09:49 SINOLINK HOLD<01168> & ENERCHINA HOLD<00622> - Joint Ann. (3 1,156,979,755 50.50% Warburg Pincus & Co. (Note 2) 515,524,377 22.50% 515,524,377 22.50% Public 346,627,316 15.13% 618,429,772 27.00% Total issued Shares 2,290,933,904 100.00% 2,290,933,904 100.00% Note 1: Including the interest of Smart Orient Note 2: Deemed interested in the Shares held by Atlantic Cay International Limited and Warburg Pincus Ventures L.P. Following the completion of the Placing, the public will be interested in 27.00% of the total issued share capital of Enerchina as at the Completion Date and as such Enerchina will be able to restore the Minimum Public Float and comply with Rule 8.08 of the Listing Rules. UNUSUAL TRADING VOLUME This statement is made at the request of the Stock Exchange. The directors of Enerchina have noted the increase in trading volume of the shares of Enerchina today. Out of the total volume of 53,090,000 Shares which were traded on the trading board of the Stock Exchange today, 84.76% accounted for the 45,000,000 Shares placed to the two other individual placees as disclosed to this announcement. Save as disclosed above, the directors of Enerchina confirm that there are no negotiations or agreements relating to intended acquisitions or realisations which are discloseable under Rule 13.23 of the Listing Rules, neither is the board of Enerchina aware of any matter discloseable under the general obligation imposed by Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules, which is or may be of a price-sensitive nature. DEFINITION "CCIH" CITIC Capital Investment Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability "CITIC Payment" HK$170,101,842 payment in cash being the total consideration for the 226,802,456 Shares to CCIH to be divided into two halves with the first half to be made on the Completion Date and the second half to be made on 29 April 2005 "Completion Date" 18 April 2005, being the date of completion of the Placing "Consideration" HK$203,851,842, being the total consideration for the Placing and to be satisfied by the Individuals Payment and the CITIC Payment "Enerchina" Enerchina Holdings Limited (stock code: 622), a company incorporated in Bermuda whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange "Individuals Payment" HK$33,750,000 payment in cash being the total consideration for the 45,000,000 Shares to the two individuals to be settled on the Completion Date "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "Minimum Public Float" the requirement under Rule 8.08 of the Listing Rules of maintaining at least 25% of the total issued share capital of a listed company in the hands of the public "Placing" the placing of an aggregate of 271,802,456 Shares by Sinolink to three independent placees through Smart Orient "Placing Date" 13 April 2005 "Placing Shares" 271,802,456 Shares which was held by Smart Orient before the Placing "Shares" ordinary share(s) of HK$0.01 each in the capital of Enerchina listed and traded on the Stock Exchange "Sinolink" Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1168), a company incorporated in Bermuda whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange "Smart Orient" Smart Orient Investments Limited, a company incorporated in British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinolink