09:18 SINO BIOPHARM<01177> - Announcement (4) In this announcement, the following expressions have the meanings set out below unless the context otherwise requires: "Board" board of Directors "Company" Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands whose shares are listed and traded on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange "CTL" Chia Tai Pharmaceutical (Lianyungang) Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on 2 July, 1998 "Directors" directors of the Company "Group" the Company and its subsidiaries "Hong Kong" Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC "JCTT" Jiangsu Chia Tai-Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (*), a sino-foreign joint stock limited company incorporated in the PRC on 16 April, 1997, which is held as to 60% by the Group "Jiangsu Agribusiness" * (Jiangsu State Agribusiness Group Corporation Limited), a state-owned enterprise established in the PRC "Jiangsu Juxin" * (Jiangsu Juxin Investment Management Corporation Limited), a limited liability company established in the PRC and is owned as to approximately 51% by Jiangsu Agribusiness and approximately 49% by * (Jiangsu State Agribusiness Group Corporation Limited (Labour Union Committee)) "Joint Venture Agreement" the joint venture agreement dated 27 May, 2005 between CTL, Lianyungang Runzi and Jiangsu Juxin with respect to the formation of the Joint Venture "Joint Venture Articles" the articles of association relating to the Joint Venture dated 27 May, 2005 between CTL, Lianyungang Runzi and Jiangsu Juxin "Joint Venture" * (Lianyungang Tianyi Medicine Co., Ltd.), a limited liability company to be established in the PRC "Lianyungang Runzi" * (Lianyungang Runzi Consultation Centre), a partnership established in the PRC "Listing Rules" the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange "Parties" named parties to the Joint Venture Agreement and the Joint Venture Articles being CTL, Lianyungang Runzi and Jiangsu Juxin "PRC" the People's Republic of China and for the purposes of this announcement, exclude Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and Taiwan "Share(s)" share(s) of HK$0.025 each in the share capital of the Company "Stock Exchange" The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited "HK$" Hong Kong Dollars, the lawful currency in Hong Kong