09:45 TAKSON HOLDINGS<00918> - Announcement (2) up to the nearest board lot) 250,000 - 18,000,000 76 4,346,572 3.05% odd lot in full plus 3.00% of the remaining excess Rights Shares applied for (rounded down to the nearest board lot) 25,001,900 1 626,900 2.51% 2.51% 83,101,200 1 1,665,292 2.00% 2.00% 301 7,625,158 The Directors consider that the 7,625,158 Rights Shares available for the excess applications have been allocated on a fair and reasonable basis. SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY The following is a table showing the changes in shareholding structure of the Company prior to and immediately after completion of the Rights Issue: Immediately before Immediately after completion of the Rights Issue completion of the Rights Issue Number of Shares % Number of Shares % Controlling Shareholder 250,618,000 64.34% 300,541,600 64.30% Public 138,882,000 35.66% 166,858,400 35.70% Total 389,500,000 100.00% 467,400,000 100.00% CERTIFICATES FOR RIGHTS SHARES AND COMMENCEMENT OF DEALINGS Share certificates in respect of the fully-paid Rights Shares and refund cheques in respect of wholly or partly unsuccessful applications for excess Rights Shares will be despatched by ordinary post to those entitled thereto at their own risk by the Registrar on or before Tuesday, 24 May 2005. Dealings in the Rights Shares on the Stock Exchange, in their fully paid form, are expected to commence at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 26 May 2005. By Order of the Board Takson Holdings Limited Lawrence HUI Company Secretary Hong Kong SAR, 19 May, 2005 As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Wong Tek Sun, Takson and Ms. Pang Shu Yuk, Adeline Rita; the independent non-executive Directors of the Company are Mr. Tsao Kwang Yung, Peter, Mr. Lee Kwok Cheung and Mr. Zheng Jie and the non-executive Director of the Company is Mr. Wong Tak Yuen.