Dragon Mining Limited — Earnings Release 2004

Dec 15, 2003

Listed Company Information

SAMSON PAPER<00731> - Results Announcement Samson Paper Holdings Limited announced on 15/12/2003: (stock code: 00731 ) Year end date: 31/03/2004 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: N/A Review of Interim Report by: Both Audit Committee and Auditors (Unaudited ) (Unaudited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/4/2003 from 1/4/2002 to 30/9/2003 to 30/9/2002 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 1,394,255 1,342,078 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 48,335 54,533 Finance cost : (18,797) (22,453) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : (542) (34) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 21,174 26,341 % Change over Last Period : -19.6 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.049 0.061 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 21,174 26,341 Interim Dividend : 1.0 cent 1.0 cent per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 8/1/2004 to 9/1/2004 bdi. Payable Date : 16/1/2004 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: 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$21,174,000 and on the weighted average number of 429,258,039 shares of the Company in issue during the period.