09:18 TAKSON HOLDINGS<00918> - Announcement (1) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement. TAKSON HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 918) PROPOSED RIGHTS ISSUE On the Basis of One Rights Share For Every Five Existing Shares Held by Qualifying Shareholders Financial Adviser Centurion Corporate Finance Limited The Company refers to its announcement dated 4th April, 2005 in respect of the proposed Rights Issue and is pleased to announce that the Rights Issue prospectus has been despatched today. The following unaudited pro forma statement of adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group is set out in the prospectus. The Company refers to its announcement dated 4th April, 2005 ("Announcement") in respect of the proposed Rights Issue and is pleased to announce that the Rights Issue prospectus has been despatched today. The following unaudited pro forma statement of adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group, which has not been published before, is set out in the Rights Issue prospectus. Terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement unless the context otherwise requires. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF ADJUSTED CONSOLIDATED NET TANGIBLE ASSETS OF THE GROUP The following unaudited pro forma statement of adjusted consolidated net tangible assets of the Group is based on the unaudited consolidated net assets of the Group as at 30th September, 2004, as shown in the published "unaudited interim report of the Group for the six months to 30th September, 2004", and adjusted for the effect of the Rights Issue. It has been compiled for illustrative purposes only, to provide the Shareholders with information about the impact of the Rights Issue, and, because of its nature, may not give a true picture of the financial position or results of the Group. Unaudited consolidated net Unaudited Unaudited tangible assets pro forma consolidated net of the Group Estimated adjusted assets of the Less as at 30th net proceeds consolidated Group as at 30th Intangible September, from the net tangible September, 2004 assets 2004 Rights Issue assets HK$'000 HK$'000 HK$'000 HK$'000 HK$'000 (Note 1) 51,974 414 51,560 7,190 58,750 Unaudited net tangible assets of the Group per Share (Note 2) 0.1324 0.1257 Notes: 1. The estimated net proceeds from the issue of the Rights Shares are based on the Subscription Price of HK$0.10 per Rights Share and derived from after deducting the related expenses of approximately HK$0.6 million. 2. The unaudited consolidated net tangible assets of the Group per Share as at 30th September, 2004 is HK$0.1324 which is calculated based on 389,500,000 Shares in issue as at 30th September, 2004. The unaudited pro forma adjusted net tangible assets per Share is