09:47 CHINA RICH HOLD<01191> - Announcement & Resumption (5) (c) (if required) the Bermuda Monetary Authority granting consent to the Capital Reduction and the issue of the Rights Shares by no later than the Prospectus Posting Date; (d) compliance with and performance of all the undertakings and obligations of the Company under the Underwriting Agreement; and (e) compliance with and performance by each of Mr Yip and Ms Cheng Kit Yin, Kelly of all of his or her obligations and undertakings to take up their respective Rights Shares. If any of the conditions of the Rights Issue are not fulfilled or waived on or before 1 June 2005 (or such later time and/or date as the Company and Yu Ming may determine), neither the Company nor Yu Ming shall have any rights or be subject to any obligations arising from the Underwriting Agreement and the Rights Issue will not proceed. Reasons for the Rights Issue and the use of proceeds The principal activities of the Group include sale of properties in the PRC, provision of medical and health service in the PRC and the operation of a golf resort. Upon the full subscription of the Rights Shares, the Company will receive approximately HK$43.13 million by way of subscription proceeds net of expenses. The Directors intend to use the net proceeds of the Rights Issue as general working capital of the Group. The Directors consider that it is in the best interest of the Company and the Shareholders to raise further capital as general working capital which may be used by the Company for the development of its business, and the Rights Issue will allow all Qualifying Shareholders the opportunity to maintain their respective pro-rata shareholding interests in the Company. UNDERWRITING ARRANGEMENTS Underwriting Agreement Date: 30 March 2005 Underwriter: Yu Ming, which immediately before the signing of the Underwriting Agreement did not have any interest in any Shares Number of Shares underwritten: 669,286,729 Rights Shares (Note) Commission: 2.5% of the total Subscription Price of the Rights Shares underwritten by Yu Ming. The maximum commission to be received by Yu Ming will be approximately HK$669,000. Note: These figures exclude 423,259,369 Rights Shares and 35,787,000 Rights Shares to be provisionally allotted to Mr Yip (together with his investment vehicle) and Ms Cheng Kit Yih, Kelly, respectively in respect of their attributable interest in Shares of the Company which they have undertaken to subscribe for in full. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company and Yu Ming have agreed that if the conditions of the Rights Issue are fulfilled on the Latest Acceptance Date (or such later time and/or date as the Company and Yu Ming may determine) and the Underwriting Agreement becomes unconditional and is not terminated in accordance with the terms thereof, Yu Ming shall pay the Subscription Monies in cash net of the commission entitled by Yu Ming, being 2.5% of the total Subscription Price of the Rights Shares underwritten by Yu Ming, on the date to be agreed by the Company and Yu Ming, but in the absence of such agreed date, not later than 4:00 p.m. on the third Business Day following the Latest Acceptance Date. Termination of the Underwriting Agreement The Underwriting Agreement contains provisions granting Yu Ming, by notice in writing, the ability to terminate its obligations thereunder on the occurrence of certain events. Yu Ming may terminate its commitment under the Underwriting Agreement on or before the third business day after the Latest Acceptance Date if: (a) the success of the Rights Issue would be materially and adversely affected by: (i) the introduction of any new regulation or any change in existing law or regulation (or the judicial interpretation thereof) or other occurrence of any nature whatsoever which may in the reasonable opinion of Yu Ming materially and adversely affect the business or the financial