08:56 TEDA BIOMEDICAL<08189> - Announcement & Resumption (1) This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities. 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. Tianjin TEDA Biomedical Engineering Company Limited (a joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability) (Stock Code: 8189) PLACING OF NEW PLACING H SHARES Placing Agent SUN HUNG KAI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED On 17 May 2005, the Company entered into the Placing Agreement with SHK under which the Company appointed SHK as the placing agent to conditionally place, on a fully underwritten basis, 231,000,000 New Placing H Shares of RMB0.10 each in the Company, representing 57.75% of the existing issued share capital of the Company and approximately 37.87% of the issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing, to independent third parties at HK$0.161 per New Placing H Share. As at the date of this announcement, SHK has obtained written confirmations from the placees who have agreed to take up all the New Placing H Shares and therefore, SHK does not intend to take up itself 30% or more of the New Placing H Shares to be underwritten. The Placing Price of HK$0.161 is within the range of HK$0.161 to HK$0.186 as agreed by the Company and the Placing Agent under the New Placing Mandate and approved by the Shareholders under the Further Specific Mandate at the Shareholders' Meetings held on 21 December 2004. The 231,000,000 New Placing H Shares comprise 210,000,000 New H Shares and 21,000,000 Sale H Shares converted from 21,000,000 Domestic Shares held by TTII pursuant to the State-owned Shares Reduction Regulations. The 210,000,000 New H Shares represent approximately 34.43% of the enlarged issued share capital of 610,000,000 Shares upon completion of the Placing and accordingly is within the 35% issued share capital limit specified under the Further Specific Mandate granted to Directors at the EGM held on 21 December 2004. The Placing will reduce the aggregate shareholdings of TTII, the controlling shareholder of the Company from about 63.75% of the existing issued share capital to about 38.36% of the Company's issued share capital as enlarged by the Placing (after reduction of the 21,000,000 Domestic Shares held by TTII which have been converted to Sale H Shares). The New H Shares will be allotted and issued pursuant to the Further Specific Mandate granted to the Directors at the Shareholders' Meetings held on 21 December 2004. The Placing is subject to the fulfillment of the conditions set out under the paragraph headed "Completion of the Placing" below. On the basis of 210,000,000 New H Shares to be placed