Proposed Hong Kong Listing

Green Dragon Gas Ltd 05 December 2007 5 December 2007 GREEN DRAGON GAS LTD. ('Green Dragon' or 'the Company') COMPANY TO PURSUE HONG KONG LISTING and SELECTS UBS AS UNDERWRITER FOR OFFER Green Dragon Gas Ltd. (AIM: GDG), the Chinese coal bed methane ('CBM') business, today announces that its Board has decided to pursue a Hong Kong listing and filed its listing application with the Hong Kong Exchange today. Subject to Hong Kong Stock Exchange's staff review and the approval of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the state of the equity market and the final decision of the Board and the shareholders, the Company is targeting a listing by the end of the first quarter of 2008. However, there is no assurance that the Hong Kong listing will proceed as scheduled or at all. In accordance with the Hong Kong Exchange guidelines, shareholder loans made to the Company by the Company's Chief Executive, Mr Randeep Grewal, amounting to approximately US$20.8 million, were repaid in full shortly before this filing. The Remuneration Committee proposed and the Board approved and adopted a share option scheme for the Company's Directors, management and employees ('the Share Option Scheme'). The options, which will vest over a five-year period, represent 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company with a fixed price of $6.50 per share. Mr. Randeep S. Grewal, Chairman and CEO, comments, 'The Company is based in Hong Kong with exclusive business operations in China and thus this filing is a logical progressive step for the Company. We feel it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to list locally and provide an equity platform to fuel the Company's continued aggressive growth plan. 'The share options issued above the current market price to the core management team and the Directors reflects an alignment with the shareholders' interest. The Board, Management and the core employees have been the cornerstone of the Company's exponential growth over the last year and this plan appropriately rewards the dedication and hard work.' For further information on the Company and its activities, please refer to the website at www.greendragongas.com or contact: Randeep Grewal Chairman and Chief Executive, Green Dragon Gas Ltd. +852 3710 0168 Tim Thompson/ Nick Melson/ Susannah Gale Buchanan Communications + 44 (0)20 7466 5000 Dr Azhic Basirov/ David Jones Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited +44 (0)20 7131 4000 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company within the United States or elsewhere. The securities to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1993 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of such Act. This press release contains statements concerning the anticipated timeline of the proposed Hong Kong listing. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. The completion of the Hong Kong listing could be delayed if the Company is not able to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals on the timeline it has planned. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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