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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Merrill Lynch HSBC Australia Pty Limited 296,000 HSBC Bank Canada 288,000 (The above shares are held by HSBC Broking Securities (Asia) Ltd.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - State Street Trustees Limited 858,000 State Street Trustees Limited as Depository of HSBC Hong Kong Grow 778,000 West Yorkshire Superannuation Fund 800,000 (The above shares are held by HSBC Nominees (HK) Ltd.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |