2007 Stock Dividend Distribution Plan

The company will distribute a stock dividend of five shares for every 10 shares held, from its capital reserve, based on 4,374,178,000 total shares outstanding as of 31 Dec 2007.

Record date: 28 Aug 2008
Ex-right date: 29 Aug 2008
Listing date for new tradable shares: 1 Sept 2008

According to 6,561,267,000 new total shares outstanding of the company following the execution of stock dividend payment, the 2007 EPS will be diluted to RMB 0.28 (based on Chinese accounting standards).

Board of Directors
22 Aug 2008


Source: Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date: 25 Aug 2008

CN01/BJ/SW/BT/KM