Dragon Mining Limited — Earnings Release 2000

Jul 6, 2000

Listed Company Information

SAMSON PAPER<0731> - Results Announcement Samson Paper Holdings Limited announced on 6/7/2000: (stock code: 731) Year end date: 31/3/2000 Currency: HKD (Audited) (Audited) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/4/1999 from 1/4/1998 to 31/3/2000 to 31/3/1999 ('000) ('000) Turnover - Continuing : 2,379,132 1,850,775 - Discontinued : - - Operating Profit/(Loss) - Continuing : 73,802 35,826 - Discontinued : - - Total Operating Profit/(Loss) : 73,802 35,826 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associated Companies : - - Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : - - Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 62,403 31,824 % Change over Last Period : +96% EPS/(LPS)-Basic : 15.6 cents 8.0 cents -Diluted : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : - - Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 62,403 31,824 Final Dividend per Share : 1.5 cents 1.5 cents (Specify if with other options) : - - B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 1/9/2000 to 7/9/2000 bdi. Payable Date : 25/9/2000 B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 1/9/2000 to 7/9/2000 bdi. Other Distribution for Current Period : Nil B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remark: The basis of calculation for basic EPS of the current period The calculation of earnings per share is based on the audited consolidated profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of HK$62,403,000 and on the weighted average number of 400,258,039 shares of the Company in issue during the year.