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Financial Summary

(Expressed in Hong Kong dollars)

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

$000's

$000's

$000's

$000's

$000's

CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

Turnover

785,433

761,140

814,543 792,403

695,626

Profit before exceptional item

122,208

90,434

91,351 124,018 72,889

Exceptional item

189,442

177,374

(11,988)

Profit from ordinary activities

311,650

267,808

91,351

112,030

72,889

Share of losses of associated companies

(193)

Profit before taxation

311,457

267,808

91,351

112,030

72,889

Taxation

(14,383)

(9,730)

(22,235) (19,715)

(9,883)

Profit after taxation

297,074

258,078

69,116

92,315

63,006

Transfer from/(to) development fund

13,040 (13,040)

4,862

Profit before extraordinary items

297,074

258,078

Extraordinary items

82,156 79,275 575,047

67,868

5,097

Profit attributable to the group

297,074

258,078

82,156 654,322

72,965

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

Fixed assets

Interest in associated companies

Investments

Net current assets

Employment of funds

310,797

408,980

1,139,471

588,053

320,172 402,945

302,709

298,626

402,945

31

811,042

31 951,507

31 833,636

31 804,465

31 309,761

2,261,341

1,948,571

1,556,784 1,510,150

608,418

Representing:-

Share capital

92,537

92,537

92,537

92,537

92,537

Reserves

1,088,391

967,577

702,764

708,856

248,258

Shareholders' funds

1,180,928

1,060,114

Deferred profits

750,179

560,737

Development fund

795,301 383,364 383,364

13,040

801,393

340,795

Deferred liabilities

84,888

101,361

Contingency reserves

245,346

226,359

176,119 152,353 126,823 202,000 160,000 140,800

Funds employed

2,261,341

1,948,571

1,556,784 1,510,150 608,418

Earnings per share

$6.42

$5.58

Dividend

per

share

$1.92

$1.75

$1.78

$1.91

$1.71

$1.47

$4.19

$0.77

Notes 1: Group profit before extraordinary items for the year ended 30th June, 1994 and 1995 comprises the results of certain types of

transactions which were separately stated as extraordinary items in earlier years.

2: Group profit before taxation for the year ended 30th June, 1995 comprises the group's share of the results of its associated

companies which were not accounted for in earlier years.

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