Tomson Group Limited — Earnings Release 2004

Apr 14, 2005

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TOMSON GROUP<00258> - Results Announcement Tomson Group Limited announced on 14/04/2005: (stock code: 00258 ) Year end date: 31/12/2004 Currency: HKD Auditors' Report: Unqualified (Audited ) (Audited ) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 01/01/2004 from 01/01/2003 to 31/12/2004 to 31/12/2003 Note ('000 ) ('000 ) Turnover : 765,349 658,029 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 303,321 123,658 Finance cost : (9,016) (212) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : 2,419 1,064 Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : 12,124 (1,931) Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 243,597 83,380 % Change over Last Period : +192.15 % EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars) : 0.2188 0.0763 -Diluted (in dollars) : 0.2055 0.0759 Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : N/A N/A Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 243,597 83,380 Final Dividend : $0.10 Nil per Share (Specify if with other : N/A N/A options) B/C Dates for Final Dividend : 23/05/2005 to 27/05/2005 bdi. Payable Date : 03/06/2005 B/C Dates for Annual General Meeting : 23/05/2005 to 27/05/2005 bdi. Other Distribution for : N/A Current Period B/C Dates for Other Distribution : N/A Remarks: Earnings Per Share The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data: Year ended 31st December 2004 2003 HK$'000 HK$'000 Earnings Profit for the year for the purposes of calculating basic earnings per share 243,597 83,380 Add: premium and deferred expenditure on redemption of convertible bonds due 2009 8,779 - ___________ ___________ Profit for the year for the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share 252,376 83,380 ========== ========== Number of shares Number/weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating basic earnings per share 1,113,249,112 1,093,494,317 Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares: Convertible bonds due 2009 115,152,725 - Options - 5,319,098 ____________ _____________ Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share 1,228,401,837 1,098,813,415 ============= =============