Dragon Mining Limited — Earnings Release 2001

Dec 21, 2000

Listed Company Information

SAMSON PAPER<0731> - Results Announcement Samson Paper Holdings Limited announced on 21/12/2000: (stock code: 731) Please refer to the press announcement for the details of the audit committee's review report on the interim financial statement, to be issued by the Company on 22/12/2000. Year end date: 31/3/2001 Currency: HKD (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/4/2000 from 1/4/1999 to 30/9/2000 to 30/9/1999 ('000) ('000) Turnover : 1,495,245 1,220,396 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 80,523 60,836 Finance cost : (43,780) (26,319) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : - - Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : - - Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 30,518 29,072 % Change over Last Period : +5% EPS/(LPS)-Basic : 7.6 cents 7.3 cents -Diluted : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : - - Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 30,518 29,072 Interim Dividend per Share : 1.5 cents 1.5 cents (Specify if with other options) : - - B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 11/1/2001 to 12/1/2001 bdi. Payable Date : 19/1/2001 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for Current Period : Nil B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: (1) The basis of calculation for basic EPS for the current period The calculation of earnings per share is based on the unaudited consolidated profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of HK$30,518,000 and on the weighted average number of 400,258,039 shares of the Company in issue during the period. (2) Comparative figures Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current period's presentation.