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VITOP BIOENERGY<01178> - Results Announcement

Vitop Bioenergy Holdings Limited announced on 24/03/2006:
(stock code: 01178 )
Year end date: 30/06/2006
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: N/A
Interim report reviewed by: Audit Committee

                                                        (Unaudited )
                                     (Unaudited )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 01/07/2005    from 01/07/2004
                                     to 31/12/2005      to 31/12/2004
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 53,715             81,371            
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : (14,857)           8,700             
Finance cost                       : (31)               N/A               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : N/A                N/A               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : (152)              (266)             
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : (15,621)           6,912             
% Change over Last Period          : N/A       %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : (0.0228)           0.0102            
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : N/A                0.01              
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : (15,621)           6,912             
Interim Dividend                   : NIL                NIL
  per Share                                              
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A
  options)                                               
                                                         
B/C Dates for 
  Interim Dividend                 : N/A   
Payable Date                       : N/A
B/C Dates for (-)            
  General Meeting                  : N/A   
Other Distribution for             : N/A
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A   

Remarks:

                
Background of the Company
The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 15 February 2001 as 
an exempted company with limited liability under the Companies Law, Cap. 
22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands. The 
Company withdrew the listing of its shares on The Growth Enterprise Market 
(the "GEM") of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock 
Exchange") on 10 February 2003, and on the same date, by way of 
introduction, listed its entire issued share capital on the Main Board of 
the Stock Exchange. 

The principal activity of the Company is investment holding. The principal 
activities of its subsidiaries are manufacturing and trading of BIOenergyR 
products, healthcare food products, multi-functional water generators and 
other healthcare products in the People's Republic of China, excluding 
Hong Kong (the "PRC").

Basis of preparation and principal accounting policies
The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in 
accordance with Hong Kong Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial 
Reporting" issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public 
Accountants ("HKICPA") and with the applicable disclosure requirements of 
Appendix 16 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock 
Exchange (the "Listing Rules").

The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared under the 
historical cost convention, except for the short term investments in 
equity securities which are stated at fair value on the basis of their 
quoted market price at the end of the Period.

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those followed in the 
Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2005, 
except that the Group has changed its accounting policy following the 
adoption of the new Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards ("HKFRS') and 
HKASs (collectively, the "New HKFRSs") issued by the HKICPA, which are 
effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005.  
Apart from certain presentational changes by the adoption of applicable 
New HKFRSs as set out below, the other New HKFRSs have no material effect 
on how the results for the current or prior accounting periods are 
prepared and presented. 

Share-based payment
In the current period, the Group has applied HKFRS 2 "Share-based 
Payments" which requires an expense to be recognized where the Group buys 
goods or obtains services in exchange for shares or right over shares, or 
in exchange for other assets equivalent in value to a given number of 
shares or rights over shares. The principal impact of HKFRS 2 on the Group 
is in relation to the expensing of the fair value of share options of the 
Company determined at the date of grant of the share options over the 
vesting period. Prior to the application of HKFRS 2, the Group did not 
recognize the financial effect of these share options until they were 
exercised. 

Following the adoption of HKFRS 2, the fair value of share options at 
grant date is charged to the consolidated income statements of relevant 
accounting periods.  As a transitional provision, HKFRS 2 has been applied 
retrospectively for all share options granted after 7 November 2002 and 
had not yet vested upon 1 January 2005. The adoption of HKFRS 2 resulted 
in a decrease in the opening balance of the retained profits as at 1 July 
2005 by approximately HK$1.26 million since the grant of the share option 
in April 2003. 

The effect of changes in the above accounting policy on the consolidated 
balance sheet is as follows:
                                                HKFRS 2         Total
                                                HK$'000         HK$'000
                        
At 1 July 2005 (audited and restated)                   
                        
Increase in employee share-based compensation reserve   
                                                (1,255)         (1,255)
Retained profits / accumulated losses           (1,255)         (1,255)
                        
                        
                        
At 31 December 2005 (unaudited)                 
                        
Increase in employee share-based compensation reserve   
                                                (1,255)         (1,255)
Retained profits / accumulated losses           (1,255)         (1,255)
                        

 
Segment information

The Group's unaudited turnover and (loss)/profit before tax analyzed by 
business segment are as follows:

          BIOenergyR     Healthcare food     Multi-functional
           products         products         water generators      Others
          2005    2004     2005   2004        2005    2004     2005   2004
        HK$000  HK$000   HK$000 HK$000      HK$000  HK$000   HK$000 HK$000
                                                                                
                                        
Segment revenue :                                                               
                                                        
                                                                                
Sales to external 
customers       
        17,549  30,633    8,084  1,644      27,162  49,094      920      -
        ==================================================================
                                                                                
                                        
Segment results 
         3,599  11,147    1,305    510     (1,007)  11,258      110      -
        ==================================================================




        
                                                      Consolidated              
                                                  2005            2004
                                                HK$000          HK$000
                        
Segment revenue :                       
                        
Sales to external customers                     53,715          81,371
                        
Segment results                                  4,007          22,915
                        
Unallocated other revenue and gains              4,051           1,055
Unallocated expenses                           (22,915)        (15,270)
                                               ------------------------
                        
(Loss)/Profit from operating activities        (14,857)          8,700
                        
Share of loss of
 a jointly controlled entity                      (152)          (266)
                                               ------------------------
(Loss)/Profit before taxation                  (15,009)          8,434

Taxation                                          (508)          (800)
                                               ------------------------
(Loss)/Profit for the period                   (15,517)          7,634
Minority interests                                (104)          (722)
                                               ------------------------
(Loss)/Profit attributable to shareholders     (15,621)          6,912
                                               ========================




No geographical analysis is presented as all of the Group's turnover and 
contribution to (loss) / profit before tax is attributable to markets in 
the PRC.

TURNOVER

Turnover represents the net invoiced value of goods sold, after allowances 
for returns and trade discounts (where applicable). All significant intra
-group transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

LOSS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

The Group's unaudited loss from operating activities is arrived at after 
charging:

                                                Six months ended
                                                  31 December
                                                2005            2004
                                         (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)
                                             HK$'000         HK$'000
                        
Cost of inventories sold and services provided  
                                              33,226          39,975
Amortisation of intangible assets                925             780
Depreciation of fixed assets                   2,191           2,370
Provision for doubtful debts and bad debts written off  
                                               7,410             163
Provision for impairment in cost of fixed assets        
                                               1,323               -
Loss on disposal of fixed assets                  41              11
                                             =======================

TAXATION

                                                Six months ended
                                                   31 December
                                                2005            2004
                                         (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)
                                             HK$'000         HK$'000
                        
PRC                                              508             800
                                             -----------------------
                                                 508             800
                                             =======================

Hong Kong profits tax has not been provided as the Group had no assessable 
profits arising in Hong Kong during the Period (2004: Nil).  Taxes on 
profits assessable elsewhere have been calculated at the applicable rates 
of tax prevailing in the jurisdiction in which the Group operates, based 
on existing legislation, interpretations and practices in respect thereof 
during the Period.

In accordance with the applicable corporate income tax law of the PRC, 
Vitop Bioenergy (China) Ltd. ("Vitop China"), wholly-owned Subsidiary of 
the Company operating in the PRC, is exempt from corporate income tax for 
the first two profitable calendar years of operations and is entitled to a 
50% relief on corporate income tax for the following three years.  The two 
years' tax exemption period for Vitop China commenced in the tax year 
ended 31 December 2001 and expired as at 31 December 2002 under the local 
jurisdiction.  With effect from 1 January 2003, Vitop China is subject to 
a 50% relief on the corporate income tax rate of 15% of its assessable 
profit for each of the years ending 31 December 2003, 2004 and 2005.  

As at 31 December 2005, the Group did not have any significant unprovided 
deferred tax liabilities (30 June 2005: Nil).

DIVIDENDS

The Board has resolved not to pay any interim dividend for the Period (
2004: Nil).
 

LOSS PER SHARE

The calculation of basic loss per share is based on the loss attributable 
to shareholders for the Period of approximately HK$15,621,000 (2004: 
profit of HK$6,912,000) and the weighted average number of 683,278,587 (
2004: 680,009,585) ordinary shares in issue during the Period.  

Diluted loss per share for the six months ended 31 December 2005 was not 
presented because the impact of the exercise of the share options was 
anti-dilutive. 

For the period ended 31 December 2004, the calculation of diluted earnings 
per share is based on the profit attributable to shareholders for the 
Period of approximately HK$6,912,000 and the weighted average number of 
688,004,397 ordinary shares outstanding during the Period, adjusted for 
the effects of all dilutive potential shares. The weighted average number 
of ordinary shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share 
is calculated based on the weighted average number of 680,009,585 ordinary 
shares in issue during that period plus the weighted average number of 7,
994,812 ordinary shares deemed to be issued at no consideration as if all 
the Company's share options had been exercised.