Dragon Mining Limited — Earnings Release 2005

Dec 15, 2004

Listed Company Information

Listed Company Information
SAMSON PAPER<00731> - Results Announcement Samson Paper Holdings Limited announced on 15/12/2004: (stock code: 00731 ) Year end date: 31/3/2005 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: N/A Interim report reviewed by: Both Audit Committee and Auditors (Unaudited ) (Unaudited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/4/2004 from 1/4/2003 to 30/9/2004 to 30/9/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 1,630,680 1,394,255 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 58,923 48,335 Finance cost : (15,425) (18,797) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 1,916 (542) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 31,631 21,174 % Change over Last Period : +49.4 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.074 0.049 -Diluted (in dollars) : N/A N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 31,631 21,174 Interim Dividend : 2.0 CENTS 1.0 CENT per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 5/1/2005 to 7/1/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 14/1/2005 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$ 31,631,000 and on the weighted average number of 429,258,039 shares of the Company in issue during the period.