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MENGNIU DAIRY<02319> - Results Announcement

China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited announced on   1/9/2004:
(stock code: 02319 )
Year end date: 31/12/2004
Currency: RMB
Auditors' Report: N/A
Interim report reviewed by: Audit Committee

                                                        (Unaudited )
                                     (Unaudited )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 1/1/2004      from 1/1/2003  
                                     to 30/6/2004       to 30/6/2003  
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 3,472,671          1,692,705         
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 253,749            152,393           
Finance cost                       : (13,622)           (3,878)           
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : 1,316              444               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 184,080            75,963            
% Change over Last Period          : +142.3    %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.24               0.1               
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : 0.16               N/A               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 184,080            75,963            
Interim Dividend                   : Nil                N/A               
  per Share                                                               
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A               
  options)                                                                
                                                                          
B/C Dates for 
  Interim Dividend                 : N/A          
Payable Date                       : N/A       
B/C Dates for (-)            
  General Meeting                  : N/A          
Other Distribution for             : N/A           
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A          

Remarks:

                                       
                                        Unaudited       Unaudited 
                                        For the six months ended                
                                        2004            2003
                                        RMB'000         RMB'000
Note I. Turnover                        3,472,671       1,692,705 
                                        =========================
                                                                

Note II.        Profit from operation activities is arrived  after the 
following items:                                                        

                                        Unaudited       Unaudited 
                                        For the six months ended                
                                        2004            2003
                                        RMB'000         RMB'000
Gross Profit                             826,934        425,733 
Other revenue                            2,768           1,405 
Distribution costs                      (513,464)       (232,874)
Administrative expenses                 (58,266)        (34,368)
Other operating expenses                (4,223)         (7,503)
                                        -------------------------
Profit from operations                  253,749          152,393 
                                        ========================
                                                                
                                                                
Note III        Profit after tax and for earnings per share                     
                                
                                        Unaudited       Unaudited 
                                        For the six months ended                
                                        2004            2003
                                        RMB'000         RMB'000
Profit from operations                  253,749          152,393 
Finance cost                            (13,622)         (3,878)
Share of profit of associates           1,316            444 
                                        ------------------------
Profit before tax                       241,443          148,959 
Taxation                                (11,240)        (32,230)
                                       -------------------------
Profit after tax                        230,203         116,729 
Minority Interest                       (46,123)        (40,766)
                                        ------------------------
Profit attributable to shareholders     184,080          75,963 
                                        =========================
                                                                
Note IV Earnings per share                                              
                                        Unaudited       Unaudited 
                                        For the six months ended                
                                        2004            2003
Earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per share and                        
                                        RMB             RMB
diluted earnings per share              184,080,000     75,963,000 
                                        ==========================
                                                                
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the                              
purposes of basic earnings per share     781,593,407     750,000,000 
                                        ============================
                                                                
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the                              
purposes of diluted earnings per share  1,150,009,880           NA
                                        ===========================

                                        RMB             RMB
Basic earnings per share                0.24            0.10
                                        ==================== 
                                                                
Diluted earnings per share               0.16           NA
                                        ==================== 

                                                                
Basic and diluted earnings per share is calculated based on the profit 
attributable to shareholders.                   

Note V. Basis of presentation

The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 16 February 2004 as 
an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Law, Cap. 
22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands. The 
Group engages in the manufacture and distribution of dairy products and 
the Group's operations are principally located in the People's Republic of 
China. The Company became the holding company of the Group pursuant to the 
group reorganisation that was completed on 14 May 2004 (the 
``Reorganisation''). The shares of the Company were admitted to listing on 
the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ``Stock 
Exchange'') on 10 June 2004 (the "Listing").

The unaudited condensed interim financial statements have been prepared by 
adopting the pooling method of accounting as a result of the 
Reorganisation which resulted in an exchange of shares held by the 
shareholders of China Dairy Holdings for the shares issued by the Company 
in exact proportions and class of shares of China Dairy Holdings. In this 
regard, the Company has been considered as the holding company of China 
Dairy Holdings and its subsidiaries (the ``China Dairy Holdings 
Subsidiaries'') since completion of the Reorganisation, save for the China 
Dairy Holdings Subsidiaries which were established, incorporated or 
acquired subsequently.

The unaudited condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in 
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, which 
comprise standards and interpretations approved by the International 
Accounting Standards Board, and International Accounting Standards and 
Standing Interpretations Committee interpretations approved by the 
International Accounting Standards Committee that remain in effect, and 
Appendix 16 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock 
Exchange (the ``Listing Rules'').

The details of the Reorganisation, the accounting policies and methods of 
computation used in the preparation of these interim financial statements 
are consistent with those used in the preparation of the Accountants' 
Report as set out in Appendix I of the prospectus issued by the Company 
dated 1 June 2004 (the ``Prospectus'').