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WORLD HOUSEWARE<00713> - Results Announcement

World Houseware (Holdings) Limited announced on 12/04/2005:
(stock code: 00713 )
Year end date: 31/12/2004
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: Unqualified

                                                        (Audited   )
                                     (Audited   )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 01/01/2004    from 01/01/2003
                                     to 31/12/2004      to 31/12/2003
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 870,936            737,541           
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 28,129             43,445            
Finance cost                       : (5,372)            (3,485)           
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : N/A                N/A               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 19,858             37,028            
% Change over Last Period          : -46.4     %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 0.029              0.055             
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                0.055             
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 19,858             37,028            
Final Dividend                     : 0.5 cent           0.5 cent
  per Share                                              
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A
  options)                                               
                                                         
B/C Dates for 
  Final Dividend                   : 19/05/2005         to 25/05/2005 bdi.
Payable Date                       : 27/06/2005
B/C Dates for Annual         
  General Meeting                  : 19/05/2005         to 25/05/2005 bdi.
Other Distribution for             : N/A
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A   
  
Remarks:

1: EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculations of the basic and diluted earnings per share are as 
follows:

                                                2004            2003
                                                HK$'000         HK$'000
Earnings for the purpose of calculating basic
  and diluted earnings per share                19,858          37,028
                                                ========        ========
                                                                           
                                              Number of shares
                                            2004            2003
Number of shares for the purpose of
  calculating basic earnings per share  676,417,401     676,417,401
                                        ============

Effect of dilutive potential shares:
Share options                                           152,954
                                                        ------------
Weighted average number of shares for
  the purpose of calculating diluted
  earnings per share                                    676,570,355
                                                        ============

Basic earnings per share                2.9 cents       5.5 cents
                                        ==========      ==========
Diluted earnings per share              N/A             5.5 cents
                                        ==========      ==========

In 2004, no diluted earnings per share has been presented because the 
exercise price of the Company's options was higher than the average market 
price of the Company's shares.