09:51 CS CONSERVAT P<00351>-Announcement&Resumption of Trading(3) that the JV Company is now in the process of construction of the incinerator and that a trail and formal operation of the JV Company will commence in the second term of year 2005. The Consideration is to be satisfied at Completion not in cash but by issue and allotment of Consideration Shares, credited as fully paid at a price of HK$0.76 per Preference Share to CCPH or its wholly-owned subsidiary or nominee as it may direct. Principal terms of the Preference Shares Number 100 million Preference Shares Nominal Value HK$0.01 per Preference Share Form Cumulative redeemable convertible Preference Shares in registered form Life of the Preference Shares 3 years from the date of issue Dividend 3% per annum, payable semi-annually, cum dividend Conversion right the number of Shares to be issued and allotted to any holder of Preference Shares on the exercise of his conversion rights will be calculated in accordance with the formula:- 0.76 x A B = C where: A is the number of Preference Shares stated in the relevant conversion notice; B is (i) for the period beginning on (and including) the date of issue of the Preference Shares ("Date of Issue") and ending on (and including) the first anniversary of the date of issue, HK$0.76, and (ii) for the period from (and including) the day after the first anniversary of the Date of Issue and ending (and including) the third anniversary of the Date of Issue, the higher of (a) 90% of the average of the closing prices on the Stock Exchange for one Share for the five trading days up to and including the conversion date (or, if such day is not a trading day, the last trading day before the conversion date); and (b) HK$0.50, provided that trading in the Shares is suspended on any trading day during such period, the average of the closing prices shall be calculated with reference to the latest five consecutive trading days on which the trading in the Shares is not suspended up to and including the conversion date; C is the number of Shares to be issued on conversion of the Preference Share(s) stated in the relevant conversion notice rounded down to the nearest whole number. Conversion notice A written notice of conversion must be deposited at the Hong Kong registered office of the Company at least 7 business days in advance of conversion. Ranking The Shares falling to be issued upon exercise of the conversion rights attaching to the Preference Shares will, when issued, rank equally in all respects with the Shares then in issue. Voting rights Holders of the Preference Shares will have the right to receive notice of, but not the right to attend or vote at, general meetings of the Company unless a resolution is proposed at the general meeting for the winding-up of the Company or for varying or abrogating the rights or privileges of the holders of the Preference Shares. Redemption by holders No redemption by holders Redemption by the Company Any unconverted Preference Shares shall be redeemed by the Company on the third anniversary of the date of issue at the issue price of HK$0.76 per Preference Share Return of capital On winding up of the Company, holders of the Preference Shares will be entitled to the return of capital in priority to any other class of shares on the basis of the nominal value of the Preference Shares Variation of rights The rights attached to the Preference Shares cannot not be altered without the prior written consent of the holders of the ordinary shares of the Company and of the holders of the Preference Shares holding not less than 75% of the outstanding Preference Shares for the time being. Transferability The Preference Shares are freely transferable by the holders thereof, subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules.