13:09 AEON CREDIT<00900> - Results Announcement Aeon Credit Service(Asia) Company Limited announced on 26/04/2005: (stock code: 00900 ) Year end date: 20/02/2005 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: Unqualified (Audited ) (Audited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 21/02/2004 from 21/02/2003 to 20/02/2005 to 20/02/2004 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 878,359 771,176 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 263,173 262,644 Finance cost : (85,421) (116,945) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : N/A N/A Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 146,341 119,362 % Change over Last Period : +22.6 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.3495 0.2850 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 146,341 119,362 Final Dividend : 10.50 cents 9.00 cents per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 10/06/2005 to 16/06/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 28/06/2005 B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 10/06/2005 to 16/06/2005 bdi. Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: Disclosure notes on presentation of financial statements 1. Turnover represents interest income, annual fees and commission income received and receivable from credit finance services provided to outside customers and investment income from the seller and subordinated interests in securitisation trust received during the year. 2. The calculation of earnings per share is based on the net profit for the year of HK$146,341,000 (2003/04: HK$119,362,000) and on the number of 418,766,000 (2003/04: 418,766,000) shares in issue during the year.