VANCOUVER, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. ("Dragon" or the "Company") (TSX: DDD; OTC BB: DRUG) announced today that, as a result of a review of its accounting policies and applicable accounting pronouncements, the Company has concluded that the reduction of a future retirement benefit obligation related to the acquisition of a land use right from an unrelated former state-owned enterprise in China by Oriental Wave Holding Limited ("Oriental Wave") in July 2003, should have been accounted for as a reduction to the recorded cost of the land use right instead of as a non- operating gain from extinguishment of debt, as previously disclosed in Oriental Wave's 2004 financial statements. As a result, Oriental Wave's 2004 financial statements will be restated to reflect such change in accounting treatment. The reduction of the future retirement benefit obligation during 2004, totaling $1.135 million, which was recognized as a non-operating gain, should have been treated as a reduction to the recorded cost of the land use right. This adjustment will be reflected in a restatement retroactive to June 2004. As a result of the restatement, the total assets of Oriental Wave at the end of 2004 will be reduced by $1.12 million to $90.34 million, or 1.22% of the total assets prior to the restatement. On a going forward basis, any similar reduction of the retirement benefit obligation will be treated as a reduction to the recorded cost of the land use right. Since Oriental Wave's 2004 financial results became the opening balance of Dragon's 2005 financials due to the reverse merger in January 2005, the Company has also restated its financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005 to reflect the impact from the restatement of Oriental Wave's 2004 financial statements. As a result of this restatement, Dragon's net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 increased by $5,676 to $1,240,756, and total assets decreased by $1.12 million to $96.15 million at March 31, 2005, equivalent to 1.15% of total assets prior to the restatement. Earnings per share of $0.02 did not change for the three months ended March 31, 2005. The restatement involved the accounting treatment of a non-cash transaction during the year ended December 31, 2004 and the three months ended March 31, 2005. The restatement did not affect the cashflow or liabilities and had no significant effect on the operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company. As a result of the restatement, future amortization expense with respect to the land use right will decrease accordingly over the 50 year amortization period. The Company has filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the three months ended June 30, 2005 with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. The restated financial statements for Oriental Wave for the year ended December 31, 2004 will be filed under Form 8-K and the restated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005 will be filed by amendment shortly thereafter. About Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. Incorporated in Florida, USA, Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. is an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with three key business units consisting of (1) a Pharma division for 52 generic prescription, over-the-counter and sterilized bulk drugs; (2) a Chemical division for bulk pharmaceutical chemicals and intermediates (Clavulanic Acid and 7-ACA); and (3) a Biotech division for recombinant drugs (EPO and G-CSF). The Company has four manufacturing facilities in China, approximately 1,800 employees, plus over 1,200 sales representatives in China, and approximately 58 key products in 90 different dosages and presentations currently in market. For further information please contact: Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. Garry Wong, CFA, IMBA Telephone: +1-(604)-669-8817 or North America Toll Free: 1-877-388-3784 Email: Website: http://www.dragonpharma.com/ This press release contains forward looking statements. These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statement. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements, which only reflect the view of management as of the date hereof. The Company does not undertake the obligation to publicly revise these forward looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and other factors described in its periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. CONTACT: Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc., Garry Wong, CFA, IMBA, Telephone: (604) 669-8817 or North America, Toll Free: 1-877-388-3784, Email: , Website: http://www.dragonpharma.com/

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