tom.com LIMITED (08001) The Exchange has received notifications from tom.com Limited ("tom.com") pursuant to Section 20 of the Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance ("SDIO") reporting the findings of an investigation conducted by tom.com Limited pursuant to Section 18 of the SDIO. The parties reporting share interests in tom.com Limited as of 31 October 2002 are listed below with their corresponding interests:- CCASS PARTICIPANT NAME OF PERSONS NUMBER OF SHARES NAME HAVING INTERESTS IN SUCH SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - HSBC International Trustee Limited 2,000,000 HSBC International Trustee Limited (Being a discretionary trust, no direct ownership or interest) 1,000,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - HSBC Investment Funds (HK) Ltd. 4,848,000 (The above shares are held by HSBC Investment Funds (HK) Ltd. on behalf of its client.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |