Dragon Mining Limited — Earnings Release 2002

Dec 19, 2001

Listed Company Information

SAMSON PAPER<00731> - Results Announcement (Summary) Samson Paper Holdings Limited announced on 19/12/2001: (stock code: 731) Year end date: 31/3/2002 Currency: HKD (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/4/2001 from 1/4/2000 to 30/9/2001 to 30/9/2000 ('000) ('000) Turnover : 1,226,760 1,495,245 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 39,077 80,523 Finance cost : (25,349) (43,780) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : - - Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : - - Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 10,108 30,518 % Change over Last Period : -67% EPS/(LPS)-Basic : 2.4 cents 7.6 cents -Diluted : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : - - Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 10,108 30,518 Interim Dividend per Share : 0.5 cent 1.5 cents (Specify if with other options) : - - B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 10/1/2002 to 11/1/2002 bdi. Payable Date : 18/1/2002 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for Current Period : NIL B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remark: The basic of calculation of 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$10,108,000 and on the weighted average number of 429,258,039 shares of the Company in issue during the period.