Kowloon Development Company Limited — Earnings Release 2000

Jul 26, 2000

Listed Company Information

BANK OF E ASIA<0023> - Results Announcement The Bank of East Asia, Limited announced on 26/7/2000: (stock code: 23) Year end date: 31/12/2000 Currency: HKD (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/1/2000 from 1/1/1999 to 30/6/2000 to 30/6/1999 Net Interest Income - Continuing : 1,847,455,000 1,747,357,000 - Discontinued : - - Operating Profit/(Loss) - Continuing : 1,105,447,000 773,800,000 - Discontinued : - - Total Operating Profit/(Loss) : 1,105,447,000 773,800,000 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associated Companies : - - Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : - - Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 939,934,000 676,890,000 % Change over Last Period : +38.9% EPS/(LPS)-Basic : 0.67 0.49 -Diluted : 0.67 N/A Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : - - Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 939,934,000 676,890,000 Interim Dividend per Share : 0.20 0.15 (Specify if with other options) : (with scrip (with scrip option) option) B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 21/8/2000 to 24/8/2000 bdi. Payable Date : 15/9/2000 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : - Other Distribution for Current Period : - B/C Dates for Other Distribution : - Remark: Earnings per share (1) The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on earnings of HK$939,934,000 (1999 - HK$676,890,000) and on the weighted average of 1,398,192,894 (1999 - 1,378,946,608) shares in issue. (2) The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on earnings of HK$939,934,000 and on 1,403,737,416 ordinary shares, being weighted number of ordinary shares outstanding during the first half year, adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential shares. There were no dilutive potential ordinary shares during the first half year of 1999.