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Golden Meditech Company Limited Shares Increase In The S&P/Hkex GEM Index

Date 20/09/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P/HKEx GEM Index effective after the close of trading Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004:
  • Golden Meditech Company Limited (Hong Kong, SEDOL: 6430559, GICS: Health Care, GICS Code: 35101010), a member of the S&P/HKEx GEM index, shares will increase by 596,370,000 to 1,192,740,000. This change is due to the issue of a convertible bond as part of the consideration for the acquisition of a controlling interest in Beijing Qi Jie Yuan Medicine Technology Development Limited. There is no change to the IWF.

Following is a summary of the announced change:

S&P/HKEx GEM Index – September 22nd, 2004 after the market close

S&P Index Company Name New Total

New IWF

S&P/HKEx GEM Golden Meditech Company Limited 1,192,740,000 0.5076 (no change)

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