13:31 CNPC(HONG KONG)<00135> - Results Announcement CNPC (Hong Kong) Limited announced on 25/04/2005: (stock code: 00135 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: HKD 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 : 2,533,450 2,098,686 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 1,029,760 674,867 Finance cost : (10,735) (7,495) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 66,143 (1,303) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : 1,424 45,254 Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 775,244 516,403 % Change over Last Period : +50.12 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.1635 0.1074 -Diluted (in dollars) : 0.1616 0.1067 Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 775,244 516,403 Final Dividend : 3.5 cents 2.0 cents per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 24/05/2005 to 27/05/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 28/06/2005 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: Earnings per share The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share are based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholders of HK$775,244,000 (2003: HK$ 516,403,000). The basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of 4,742,266,717 shares (2003: 4,809,148,034 shares) in issue during the year. The diluted earnings per share is based on 4,798,347,798 shares (2003: 4,839,411,192 shares) which is the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year plus the weighted average number of 56,081,081 shares (2003: 30,263,158 shares) which would be issued at no consideration on the exercise of all dilutive options.