Shangdong Langchao Cheeloosoft Company Limited Shares And IWF Increase In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Thursday, December 2, 2004:

• Shangdong Langchao Cheeloosoft Co., Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6797481, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45102010), a member of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index, free-float A shares will increase by 20,610,720 to 89,313,120. This change is due to a rights issue at the issue ratio of 10:3. There will also be a change to the IWF.

Following is a summary of the announced changes:

S&P/CITIC 300 Index – December 2, 2004 after the market close
S&P Index	Company Name	New Free Float Shares	New IWF
S&P/CITIC 300	Shangdong Langchao Cheeloosoft Co., Ltd.	89,313,120	0.4806

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