YGM Trading Limited — Earnings Release 2001

Dec 15, 2000

Listed Company Information

YGM TRADING<0375> - Results Announcement YGM Trading Limited announced on 15/12/2000: (stock code: 375) Year end date: 31/3/2001 Currency: HKD (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Last Current Corresponding Period Period from 1/4/2000 from 1/4/1999 to 30/9/2000 to 30/9/1999 Turnover : 878,792,000 814,737,000 Profit/(Loss) from Operations : 90,932,000 53,998,000 Finance cost : (913,000) (1,339,000) Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates : - - Share of Profit/(Loss) of Jointly Controlled Entities : - - Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI : 57,903,000 29,966,000 % Change over Last Period : +93% EPS/(LPS)-Basic : 38.1 cents 19.8 cents -Diluted : 38.1 cents 19.7 cents Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss) : - - Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items : 57,903,000 29,966,000 Interim Dividend per Share : 12 cents 11 cents (Specify if with other options) : - - B/C Dates for Interim Dividend : 9/1/2001 to 12/1/2001 bdi. Payable Date : 16/1/2001 B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting : N/A Other Distribution for Current Period : Special dividend of HK$1.50 per share B/C Dates for Other Distribution : 9/1/2001 to 12/1/2001 bdi. Remarks: (1) Earnings per share The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholders for the period of HK$57,903,000 (1999: HK$29,966,000) and on the weighted average number of 151,936,541 ordinary shares (1999: 151,620,082 ordinary shares) in issue during the period. The calculation of the diluted earnings per share is based on the Group's profit attributable to shareholders for the period of HK$57,903,000 (1999: HK$29,966,000) and on the weighted average number of 151,979,594 ordinary shares (1999: 152,348,467 ordinary shares) after adjusting for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. (2) The interim period's results announcement has adopted the presentation as in SSAP 1 and the corresponding figures of the comparative period have been restated accordingly.