09:12 BUILD KING HOLD<00240> - Announcement (2) The Road King Investments The Group, through Smart Start, acquired an aggregate of 2,065,000 Road King Shares (representing approximately 0.35% of the issued share capital of Road King, based on its issued share capital of 586,412,566 Road King Shares as at 31 March 2005) during the period from 10 May 2004 to 11 April 2005 (both dates inclusive). The total consideration for the Road King Investments was approximately HK$11,411,700 (exclusive of transaction costs) which was fully satisfied in cash and funded by the internal resources of the Group. The consideration represented the then market prices of the Road King Shares. The range of the acquisition price per Road King Share was HK$5.200 to HK$5.650 and its weighted average price per share was HK$5.526. The highest and lowest price of the Road King Shares as quoted on the Stock Exchange on 26 May 2005, being the last trading day prior to the issue of this announcement, were HK$5.55 and HK$5.50 per share, respectively. Prior to the Road King Investments, a total of 1,552,000 Road Kings Shares were acquired during the period from 3 to 18 November 2003 by Leader Construction Company Limited, a then wholly-owned subsidiary of Wai Kee. Such company has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company since completion of the restructuring of the Company on 23 April 2004 as detailed in the circular of the Company dated 24 February 2004. The Zhejiang Glass Investments The Group, through Smart Start, acquired an aggregate of 4,093,000 Zhejiang Glass Shares (representing approximately 0.71% of the issued share capital of Zhejiang Glass, based on its issued share capital of 578,713,000 Zhejiang Glass shares as at 31 March 2005) during the period from 4 August 2004 to 11 April 2005 (both dates inclusive). The total consideration for the Zhejiang Glass Investments was HK$8,807,600 (exclusive of transaction costs) which was fully satisfied in cash and funded by the internal resources of the Group. The consideration represented the then market prices of the Zhejiang Glass Shares. The range of the acquisition price per Zhejiang Glass Share was HK$2.075 to HK$2.450 and its weighted average price per share was HK$2.1519. The highest and lowest price of the Zhejiang Glass Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange on 26 May 2005, being the last trading day prior to the issue of this announcement, were HK$1.93 and HK$1.85 per share, respectively. No Zhejiang Glass Shares were held by the Group immediately prior to the Zhejiang Glass Investments. As the Investments were all conducted on the market operated by the Stock Exchange, the Company is not aware of the identities of the vendors of the Road King Investments and the Zhejiang Glass Investments and accordingly, to the best of the directors' knowledge, information and belief, having made all reasonable enquiries, the vendors of the Road King Investments and the Zhejiang Glass Investments are third parties independent of the Group and the connected persons of the Company. Road King is an associate of Wai Kee, the Company's holding company, which is a connected person of the Company, whereas Zhejiang Glass is not a connected person of the Company. REASONS FOR THE INVESTMENTS The Company is an investment holding company. Its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the undertaking of civil engineering projects in Hong Kong, the PRC and Taiwan and carry on the other business activities as stated in the annual report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2004.