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SOUNDWILL HOLD<00878> - Results Announcement

Soundwill Holdings Limited announced on 21/04/2005:
(stock code: 00878 )
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                           : 134,378            124,603           
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 76,140             116,842           
Finance cost                       : (36,634)           (54,658)          
Gain/(Loss) on disposal of 
  subsidiaries                     : 1,053              (203) 
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 17                 (4)               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 28,334             61,806            
% Change over Last Period          : -54       %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.25               0.82 (Restated)              
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : 0.22               0.82 (Restated)              
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 28,334             61,806            
Final Dividend                     : $0.025             $0.02
  per Share                                              
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A
  options)                                               
                                                         
B/C Dates for 
  Final Dividend                   : 24/05/2005         to 30/05/2005 bdi.
Payable Date                       : 17/06/2005
B/C Dates for Annual         
  General Meeting                  : 24/05/2005         to 30/05/2005 bdi.
Other Distribution for             : N/A
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A   
  
Remarks:

(1)  Basis of preparation

The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants had issued a 
number of new and revised Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards and 
Hong Kong Accounting Standard ("new HKFRSs") which are effective for 
accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005.  The Group has 
already commenced an assessment of the impact of these new HKFRSs but is 
not yet in a position to state whether these new HKFRSs would have a 
significant impact on its results of operations and financial position.


(2)  Earnings per share

The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the profit 
attributable to shareholders of HK$28,334,000 (2003 : HK$61,806,000) and 
on the weighted average of 111,487,217 (2003 : 75,530,691, restated)  
shares in issue during the year.

During the year, the company made a bonus issue of shares on the basis 
of one new share for every five existing shares on 8 June 2004 ("Bonus 
Issue"). The weighted average number of shares for the year ended 
31 December 2003, as if the Bonus Issue had occurred on 1 January 2003, 
was deemed to be 75,530,691 shares (62,942,243 shares before restatement). 
The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the previous year has 
been adjusted accordingly for this effect from 62,964,997 shares to 
75,557,996 shares.

The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on the adjusted 
net profit attributable to shareholders for the year of HK$28,859,000 
(2003 : HK$61,806,000) and the weighted average of 129,994,685 
(75,557,996, restated) shares outstanding during the year, adjusted 
for the effects of all dilutive potential shares.

The adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders is calculated based 
on the net profit attributable to shareholders for the year of 
HK$28,334,000 plus the reduction in interest payable of HK$525,000 
as a result of the deemed conversion of convertible bonds.

The weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of 
diluted earnings per share is calculated based on the weighted average 
of 111,487,217 shares in issue during the year plus the weighted average 
of 18,507,468 shares deemed to be issued at no consideration as if all 
the company's dilutive potential shares been issued.


(3) Comparative figures

Certain comparative figures has been reclassified to confirmed with the 
current year's presentation.