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111<br />
30. SHARE CAPITAL<br />
Preference sh<strong>ar</strong>es of HK$1.75 each<br />
and ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es of HK$1.00 each<br />
Authorised<br />
2% <strong>co</strong>nvertible non-voting,<br />
non-cumulative, preference<br />
sh<strong>ar</strong>es (“Preference sh<strong>ar</strong>es”) Ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es<br />
No. of sh<strong>ar</strong>es HK$’000 No. of sh<strong>ar</strong>es HK$’000<br />
At 1 April 2005, 1 April, 2006<br />
and 31 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2007 1,160,000,000 2,030,000 2,570,000,000 2,570,000<br />
Issued and fully paid<br />
Preference sh<strong>ar</strong>es Ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es<br />
No. of sh<strong>ar</strong>es HK$’000 No. of sh<strong>ar</strong>es HK$’000<br />
At 1 April 2005 920,000,000 1,610,000 1,482,773,481 1,482,774<br />
Exercise of sh<strong>ar</strong>e <strong>op</strong>tions – – 8,869,800 8,869<br />
At 31 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2006 and 1 April 2006 920,000,000 1,610,000 1,491,643,281 1,491,643<br />
Conversion of preference sh<strong>ar</strong>es (920,000,000) (1,610,000) 920,000,000 920,000<br />
Exercise of sh<strong>ar</strong>e <strong>op</strong>tions – – 185,600 186<br />
At 31 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2007 – – 2,411,828,881 2,411,829<br />
2007 2006<br />
HK$’000 HK$’000<br />
Total issued and fully paid sh<strong>ar</strong>e capital<br />
Ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es of HK$1.00 each 2,411,829 1,491,643<br />
Preference sh<strong>ar</strong>es of HK$1.75 each – 1,610,000<br />
2,411,829 3,101,643<br />
Preference sh<strong>ar</strong>es of HK$1.75 each were allotted to a sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder of the Company in October 2001. The Preference sh<strong>ar</strong>es were <strong>co</strong>nverted into fully paid ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es<br />
of HK$1.00 each.