10:20 TVB<00511> - Announcement (5) The closing of any purchase of the Sale Shares by Dr. Chan or the Nominee (as appropriate) required under the terms of the Undertaking shall take place on 14 September 2005. Shareholders Agreement Upon the First Closing, TVB Satellite, Enjoy Profits, Dr. Chan and Galaxy propose to enter into the Shareholders' Agreement for the regulation of the affairs and business of the Galaxy Group. Board of directors As at the date of the Announcement, the board of directors of Galaxy comprises of 7 members. Under the Shareholders' Agreement, subject to certain conditions, TVB Satellite, Enjoy Profits and Dr. Chan or Nominee (as appropriate) will be entitled to nominate and appoint 3, 2 and 1 directors, respectively, to each of the boards of directors of Galaxy and Galaxy Broadcasting. A nomination committee will be established by each of the boards of directors of Galaxy and Galaxy Broadcasting which will nominate an independent director to the board of directors of Galaxy and Galaxy Broadcasting, respectively. The nomination and appointment are expected to take place after the First Closing. Pre-emption rights Under the Shareholders' Agreement, each of the Shareholders has agreed not to transfer or otherwise dispose of any Shares for a period of 5 years from the date of the First Closing. Thereafter, the Shareholders may transfer their Shares provided that they comply with the pre-emption right provisions contained in the Shareholders' Agreement. In addition, in the event of a change of control of a Shareholder or controlling party of such Shareholder (other than the Company), the pre-emption transfer rights may be triggered. Any transfer of Shares under the pre-emption transfer rights will be at either an agreed or fair market value. The non-transferring Shareholders also have the right to tag-along on a pro-rata basis on any proposed disposition. Any issue of new Shares is also subject to pre-emption rights under the Shareholders' Agreement. Shareholder's Loan TVB Satellite has agreed to provide an unsecured interest bearing shareholder's loan of no more than HK$50,000,000 to Galaxy upon request for working capital purposes. The maturity date of any shareholders' loan provided by TVB Satellite will fall on the third anniversary of the Second Closing. Guarantees Each of the Company, Ruili and, if Dr. Chan nominates the Nominee to acquire the Sale Shares and take up the new Shares to be issued by Galaxy in his stead at First Closing, Dr. Chan is to provide a guarantee to the performance of the obligations of TVB Satellite, Enjoy Profits and the Nominee, respectively, under the Shareholders' Agreement. Impact on the Group Before the Sale, the indirect 49% shareholding interest in Galaxy was accounted for by the Group under equity accounting as this investment was considered to be an associate of the Group. The 51% shareholding interest in Galaxy was accounted for at cost and included under Other Investments in the