09:26 SEEC MEDIA<00205> - Announcement (1) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. SEEC MEDIA GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 205) ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13.13 OF THE LISTING RULES In accordance with the requirements under Rule 13.13 of the Listing Rules, the Directors announce the details of the advance to an entity by the Group as at 31 December 2004. 1. ADVANCE TO AN ENTITY UNDER RULE 13.13 According to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as at 31 December 2004, there was an advance to Observer Star Global in an aggregate sum of HK$28,056,754 by the Group representing 9.53% of the total assets of the Group as at 31 December 2004 which has exceeded the 8% threshold stipulated under Rule 13.13 of the Listing Rules. This advance to Observer Star Global represents the total outstanding consideration payable to the Group by Observer Star Global (which sum was guaranteed by Sun Business) as at 31 December 2004 under a sale and purchase agreement dated 7 November 2004 entered into between the Company as vendor; Observer Star Global as purchaser; and Sun Business as the guarantor. Pursuant to the said sale and purchase agreement, the Company agreed to sell, and Observer Star Global agreed to purchase, the entire issued share capital of Maxful Management Corp., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with limited liability and a then wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, at a total consideration of HK$48,000,000. As at the date of this announcement, the total outstanding consideration payable to the Group by Observer Star Global is HK$24,000,000. The said sum of HK$24,000,000 is to be paid in full by Observe Star Global to the Group on or before 30 June 2005. 2. GENERAL The Company will comply with the relevant disclosure requirements according to Rule 13.20 of the Listing Rules for so long as circumstances giving rise to such disclosure obligation continue to exist. Save as disclosed above, the Directors confirmed that there is no other matter which is discloseable under the general disclosure obligations imposed by Rules 13.13 to 13.19 of the Listing Rules as at the date of this announcement. As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. WANG Boming, Mr. ZHANG Zhifang, Mr. DAI Xiaojing, Mr. LI Shijie, Mr. YEH Shuen Ji and Mr. LAU See Him Louis, all as executive Directors; and Mr. FU Fengxiang, Mr. WANG Xiangfei and Mr. GE Ming, all as independent non-executive Directors. 3. DEFINITIONS In this announcement, the following terms have the following meanings : "Board" the board of Directors "Company" SEEC Media Group Limited, a limited company incorporated in the Cayman Islands whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange "Directors" the directors of the Company "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries "HK$" Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong "Hong Kong" the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of The People's Republic of China "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "Observer Star Global" The Observer Star Global Publishing Holding Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with limited liability and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Business, which is not a connected person (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company "Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited