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Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Co. Ltd.

Financial Highlights

1999

1998

Variance

Turnover

$M

889

964

-7.8%

Profit/(loss) attributable

to shareholders

$M

121

(275)

144%

Dividends

$M

100

100

Shareholders' funds

$M

3,899*

4,362*

-10.6%

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

Cents

34.0

(77.2)

144%

Dividend per share

Cents

28.0

28.0

Dividend cover

Times

1.2

Return/(loss) on equity

%

3.1*

(6.3)*

149.2%

Net assets per share

$

11.0*

12.2*

-9.8%

*

These items have been affected by property revaluation.

Group Turnover

Year

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

$Million

Group Profit/(Loss) After Taxation

$Million

Year

889

1999

121

964

1998

1,094

1997

1173

1,125

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1996

1995

1994

ד

(275)

152

151

130

-300

-200

-100

0

100

200

300

400

: