09:36 SHANGHAI GROWTH<00770> - Announcement (4) parties agreed that with effect from 30 June 2003, no Incentive Fee shall be payable to the Investment Manager if the Net Asset Value per Share of the Company (being the Net Asset Value as at 31 December of the relevant year divided by the number of Share in issue at such date) is less than US$6.20, and thereafter such threshold shall be adjusted annually (or such other period as the Board deems appropriate) according to the actual amount of special dividends paid out by the Company during the immediately preceding year(s) and that any such adjustments shall be approved by the Board in accordance with the Articles. Apart from the above amendment to the Investment Management Agreement, the other terms of the Investment Management Agreement remained unchanged. On 17 October 2003, the Company received confirmation from the Stock Exchange that the Waiver granted by the Stock Exchange on 9 February 2001 was still valid and the conditions stated therein remained unchanged. THE FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT On 11 April 2005, the Company and the Investment Manager entered into the Fourth Supplemental Agreement whereby the parties have agreed to, inter alia, amend and extend the term of appointment of the Investment Manager under the Investment Management Agreement. The Fourth Supplemental Agreement is conditional upon the receipt of all necessary approvals of the Independent Shareholders to be obtained at the AGM. In the event that the necessary approvals of the Independent Shareholders, are not granted, the Fourth Supplemental Agreement shall lapse. Upon the Fourth Supplemental Agreement becoming unconditional, the following amendments will be made to the Investment Management Agreement: (1) that the appointment of the Investment Manager under the Investment Management Agreement is extended for a term of three years commencing from 1 July 2005 and the Investment Manager shall be entitled to resign its appointment under the Investment Management Agreement, and the Company may by resolution of the Board terminate the appointment of the Investment Manager, in either case by giving not less than two months notice in writing to the Company or the Investment Manager to expire on or within one month of 30 June 2008; and (2) that the total fees payable to the Investment Manager, consisting of the Management and Administration Fee calculated pursuant to Clause 7.01 of the Investment Management Agreement and the Incentive Fee, if payable according to Clause 7.02 of the Investment Management Agreement, for each of the following periods of the term of the Investment Management Agreement as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Agreement shall not exceed the corresponding amount set out in a new Clause 7.03A to be inserted in the Investment Management Agreement, as indicated below: Period Amount From 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 inclusive US$1,400,000 (approximately HK$10,920,000) For the year 2006 US$1,200,000 (approximately HK$9,360,000) For the year 2007 US$1,200,000 (approximately HK$9,360,000) From 1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008 inclusive US$600,000 (approximately HK$4,680,000) Each of the above amounts is referred to as the "New Cap" or collectively, as the "New Caps" in this announcement. Subject to the above amendments, the other terms of the Investment Management Agreement including the basis for calculation of the Management and Administration Fee and the Incentive Fee according to Clauses 7.01 and 7.02 of the Investment Management Agreement respectively, shall remain the same. Shareholders should note that the New Cap provided for the period 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2005 inclusive takes into consideration of both the Management and Administration Fee, which is payable by the Company to the Investment Manager pursuant to Clause 7.01 of the Investment Management Agreement in relation to the stated period, and an Incentive Fee, which is expected to be payable by the Company pursuant to Clause 7.02 of the Investment Management Agreement being 15% of the amount by which the Net Asset Value of the Listed Investments Portfolio exceeds 115% of the Net Asset Value of the Listed Investments Portfolio as at 31 December 2004 compared with that of 31