the volatile crude oil price and the unstable international oil supply, the Board considers that waste incineration and processing for generating electricity in the PRC has a promising future with high returns. The total gross and net proceeds from the Placing and the Subscription are estimated to be approximately HK$93.6 million and HK$91.3 million respectively. It is the current intention of the Directors to use the net proceeds in the following manner: (i) approximately HK$65.0 million will be used for the proposed establishment of a new legal entity to carry out waste incineration and processing business in the PRC; and (ii) the balance of approximately HK$26.3 million will be used as general working capital for the Group. The Subscribers are confident of the business development of the Group, in particular, the waste incineration and the processing business in the PRC. As a result, they agreed to subscribe for the Subscription Shares so that their interests in the Company will not be materially diluted. CAPITAL RAISING ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS The following table summaries the capital raising activities of the Group during the past 12 months immediately before the date of this announcement: Intended Subscriber/ Net proceeds use of proceeds Actual use of proceeds as at the date of Date of announcement Event Placees (Approximately) (Approximately) this announcement (Approximately) 26 November 2004 Subscription of Quadrant HK$26.9 million Future investment in waste (i) Approximately HK$ 25.8 million has 50,000,000 Investment incineration and processing already been used for investment in new Shares Holdings Ltd. business in the PRC waste incineration and processing at HK$0.54 business in the PRC; and per Shares (ii) Approximately HK$1.1 million as general working capital 27 August 2004 Placing of Not fewer than HK$58.7 million (i) Not more than (i) Approximately HK$40.2 million (as supplemented by 134,660,000 six independent HK$30.0 million used for the joint venture in Guilin, a supplemental new Shares at investors for future investments the PRC, to carry on waste placing agreement HK$0.45 per in a waste incineration incineration and processing on 8 September 2004) Share on a and processing business; fully underwritten business in the PRC; (ii) Approximately HK$16.0 million basis (ii) About HK$20.0 used as operating expenses; and million for making (iii) Approximately HK$2.5 million used investments in an as part of the consideration for the environmental acquisition of the 39% equity interest protection project in Dongguan China Sciences in the PRC; and Conservational Power Co, Ltd. (iii) remaining of about HK$8.7 million for general working capital. 25 June 2004 Subscription of CIAM HK$19.0 million Future investment in waste HK$19.0 million has been used to finance HK$20,000,000 incineration and processing the acquisition of approximately 32.89% 8.5% extendable business in the PRC. equity interest in Bejing China Sciences convertible notes General Energy & Environment Co., Ltd. due 2006 12 May 2004 Placing of Not fewer than HK$15.0 million (i) About HK$2.0 million (i) Approximately HK$2.1 million for 11,200,000 six independent for repayment of loans; repayment of bank loans; new Old Shares investors and (ii) Approximately HK$8.82 million was at HK$1.40 per (ii) Remaining HK$13.0 used for payment of operating