08:57 LUEN THAI<00311> - Results Announcement (1) Luen Thai Holdings Limited announced on 21/04/2005: (stock code: 00311 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: USD Auditors' Report: Unqualified (Audited ) (Audited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/01/2004 from 01/01/2003 to 31/12/2004 to 31/12/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 553,766 544,924 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 38,363 33,994 Finance cost : (1,432) (1,362) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 529 681 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : (829) 18 Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 30,361 23,566 % Change over Last Period : +28.8 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.039 0.035 -Diluted (in dollars) : 0.039 0.035 Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 30,361 23,566 Final Dividend : US$0.0052 N/A per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 31/05/2005 to 03/06/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 07/06/2005 B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 31/05/2005 to 03/06/2005 bdi. Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: (1) Listing date and basis of presentation of results The Company's shares were listed on the Stock Exchange on 15th July 2004. On 27th June 2004, pursuant to a group reorganisation (the " Reorganisation") in preparation for the listing of the shares of the Company on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange"), the Company acquired the entire issued share capital of Luen Thai Overseas Limited ("LTO") through a share exchange and became the holding company of LTO and its subsidiaries. Details of the Reorganisation are set out in the prospectus of the Company dated 30th June 2004. The Reorganisation is accounted for using the merger accounting as permitted by the Statement of Standard Accounting Practice ("SSAP") Number 27 "Accounting for group reconstructions" issued by HKICPA. The consolidated accounts of the Group for the year ended 31st December 2004, including the comparative figures, are prepared as if the Company had been the holding company of the Group from the beginning of the earliest period presented. (2) Turnover The Group is principally engaged in the manufacturing and trading of garment and textile products, the provision of freight forwarding and logistic and system consultancy services. Revenues recognised during the year are as follows: 2004 2003 US$'000 US$'000 Turnover - Sales of garment and textile products - third parties 537,933 512,722 - a jointly controlled entity 3,465 - Provision for freight forwarding and logistic services - third parties 10,659 29,177 - related companies and a jointly controlled entity 1,414 2,463 Provision for system consultancy services 295 562 ------------ ----------- 553,766 544,924 ============ ===========