ANNOUNCEMENT CHANGE OF FINANCIAL YEAR END DATE - SOCAM

ANNOUNCEMENT CHANGE OF FINANCIAL YEAR END DATE The financial year end date of the Company will be changed from 31 March to 31 December. Change of Fina...

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* (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) (Stock Code: 983)

ANNOUNCEMENT CHANGE OF FINANCIAL YEAR END DATE The financial year end date of the Company will be changed from 31 March to 31 December. Change of Financial Year End Date from 31 March to 31 December This announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.51 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange. The Board would like to announce that the date of the financial year end of the Company will be changed from 31 March to 31 December commencing from the financial period beginning on 1 April 2006. Reasons The primary reason for the change of the financial year end date is operational. As most of the Group’s business activities and investments are in the PRC which adopt 31 December as the year end date, the Board considers that it will increase efficiency by aligning the financial reporting date within the Group. In connection with the change of the financial year end, the timetable of the results announcements of the Group for the current financial period will be rescheduled as follows: Period of results

Interim (6 m onths ended 30 September 2006)

Final (9 m onths ended 31 December 2006)

Results Announcement

Mid December 2006

Mid April 2007

Dispatch of Report

Late December 2006

Late April 2007

Impact This change would not have any material impact on the Group. DEFINITIONS “Board”

the board of directors of the Company

“Company”

Shui On Construction and Materials Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange

“Group”

the Company and its subsidiaries

“PRC”

the People’s Republic of China

“Stock Exchange”

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited By Order of the Board Shui On Construction and Materials Limited Evans Li Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 12 September 2006 As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. LO Hong Sui, Vincent, Mr. CHOI Yuk Keung, Lawrence, Mr. WONG Yuet Leung, Frankie, Mr. WONG Fook Lam, Raymond and Mrs. LOWE Hoh Wai Wan, Vivien; the non-executive director of the Company is Professor ENRIGHT Michael John; and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. GRIFFITHS Anthony, Mr. CHENG Mo Chi, Moses and Professor CHAN K.C. * for identification purpose only

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Economic Times.