Dragon Mining Limited — Earnings Release 2002

Jul 22, 2002

Listed Company Information

SAMSON PAPER<00731> - Results Announcement (Summary) Samson Paper Holdings Limited announced on 22/7/2002: (stock code: 731) Year end date: 31/3/2002 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: Unqualified Review of Interim Report by: N/A (Audited) (Audited) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/4/2001 from 1/4/2000 to 31/3/2002 to 31/3/2001 ('000) ('000) Turnover : 2,117,592 2,538,064 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 67,798 106,338 Finance cost : (40,410) (80,693) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : - - Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : - - Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 23,870 21,509 % Change over Last Period : +11% EPS/(LPS)-Basic : 5.6 cents 5.2 cents -Diluted : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : - - Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 23,870 21,509 Final Dividend per Share : 1.0 cent NIL (Specify if with other options) : - - B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 27/8/2002 to 2/9/2002 bdi. Payable Date : 9/9/2002 B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 27/8/2002 to 2/9/2002 bdi. Other Distribution for Current Period : NIL B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remark: The basis of calculation for basic EPS for the current period The calculation of earnings per share is based on the audited consolidated profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of HK$23,870,000 and on the weighted average number of 429,258,039 shares of the Company in issue during the year.