TOM Group Limited — Capital/Financing Update 2005

Mar 31, 2005

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(Stock Code: 2383)

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(Stock Code: 8282)

DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION SHARE TRANSACTION

JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT

FURTHER DEFERRAL OF SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETION

in relation to Proposed acquisition of approximately 80.6% of the issued share capital of Indiagames Limited

As the process of the subscription, issue and allotment of the Subscription Shares in India (including the opening of securities accounts) is taking longer than expected, the Board announces that the Subscription Completion will be further deferred and will take place on or before 30 April 2005.

Reference is made to the joint announcement of TOM Group Limited (“TOM”) and TOM Online Inc. (“TOM Online”) dated 17 December 2004 (“Joint Announcement”) and the circular of TOM dated 10 January 2005 (“Circular”) in respect of the proposed acquisition of approximately 80.6% of the issued share capital of Indiagames Limited and the joint announcement of TOM and TOM Online dated 24 February 2005 (“Deferral Announcement”) in respect of the deferral of Subscription Completion. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the Joint Announcement, the Circular and the Deferral Announcement.

Further Deferral of Subscription Completion

As disclosed in the Deferral Announcement, the parties to the Sale and Subscription Agreement have agreed that the Subscription Completion will be deferred and will take place on or before 31 March 2005.

As the process of the subscription, issue and allotment of the Subscription Shares in India (including the opening of securities accounts) is taking longer than expected, the Board announces that the parties to the Sale and Subscription Agreement have agreed that the Subscription Completion will be further deferred and will take place on or before 30 April 2005.

Further announcement will be made should the Subscription Completion not take place on or before 30 April 2005 in the manner mentioned above or should there be any further changes to the date of Subscription Completion.

By Order of the Board By Order of the Board TOM GROUP LIMITED TOM ONLINE INC. Angela Mak Angela Mak Company Secretary Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 31 March 2005

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As at the date hereof, the directors of TOM are:

Executive Directors: Non-executive Directors: Independent non-executive Directors: Mr. Sing Wang Mr. Frank Sixt (Chairman) Mr. Henry Cheong Ms. Tommei Tong Ms. Debbie Chang Ms. Anna Wu Mrs. Susan Chow Mr. James Sha Mr. Edmond Ip Mrs. Angelina Lee Mr. Holger Kluge Mr. Wang Lei Lei As at the date hereof, the directors of TOM Online are: Executive Directors: Non-executive Directors: Independent non-executive Directors: Mr. Wang Lei Lei Mr. Frank Sixt (Chairman) Mr. Gordon Kwong Mr. Xu Zhiming Mr. Sing Wang (Vice Chairman) Mr. Ma Wei Hua Mr. Peter Schloss Ms. Tommei Tong Dr. Lo Ka Shui Ms. Elaine Feng Mr. Fan Tai Alternate Director: Mr. Wu Yun Mrs. Susan Chow (Alternate to Mr. Frank Sixt)

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Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard.

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