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Minth Group Limited Capital/Financing Update 2005

Nov 30, 2005

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Capital/Financing Update

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This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Stock Exchange’’) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (‘‘HKSCC’’) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

Unless defined herein, terms in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those terms defined in the prospectus dated Tuesday, 22 November 2005 (the ‘‘Prospectus’’) issued by Minth Group Limited (the ‘‘Company’’).

MINTH GROUP LIMITED

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

INTERNATIONAL OFFERING

Number of Offer Shares : 200,000,000 new Shares (subject to the Over-allotment Option) Number of Placing Shares : 180,000,000 new Shares (subject to the

Over-allotment Option)

Number of Public Offer Shares : 20,000,000 new Shares

Offer Price : HK$2.25 per Share, plus brokerage fee of 1%,

Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, SFC transaction levy of 0.005% and investor compensation levy of 0.002%

Nominal value : HK$0.10 each

Stock code : 425

Global Coordinator, Sole Bookrunner, Sponsor and Lead Manager

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SUMMARY

  • . The Offer Price has been determined at HK$2.25 per Share (plus brokerage of 1%, the Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, the SFC transaction levy of 0.005% and investor compensation levy of 0.002%).

  • . A total of 843 valid applications have been received pursuant to the Public Offer for a total of 184,156,000 Public Offer Shares, equivalent to approximately 9.21 times the total number of 20,000,000 Shares initially available for subscription under the Public Offer. As such, the clawback mechanism is not applicable.

  • . The International Placing was significantly over-subscribed.

  • . Share certificates for Public Offer Shares allotted to wholly or partially successful applicants using WHITE Application Forms which are either not available for personal collection, or which are so available but are not collected in person, will be despatched by ordinary post to those entitled at their own risk on Wednesday, 30 November 2005.

  • . Share certificates for Public Offer Shares allotted to wholly or partially successful applicants using YELLOW Application Forms will be issued in the name of HKSCC Nominees Limited and are expected to be deposited into CCASS for credit to their CCASS investor participants’ stock accounts or their designated CCASS participants’ stock accounts at the close of business on Wednesday, 30 November 2005.

  • . Refund cheques for wholly or partially unsuccessful applicants which are either not available for personal collection or which are so available but are not collected in person will be despatched by ordinary post to the addresses of the applicants specified in the relevant Application Forms at their own risk on Wednesday, 30 November 2005.

  • . The Company has granted Cazenove (on behalf of the Placing Underwriters) the Over-allotment Option, exerciseable at any time during the period commencing on 28 November 2005 and ending on 23 December 2005, both days inclusive, to require the Company to issue up to an aggregate of 30,000,000 additional Shares under the Stock Borrowing Agreement, further details of which are set out under the paragraph headed ‘‘Stabilisation and Over-Allotment Option’’ in the section headed ‘‘Information about this prospectus and the International Offering’’ of the Prospectus. The Overallotment Option has not been exercised as at the date of this announcement. If Cazenove decides to exercise the Over-allotment Option, the Company will issue a separate announcement.

  • . Dealings in the Shares on the main board of the Stock Exchange are expected to commence at 9: 30 a.m. on Thursday, 1 December 2005.

OFFER PRICE

The Offer Price has been determined at HK$2.25 per Share (plus brokerage fee of 1%, the Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, the SFC transaction levy of 0.005% and investor compensation levy of 0.002%). The net proceeds of the International Offering (after deduction of underwriting fees and estimated expenses payable by the Company in relation to the International Offering, assuming the Over-allotment Option is not exercised) are estimated to be approximately HK$415 million. The Company intends to use these net proceeds for the following purposes:

  • . approximately HK$186 million to increase production capacity of existing plants (of which, approximately HK$98 million for Jiaxing Minhui, approximately HK$71 million for Guangzhou Minrui and approximately HK$17 million for other subsidiaries);

  • . approximately HK$69 million to establish new manufacturing facilities;

  • . approximately HK$63 million for R&D by expanding the Ningbo Technical Center and acquisition of more research equipment;

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  • . approximately HK$34 million to establish overseas sales network;

  • . approximately HK$11 million to strengthen and develop strategic alliances;

  • . approximately HK$17 million for the implementation of ERP system to enhance management capability and efficiency; and

  • . approximately HK$35 million for general working capital

An additional net proceeds of approximately HK$65 million would be received if the Over-allotment Option is exercised in full. Accordingly, approximately HK$13 million would be used for Jiaxing Minhui, approximately HK$18 million would be used for new manufacturing facilities, approximately HK$21 million will be used for R&D by expanding the Ningbo Technical Center and acquisition of more research equipment, approximately HK$4 million to strengthen and develop strategic alliances and approximately HK$9 million will be used for the implementation of ERP system to enhance management capability and efficiency.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC OFFER SHARES

The Directors are pleased to announce that at the close of the application lists at 12: 00 noon on Friday, 25 November, 2005, a total of 843 valid applications have been received pursuant to the Public Offer for a total of 184,156,000 Public Offer Shares, equivalent to approximately 9.21 times the total number of 20,000,000 Shares initially available for subscription under the Public Offer.

A total of 831 valid applications in respect of a total of 126,656,000 Public Offer Shares were for Public Offer Shares with an aggregate subscription amount based on the maximum offer price of HK$2.56 per Share (excluding brokerage fee of 1%, the Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, the SFC transaction levy of 0.005% and investor compensation levy of 0.002%) of HK$5 million or less (equivalent to approximately 12.67 times of the 10,000,000 Public Offer Shares initially available for allocation in pool A), and a total of 12 valid applications in respect of a total of 57,500,000 Public Offer Shares were for Public Offer Shares with an aggregate subscription amount based on the maximum offer price of HK$2.56 per Share (excluding brokerage fee of 1%, the Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%, the SFC transaction levy of 0.005% and investor compensation levy of 0.002% payable) of more than HK$5 million (equivalent to approximately 5.75 times of the 10,000,000 Public Offer Shares initially available for allocation in pool B). No multiple applications and suspected multiple applications have been identified. No application for more than 50% of the Offer Shares initially being offered to the public for subscription under the Public Offer (that is, more than 10,000,000 Public Offer Shares) has been identified. The Offer Shares offered in the Public Offer were conditionally allocated on the basis set out in the paragraph headed ‘‘Basis of allotment under the Public Offer’’ below.

The Company has granted to Cazenove (on behalf of the Placing Underwriters) the Over-allotment Option exercisable by Cazenove (on behalf of the Placing Underwriters) at any time during the period commencing on 28 November 2005 and ending on 23 December 2005, both days inclusive, to require the Company to issue and allot up to an aggregate of 30,000,000 additional Shares under the Stock Borrowing Agreement, further details of which are set out under the paragraph headed ‘‘Stabilisation and OverAllotment Option’’ in the section headed ‘‘Information about this prospectus and the International Offering’’ of the Prospectus. The Over-allotment Option has not been exercised as at the date of this announcement. If Cazenove decides to exercise the Over-allotment Option, the Company will issue a separate announcement.

In connection with the International Offering, Cazenove, as stabilizing manager, or any person acting for it, on behalf of the Underwriters, may over-allocate or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Shares at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail for a limited period after the commencement of trading in the Shares on the Stock Exchange. However, there is no obligation on Cazenove or any person acting for it to do this. This stabilising activity may include exercising the

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Over-allotment Option, stock borrowing, making purchases of Shares in the secondary market or selling Shares to liquidate a position held as a result of those purchases. Any such purchase will be made in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulatory requirements. Such stabilising action, if commenced, will be conducted at the sole and absolute discretion of Cazenove or any person acting for it and may be discontinued at any time, and must be brought to an end within 30 days of the last day for lodging applications under the Public Offer. Details of such stabilising action and how it is regulated under the SFO are contained in the Prospectus.

The Directors confirm that no Public Offer Shares have been allocated to applicants who are connected persons of the Company within the meanings of the Listing Rules.

INTERNATIONAL PLACING

The Board is also pleased to announce that the Shares initially offered under the International Placing were significantly over-subscribed. 30,000,000 Shares, representing 15% of the Offer Shares initially available under the International Offering, have been over-allocated under the International Placing whereby the 30,000,000 Shares are to be satisfied by Shares borrowed under the Stock Borrowing Agreement, further details of which are set out under the paragraph headed ‘‘Stabilisation and Over-Allotment Option’’ in the section headed ‘‘Information about this prospectus and the International Offering’’ of the Prospectus. The Placing Shares were successfully placed to 101 placees. The International Placing is in compliance with Appendix 6 to the Listing Rules. The Directors confirm that no Shares have been allocated under the International Placing to applicants who are connected persons (as defined in the Listing Rules) of the Company. None of Cazenove, the Underwriters and their respective Associates has taken up any Shares in the International Placing for its own benefit and no placee under the International Placing will be a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of the Listing Rules.

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BASIS OF ALLOTMENT UNDER THE PUBLIC OFFER

Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set out in the paragraph headed ‘‘Conditions of the International Offering’’ in the section headed ‘‘Structure of the International Offering’’ of the Prospectus, valid applications made by the public on WHITE and YELLOW Application Forms will be allotted on the basis set out below:

NO. OF
SHARES
APPLIED FOR
POOL A
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
POOL B
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
NO. OF VALID
APPLICATIONS
BASIS OF ALLOTMENT/BALLOT
APPROXIMATE
PERCENTAGE
ALLOTTED OF THE
TOTAL NO. OF SHARES
APPLIED FOR
48
1 out of 2 to receive 2,000 Shares
50.00%
29
23 out of 29 to receive 2,000 Shares
39.66%
9
2,000 Shares plus 1 out of 9 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
37.04%
10
2,000 Shares plus 2 out of 5 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
35.00%
89
2,000 Shares plus 18 out of 89 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
24.04%
90
4,000 Shares plus 3 out of 10 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
23.00%
45
6,000 Shares plus 4 out of 9 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
22.96%
13
8,000 Shares plus 5 out of 13 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
21.92%
34
10,000 Shares plus 9 out of 34 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
21.06%
22
12,000 Shares plus 7 out of 22 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
21.06%
17
14,000 Shares
20.00%
27
14,000 Shares
17.50%
2
14,000 Shares
15.56%
144
14,000 Shares
14.00%
73
14,000 Shares plus 37 out of 73 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
7.51%
45
18,000 Shares
6.00%
41
22,000 Shares
5.50%
57
26,000 Shares plus 10 out of 57 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
5.27%
24
30,000 Shares
5.00%
3
32,000 Shares
4.00%
5
36,000 Shares
3.60%
4
50,000 Shares plus 1 out of 2 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
3.40%
831
5
348,000 Shares
17.40%
1
434,000 Shares
17.36%
1
522,000 Shares
17.40%
1
696,000 Shares
17.40%
1
1,392,000 Shares
17.40%
3
1,738,000 Shares plus 1 out of 3 to receive additional 2,000 Shares
17.39%

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RESULTS OF APPLICATIONS MADE USING WHITE APPLICATION FORMS

The following are the identification document numbers (where supplied) of successful applicants using WHITE Application Forms and the number of Public Offer Shares conditionally allotted to them.

Identification document Number of Public Identification document Number of Public
number Offer Shares allotted number Offer Shares allotted
17580431 2,000 E5061591 2,000
A353839A 14,000 E5931960 2,000
A3846493 2,000 E7508283 2,000
A482860A 14,000 E9799307 2,000
A5105091 8,000 G0232695 2,000
A5380475 14,000 G0957010 6,000
A7118891 2,000 G1144595 2,000
A8447317 12,000 G1645748 6,000
A8577911 8,000 G421800A 4,000
A9422059 6,000 G5219034 4,000
B7663655 4,000 G5269120 8,000
B767424A 4,000 G5815664 2,000
C2843631 2,000 G6315401 2,000
C3415803 2,000 G6431037 2,000
C3930082 2,000 G6651037 4,000
C5868686 2,000 G7068629 8,000
C6314412 4,000 G8031400 2,000
C6373117 10,000 H3641408 4,000
D0167402 4,000 H4640707 2,000
D1903331 2,000 K0283401 8,000
D3659039 2,000 K0403369 2,000
D3871720 8,000 K1080334 14,000
D4286392 2,000 K1110977 2,000
D4315244 2,000 K1581023 2,000
D433043A 2,000 K1955365 10,000
D4600712 2,000 K208435A 14,000
D4701691 2,000 K2540002 12,000
D5909660 2,000 K3817539 8,000
D6329714 2,000 K5379520 2,000
D6757430 4,000 K8467919 2,000
D8004278 8,000 P2759628 2,000
D8511439 18,000 P4202396 4,000
E175598A 2,000 P9729341 4,000
E3188268 2,000 R0414270 8,000
E3694163 2,000 XD2923543 2,000
E4651344 2,000 Z0705447 2,000
E4906490 2,000

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RESULTS OF APPLICATIONS MADE USING YELLOW APPLICATION FORMS

The following are the account numbers or identification document numbers (where supplied) of successful applicants using YELLOW Application Forms and the number of Public Offer Shares conditionally allotted to them.

Applications made through designated CCASS broker/custodian participants

Identification document Number of Public Identification document Number of Public
number Offer Shares allotted number Offer Shares allotted
00603092 16,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 50,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 16,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 16,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 28,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 16,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 16,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 28,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 28,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 16,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 22,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 26,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 22,000

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Identification document Number of Public Identification document Number of Public number Offer Shares allotted number Offer Shares allotted

00603092 16,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 22,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 14,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 28,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 30,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 14,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 18,000
00603092 16,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 26,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 30,000 00603092 30,000
00603092 18,000 04994401 14,000
00603092 14,000 11193268 14,000
00603092 14,000 12132312 28,000
00603092 26,000 12132312 26,000
00603092 30,000 12132312 26,000
00603092 14,000 12132312 28,000
00603092 26,000 12132312 14,000
00603092 18,000 12132312 2,000
00603092 30,000 12132312 14,000
00603092 14,000 12132312 2,000
00603092 26,000 12132312 26,000
00603092 14,000 12132312 22,000
00603092 18,000 12132312 26,000
00603092 14,000 12132312 26,000
00603092 30,000 12132312 26,000
00603092 18,000 12132312 28,000
00603092 14,000 12132312 22,000
00603092 14,000 12132312 28,000
00603092 30,000 12132312 26,000
00603092 14,000 16063767 8,000
00603092 30,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 18,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 14,000 16063767 348,000
00603092 18,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 30,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 14,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 18,000 16063767 28,000
00603092 30,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 18,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 18,000 16063767 18,000
00603092 14,000 16063767 22,000
00603092 30,000 16063767 22,000
00603092 18,000 16577950 6,000
00603092 14,000 16577950 4,000
00603092 18,000 16577950 6,000

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Identification document Number of Public Identification document Number of Public number Offer Shares allotted number Offer Shares allotted

16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 32,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 18,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 18,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 8,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 6,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 2,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 6,000 16577950 2,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 4,000
16577950 4,000 16577950 2,000

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Identification document Number of Public Identification document Number of Public
number Offer Shares allotted number Offer Shares allotted
16577950 4,000 18900622 14,000
16577950 2,000 18900622 12,000
16577950 2,000 18900622 12,000
16577950 2,000 18900622 12,000
16577950 2,000 18900622 12,000
16577950 2,000 18900622 12,000
16577950 4,000 18900622 12,000
17782788 2,000 18900622 12,000
18900622 14,000 18900622 14,000
18900622 14,000 234120 32,000
18900622 14,000 234120 18,000
18900622 14,000 234120 14,000
18900622 14,000 30891477 30,000
18900622 14,000 D4284063 2,000
18900622 14,000 D4534353 8,000
18900622 14,000 D490889A 4,000
18900622 14,000 E5053947 2,000
18900622 14,000 E8631763 2,000
18900622 14,000 G1634258 14,000
18900622 14,000 G6330311 2,000
18900622 14,000 H3087893 2,000
18900622 14,000 K283605A 6,000
18900622 14,000 K3357546 2,000
18900622 14,000 K3665968 2,000
18900622 14,000 K3701417 4,000
18900622 14,000 K6975593 2,000
18900622 14,000 P511105A 2,000
18900622 14,000 P7238154 6,000
18900622 14,000 P7660794 2,000
18900622 14,000 P9769912 14,000
18900622 14,000 R2707135 4,000
18900622 14,000 R2760621 8,000
18900622 12,000 R282509A 2,000
18900622 14,000 R3222178 4,000

Applications made by CCASS investor participants

No Applicants applied as CCASS Investor Participants using YELLOW Application Forms.

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RESULTS OF VALID EIPO APPLICATIONS

The following are the relevant identification document numbers (where supplied) of successful applicants using EIPO application made by CCASS Participants and the number of Public Offer Shares to be conditionally allotted to them:

Identification document Number of Public Identification document Number of Public
number Offer Shares allotted number Offer Shares allotted
D2283779 10,000 D12050081 14,000
10026550 10,000 D3540090 4,000
131462470 8,000 D645155-2 4,000
132903088 4,000 E3552431 14,000
156960724 4,000 E4908922 16,000
15844681 36,000 E8265554 10,000
200085970 4,000 F10306478 14,000
205106578 6,000 G030347-9 2,000
209098920 4,000 G1351515 6,000
211619773 4,000 G22046343 14,000
266483437 2,000 G4160796 6,000
328070420 2,000 G5770873 14,000
383399235 2,000 H406790-A 6,000
395054034 10,000 K0444383 6,000
440105690 8,000 K2029960 4,000
500000 26,000 K477852(9 2,000
A7430313 14,000 M16316561 12,000
A8152619 4,000 P2684016 16,000
A8493297 14,000 XA799159A 2,000
B7800083 4,000 Z10003607 14,000

COLLECTION/POSTING OF SHARE CERTIFICATES/REFUND CHEQUES

Share certificates for wholly or partially successful applications on WHITE Application Forms and refund cheques in respect of wholly or partially unsuccessful applications on WHITE and YELLOW Application Forms are expected to be despatched by ordinary post to those entitled at their own risk on Wednesday, 30 November 2005. Applicants who have applied on WHITE Application Forms for 1,000,000 Public Offer Shares or above and have indicated in their Application Forms their wish to collect their refund cheques and, where applicable, share certificates in person may do so from Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong from 9: 00 a.m. to 1: 00 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 November 2005. Applicants who have applied on YELLOW Application Forms for 1,000,000 Public Offer Shares or above and have indicated in their Application Forms their wish to collect their refund cheques in person may do so from Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at the above address during the above times.

Applicants being individuals who have applied for 1,000,000 Public Offer Shares or above and have opted for personal collection must not authorise any other person to make their collection on their behalf. Applicants must show their identification documents (which must be acceptable to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited) to collect share certificates and/or refund cheques. Applicants being corporations which have opted for personal collection must attend by their authorised representatives bearing letters of authorisation from their corporations stamped with the corporations’ chops. Their authorised representatives must produce at the time of collection evidence of identity acceptable to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited. Uncollected refund cheques and share certificates will be despatched by ordinary post at the applicants’ own risk to the address specified in the relevant Application Forms promptly thereafter. Share certificates will only become valid documents of title at 8: 00 a.m. on Thursday, 1 December 2005, provided that (i) the International Offering has become unconditional in all respects; and (ii) the right of termination described in the paragraph headed ‘‘Grounds for termination’’ in the section headed ‘‘Underwriting’’ of the Prospectus has not been exercised. Refunds in respect of applications through EIPO will be credited to the relevant applicants’ designated bank

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accounts or the bank accounts of their brokers or custodians on Wednesday, 30 November 2005. Applicants can check the amount of refund monies (if any) with their designated CCASS Participants (if they applied through CCASS Broker/Custodian Participants) or through the CCASS Phone System or CCASS Internet System (under the procedures contained in HKSCC’s ‘‘An Operating Guide for Investor Participants’’ in effect from time to time) on Wednesday, 30 November 2005.

DEPOSIT OF SHARE CERTIFICATES INTO CCASS

Applicants applying through EIPO should check the results of the Public Offer published herein (for applicants through EIPO, they can also check their application results via the CCASS Phone System or CCASS Internet System) and report any discrepancies to HKSCC before 5: 00 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 November 2005 or such other date as shall be determined by HKSCC or HKSCC Nominees Limited. For those wholly or partially successful applicants using YELLOW Application Forms or through EIPO who are allotted Public Offer Shares in the name of HKSCC Nominees Limited, the allotted Public Offer Shares will be deposited directly into CCASS for credit to their CCASS investor participant stock accounts or designated CCASS participants’ stock accounts as instructed by such applicants at the close of business on Wednesday, 30 November 2005 or in the event of a contingency, on any other date as shall be determined by HKSCC or HKSCC Nominees Limited. Applicants applying through their designated CCASS participants (other than CCASS investor participants) can arrange with their designated CCASS participants to advise them of the number of Public Offer Shares allotted under their applications.

COMMENCEMENT OF DEALINGS

Dealings in the Shares on the main board of the Stock Exchange are expected to commence at 9: 30 a.m. on Thursday, 1 December 2005. The Shares will be traded in board lots of 2,000 Shares.

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Chin Jong Hwa, Mr. Shi Jian Hui, Mr. Mu Wei Zhong, Mr. Chin Jung Huang, Mr. Liang Current Tien Tzu, the non-executive Director is Shaw Sun Kan Gordon, and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Heng Kwoo Seng, Dr. Wang Ching and Mr. Zhang Liren.

By order of the Board Minth Group Limited Chin Jong Hwa Chairman

Hong Kong, 29 November 2005

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in South China Morning Post.

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