08:52 AVICHINA<02357> - Results Announcement AviChina Industry & Technology Company Limited announced on 04/04/2005: (stock code: 02357 ) 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 : 12,877,452 15,065,942 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 386,997 988,416 Finance cost,net : (170,804) (209,873) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 14,187 (13,811) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 71,439 452,074 % Change over Last Period : -84.2 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.015 0.134 -Diluted (in dollars) : 0.015 0.134 Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 71,439 452,074 Final Dividend : NIL RMB 0.0105 per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : N/A Payable Date : N/A B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 17/05/2005 to 16/06/2005 bdi. Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 1 Basis of preparation and accounting policies The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard ("IFRS") promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") under the historical cost convention except that non-current investments and trading investments are shown at fair value. IASB has issued a number of new and revised IFRS which are effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2005. The Group has not early adopted these new IFRS in these financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2004. The Group has already commenced an assessment of the impact of these new IFRS but is not yet in a position to state whether these new IFRS would have a significant impact on its results of operations and financial position. 2 Turnover and profit from operating activities The turnover and profit from operating activities of approximately RMB 12.877 billion (2003: RMB15.066 billion) and RMB 387million (2003: RMB988 million), respectively, were all generated from continuing operations. 3 Earnings per share The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholders of RMB71,439,000 (2003: RMB 452,074,000) and based on the weighted average number of 4,643,608,500 (2003: 3,377,707,623) shares in issue during the year. There was no dilution effect on the basic earnings per share for the years ended 31st December 2003 and 2004 as there were no dilutive shares outstanding during the years ended 31st December 2003 and 2004. 4 Dividends At a meeting held on 4th April 2005, the directors proposed not to distribute any dividend for the year ended 31st December 2004. For more details, please refer to the press announcement today.